Korea Information Research Articles

Comparison study of personal information protection laws in South Korea

For the recent personal information leaks, it is urgent that the protection provisions for personal information and the countermeasures for personal information leakages be established. As the importance of personal information security grows, the government has enacted related laws and regulations and published the guidelines for managing personal information. However, unlike the government's goals and wishes, each laws and regulations only intensify confusion. The structural defects are found in the privacy laws by the comparative analysis of related laws and regulations. This paper presents the integrated suggestions for the distributed laws and regulations of personal information in Korea. For the laws and regulations causing confusion, integrated guideline is suggested according to the analysis of Sarbanes-Oxley Act in U.S

Linking Data and Converging Systems for Smarter Urban Services: Two Cases of U-City Service in Korea

To overcome many difficulties in sustaining the satisfying quality of life for a large population1, urban spaces are evolving toward more efficient spaces by combination with ICTs (information and communication technologies) and raising the possibility to provide improved urban services which can enrich the quality of life of the citizen. In many cities over the world, a good number of public and private services in transportation, environment, urban safety from crime or disaster, health and other fields are designed and implemented with IT infrastructure. In spite of the expectation of cost-effective urban services based on the linkage between data and systems, obstructions in administrative and technical domains have made it difficult to be implemented. In this study, two advanced ICTs based urban services, which were developed by linkage and convergence of urban information and systems of Korea were introduced and analysed. The structural design of system convergence and data sharing scheme of Carbon Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) in Sejong City uses UIS (Urban Information System for local authorities), GIS data and other data provided by the public agencies, such as Korea Meteorological Administration for the monitoring and analysing the characteristics of the energy consumption of household2. Another system, Urban Integrated CCTV Control System (ICCS) in Anyang City, shows integrated CCTV networks for crime prevention, traffic control and public facility management to provide extended urban services, such as disaster prevention, police investigation and others. Qualitative and Quantitative effects analyses with technical and policy directions were suggested for the development and improvement of future urban services for a liveable city.

HPWS and Corporate Performance: The Role of Trust in Management and Common Perception

High Performance Work System is the message sent from the management to employees. The way employees receive and perceive these message make an instrumental difference in their attitude and behavior; which thus, affects overall corporate performance. This article attempts to confirm the moderating effect of common perception among employees and employers toward HPWS in the relationship between corporate performance and HPWS. Moreover this article seeks to explain the process of HPWS affecting corporate performance by adding a new mediating variable, 'trust in management,' between HPWS and corporate financial performance. To verify hypotheses, the research conducted an empirical study on 255 Korean companies by combining the survey data of representatives of employers and employees from nation-wide firms and the financial data from the KIS-Value of Korea Information Service.

Effects of task complexity on individual creativity through knowledge interaction: A comparison of temporary and permanent teams

Using the interactionist’s perspective of creativity, this paper proposes a new research model of creativity manifestation to explore how factors affecting individual creativity depend on team characteristics. We investigated the antecedents of creativity in the literature—task complexity, team member exchange, and knowledge sharing—and then examined the relationships and differences between temporary and permanent teams. To maximize practical implications, we studied two team types like project task force (PTF) and research and development (R&D) teams in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry in Korea, where strong creativity is required for team performance. PTF teams operate with a clear mission to be completed on a deadline, while R&D teams create scientific enhancements for existing products. The proposed structural model was tested empirically with cross-sectional data from 289 professionals from the two team types. Results indicated that, in the case of PTF teams, task complexity had an indirect relationship with individual complexity through knowledge interaction among team members, while for R&D teams, task complexity was directly associated with individual creativity, and indirectly associated with the creativity through team member exchange. Thus, team characteristics must be considered together with task complexity and knowledge interactions in order to achieve team goals more effectively by maximizing each member’s creativity.

A STUDY OF HOW THE INTERNAL CAPACITY OF EMPLOYEES INFLUENCES KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT This research investigates the relationships between internal capacity, knowledge management and business performance in Korean’s high-tech industries. This study proposed statistical hypotheses and a structural equation model to study these based on the data sampled from employees of tourism industry listed in the yearbook published by the Korea Information Service Incorporation. This study uses a stratified random sampling method to select 150 employees in the top tourism company. By testing three hypotheses, this study finds that knowledge management is the intervening factor between internal capacity and business performance. It also shows that internal capacity has a positive effect on knowledge management, but it has not a positive effect on business performance. Finally, managerial implications are discussed and a brief conclusion is presented. Keywords internal capacity; knowledge management; business performance

Expert recommendation system based on analyzing expertise and networks of human resources in National Science & Technology Information Service

This work aims to implement expert and collaborative group recommendation services through an analysis of expertise and network relations NTIS. First of all, expertise database has been constructed by extracting keywords after indexing national R&D information in Korea (human resources, project and outcome) and applying expertise calculation algorithm. In consideration of the characteristics of national R&D information, weight values have been selected. Then, expertise points were calculated by applying weighted values. In addition, joint research and collaborative relations were implemented in a knowledge map format through network analysis using national R&D information.

Searching and review on the Three Rs information in Korea: time for quality assessment and continued education

Scientists planning research that involves the use of animals are required by international and/or national law to examine the possibilities for the implementation of Replacement, Reduction and/or Refinement (the Three Rs principles of Russell and Burch) in experiments for research, testing, and education. There are two Korean laws legislating humane use of animals and ethical review prior to animal experiments. This report reviews current practice of the literature search by the researchers and protocol review by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees on the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement alternatives in Korea. The promotion and protection of the laboratory animals are one of the core competencies of investigators exploring the ethical conduct of research and good science. [BMB Reports 2013; 46(7): 335-337]

지하공간정보 통합 인프라 구축을 위한 표준화방안 및 활용성에 관한 연구

Today, the domestic construction area has changed from the ground development area to the underground space development area. In addition, the problems of sprawling development and environmental pollution in the process of developing underground space have become significant. In the circumstances, it is expected that the use of underground space information, which helps to understand underground space, will be on the sharp rise. However, the underground information in Korea is separately established and managed by each institution, and it is difficult to use the information in an integrated way. Therefore, at the time when the information on underground space is integrated, it is required to perform the integrated DB standardization in order to establish the integrated infrastructure of underground space information. In this work, this researcher studied a plan of using the standardization of the integrated infrastructure of underground space information. As a result, this work suggested standardization of each geologic stratum, standardization of unit systems, and standardization of the connection of underground space information regarding the standardization contents of underground space information integration. To examine its availability, this researcher conducted a questionnaire survey with experts of each institution. As a result, the suggested plan was found to be have high availability.

Climate Change and Socioeconomic Change Effects on the Four Major Rivers: An Economic Appraisal

Economic analysis of climate change in the Korean peninsula has been conducted in the four major river basins. Although climate change impacts can vary in many terms, typically flood damages from the increase of precipitation and drought from rainless, this research only focused on effects of altering precipitation due to the lack of information and depth-damage functional form in Korea. This research also considered a gamma function of 5 % failure to deal with uncertainty issues in water resources. For the detailed analysis, time different discount rates have been used for short, mid, and long period, viz., 2.76%, 1.45%, and 0.62%, respectively. Over all effects of climate change on four major river

녹색 분야 키워드 정보를 이용한 녹색기술 분야 네트워크 분석 (2006년 이후 녹색기술 관련 정보를 중심으로)

In this study, the trend in green technology was observed and the domain of the green technology area that will be actively studied in the future was found by establishing knowledge map in green technology area and comparing and analyzing green technology information in Korea and overseas in time series. For the purpose of this study, network analysis was conducted for the keyword of green technology information provided by green technology information portal site (www.gtnet.go.kr) operated by Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information. Network analysis was conducted using keyword, and change of study subject was found by dividing the analysis result into periods. In the result of network analysis on top 100 keywords from total English keyword, it was found that renewable energy related areas such as solar energy and biomass had high centrality. When the main keyword trend by year was studied, centrality of solar cell, nanotechnology, smart grid, and fuel cell were found to increase, showing that research and development in generation and use of renewable energy are actively made.

The Impact of User's Perceived Ability on Online Health Information Acceptance

The purpose of this study was to explain how perceived ability affects users' acceptance of online health information in Korea. Data were collected by a Web-based survey, and, in total, 449 samples were used for final analysis. The hypothetical model of this study was based on the Technology Acceptance Model. A structural equation modeling was used to evaluate the relationship between the included variables. The final model with appropriate relations exhibited an adequate fit to the data. This study provides evidence that perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and perceived credibility significantly affect how individuals use health information from the Internet. The subjective health knowledge and Internet efficacy exerted strong indirect effects on users' attitude and intention to use the online health information via the mediators of perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and perceived credibility. This study supports the hypothesis that the perceived ability of users is related to their acceptance of online health information. Users' perceived ability, including subjective health knowledge and Internet efficacy, was confirmed as a prerequisite for their health information use on the Internet. The results demonstrated that perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and perceived credibility are substantive mediators. Future research should consider a wider array of characteristics of health information and users and incorporate these characteristics for the provision of more useful, user-centered health information.

WHY READ ONLINE NEWS? THE STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MOTIVATIONS, BEHAVIORS, AND CONSUMPTION IN SOUTH KOREA

Using cross-sectional data (N = 811) implemented by the Korea Information Society Development Institute, this study investigated the effects of online users’ motivations (information-seeking, entertainment, and social utility) for reading online news on their online news usage and consumption in South Korea. Consistent with our predictions, the motivations were associated with in-depth reading. Our findings also indicated that in-depth reading mediated the association between the motivations for using and the actual use of online news, whereas interactions and source-checking did not mediate the relationship. The implications of the study and recommendations for future research directions are also discussed.

Activities of the Society for Information Display

The Society for Information Display (SID) encourages and promotes displays, and display related science and technology, including the business of displays and display related fields. SID operates in three major regions namely, Americas, Asia and Europe. To fulfill the purpose of the Society, SID organizes and sponsors conferences and Exhibits all over the world on displays and display related subjects. The leading conferences include: (1) SID's Annual Display Week, which comprises the main technical symposium and exhibit. (2) International Display Research Conference, which takes place in alternating years between Europe and Americas. (3) International Display Works (IDW), held annually in Japan with joint effort between SID and Institution of Television Engineers (ITE), Japan. (4) International Meeting on Information Display (IMID), which is jointly organized between SID and Korea Information Display Society (KIDS). (5) Asia Display, which is organized by SID's Chapters in Asia.

A study of the security of Internet banking and financial private information in South Korea

The certificate system in South Korea was inaugurated with enactment of the Digital Signature Law on July 1, 1999. To enable a safe e-commerce infrastructure, this law gave digital signatures legal effect, providing a basis for safe e-commerce including online payments and other actions [15]. However, now that portable devices such as smart phones and tablet PCs are rapidly becoming commercialized and browser markets using the Internet are becoming more diverse, accessibility and compatibility of Korean Internet banking for OpenWeb-oriented users have become critical issues. This move is highly novel and is expected to provide an opportunity to review security issues in the Korean financial industry. In addition, there are ongoing efforts in the financial industry to provide banking services using IT technology. However, some users claim that there are fundamental security problems in Korean Internet banking, which arise when certificates escape from their original topics. Therefore, the author would like to provide an objective discussion of these misleading claims and to discuss how to reinforce protection of private financial information, which could become even weaker in the Internet environment.

Access to Information and Freedom of Expression: The Case of South Korea Since 1996

From an FOI perspective, South Korea is a fascinating case study. As a thriving democracy, Korea represents a rule-of-law nation in which citizens and the government resort to the courts, not extra-legal mechanisms, to resolve disputes. In this context, the FOI law in Korea has been one of the most liberalizing statutes that “make the government increasingly transparent.” Korea’s evolving experience with freedom of information deserves a systematic analysis. This is all the more compelling, considering that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the Korean Constitutional Court’s landmark case on access to information as a constitutional right. Especially noteworthy is the growing relevance of the Korean FOI to international and comparative law, as recently showcased by American legal scholars’ discussion of the 1989 case of the Korean Constitutional Court. The present study examines the right to information in South Korea as it has evolved since 1989, when the right was first read into the constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression. Three questions provide the main focus of the study. First, what is the conceptual and theoretical framework of the right to information in Korea? Second, how is the right to information guaranteed as a constitutional and statutory right in Korea? And finally, how has the right to information been interpreted by Korean courts?

Getting What You Want: Information and Crisis Management in Ireland and Korea

Gandrud, Christopher; O’Keeffe, Michael.April, 2012.Getting what you want: Information and crisis management in Ireland and Korea,Reports,[London, U.K.]City University London,32

A genome-based database for agricultural biotechnology

The National Agricultural Biotechnology Information Center (NABIC) plays a leading role in maintaining a database of information for agricultural plants and microbes. Since 2002, the NABIC has constructed an agricultural biology-based computational infrastructure and has provided comprehensive agricultural biological research information in Korea. Its major functions are focused on developing bioinformatics tools for investigating agricultural genomes and providing a database that integrates information from multiple plants and microbes. This new genome-based database provides useful information through a user-friendly web interface that allows analysis of genome infrastructure and searching of various resources. Key words: Genome-based, database, biotechnology, web service.

Archival Reference Service and Freedom of Information in Korea

The author discusses the nature and scope of archival reference service through the debate to user studies in the 1980s and the 1990s. Until the 1990s, archivists paid little attention to studying their user population. A new approach to archival user service led to the development of various public services of archives and resulted in active interaction with the public. Based on the discussion, the article examines the implication of archival reference service in Korean society.

R&D 프로젝트 성과평가를 위한 DEA모형의 타당성 실증분석 : 정규화지표와의 순위상관을 중심으로

This study analyzes a relationship between Data Envelopment Analysis(DEA) efficiency scores and a normalization index in order to examine the validity of DEA models. A normalization index concerned in this study is 'sales per R&D project fund' which is regarded as a crucial R&D project performance evaluation index in practice. For this correlation analysis, three distinct DEA models are selected such as DEA basic model, DEA/AR-I revised model(i.e. DEA basic model with Acceptance Region Type I constraints) and Super-Efficiency(SE) model. Especially, SE model is adopted where efficient R&D projects(i.e. Decision Making Units, DMU's) with DEA efficiency score of unity from DEA basic model can be further differentiated in ranks. Considering the non-normality and outliers, two rank correlation coefficients such as Spearman's <TEX>${\rho}_s$</TEX> and Kendall's <TEX>${\tau}_B$</TEX> are investigated in addition to Pearson's <TEX>${\gamma}$</TEX>. With an up-to-date empirical massive dataset of n = 482 R&D projects associated with R&D Loan Program of Korea Information Communication Promotion Fund in the year of 2011, statistically significant (+) correlations are verified between the normalization index and every model's DEA efficiency scores with all three correlation coefficients. Especially, the congruence verified in this empirical analysis can be a useful reference for enhancing the practitioner's acceptability onto DEA efficiency scores as a real-world R&D project performance evaluation index.

정보보안 소프트웨어 유지보수 대가기준을 위한 보정계수 산정에 관한 연구

최근 정보보안과 관련한 심각한 사태가 발생하면서 정보보안에 대한 사회적 관심이 매우 높아지고 있으며, 사이버 보안 강화는 국가 및 기업의 인프라를 보호하고 경쟁력을 갖기 위해 중요한 부분이 되었다. 그러나 현재 국내 정보보안 소프트웨어 대가기준은 정보보안의 특수성은 배제된 채 일반 소프트웨어 유지보수의 기준으로 대가기준이 산정 되고 있다. 따라서 현실에 맞는 적절한 정보보안 소프트웨어 유지보수 대가 산정 기준이 필요한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 합리적이고 현실성 있는 정보보안 소프트웨어의 적정 대가기준 산정 방법을 제안하여, 사용자 및 공급자에게 적정한 대가 지급 기준을 수립함으로써 더 나아가 정보보안 소프트웨어 기업의 경쟁력 향상을 도모하고자 한다. The maintenance prices in information security industry between Korean companies and foreign companies have been a big difference. Korea Information Security SW maintenance standards were not adequate for the rate, and there was disagreement between domestic companies and governments. This research, therefore, surveyed a standard of information SW and the status of maintenance payment rates. The study suggests an estimation method and verifies the method and an appropriate maintenance cost rate. According to the results of the study, the current maintenance cost should be increased or decreased independent with a kind of information security systems. Based on the study, Korea government is able to change the maintenance policy in information security. And the domestic companies get a theoretical ground for improving the rates of maintenance costs in information security systems and are able to allot the resources effectively.