Information Technology Progress in North Korea and Its Prospects

Abstract

Since its announcement of the Third Economic Plan (1987-1993), North Korea has focused its resources in enhancing the role of science and technology, especially computer science, in its national economy. The North Korean government declared the 21st century as the IT era. North Korean leaders came to realize that their ultimate objective of building a powerful and prosperous nation could not be achieved without the introduction of information technologies in the peoples economy. That is why the Workers Party of Korea recently announced a new slogan urging everyone to focus on science and technology in building a powerful and prosperous nation, while emphasizing that the development of the IT sector should pave the way for industrial recovery in the overall economy in the North.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2005
Accession Number
AD1032399

Entities

People

  • Hyung-seog Lee

Organizations

  • Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Basic Programming Language
  • Commerce
  • Communication Networks
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Economic Development
  • Economic Systems
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Systems
  • National Governments
  • Network Science
  • Radio Communications
  • Software Development

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.