Paek Ki Hun

k.h.paek@lse.ac.uk

(2002)

The National Information and Communication Technology Policy Process: the case of South Korean national information infrastructure policy

National information and communication technology (ICT) policy in developing countries is highly dependent on economic development. National information infrastructure (NII) is best nurtured within a national policy framework where the key responsibility lies with government.

However, each developing country's practical situation varies according to its different contexts, and therefore the successes of developed countries have been difficult to replicate. The 'best practice' of developed countries does not always bring the same success in developing countries. This situation is at the core of my research question: what kind of national ICT policy can developing countries prepare, and in which way should the policy be pursued? I address the case of South Korean NII policy, where the context, processes and content of national ICT policy has been a matter of considerable controversy.

Supervisor: Jonathan Liebenau, PhD

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