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Introduction

South Korea, also known as the Republic of Korea, is a leader in public sector information technology adoption. Among the most advanced e-governments in the world, South Korea continues to increase its technology capabilities and improve services to its own citizens as well as citizens of other countries.

Scope

*South Korea is intent on creating ubiquitous IT environments

*Public sector technology in South Korea is advanced and continuing to improve

*Technology is an increasingly important export for South Korea

Highlights

This brief analyzes current trends in the South Korean public sector related to technology projects and initiatives.

This report includes detailed information on important vendors in the government, education and healthcare sectors in South Korea as well as current IT projects underway. In addition, this industry focus report provides demographic and macroeconomic data necessary to evaluate international opportunities.

Reasons to Purchase

*Understand important trends affecting public sector adoption of IT in South Korea

*Validate your market messaging and positioning in the South Korean public sector

*Inform your go-to-market approach with up-to-date demographic and macroeconomic data

DATAMONITOR VIEW 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
KEY TRENDS 3
South Korea is intent on creating ubiquitous IT environments 3
Vendor solutions will need to be interoperable with many other technologies 3
Public sector technology in South Korea is advanced and continuing to improve 3
Highly sophisticated and cutting edge vendors will find South Korea to be an attractive market 3
Technology is an increasingly important export for South Korea 3
South Korean companies will be potential competitors or partners for technology vendors 4
PROFILE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR 5
Significant IT initiatives, deals and vendors in South Korea 5
Government initiatives impacting IT in the public sector 5
Selected IT projects in South Korea 5
Government 5
Education 6
Healthcare 6
Procurement in South Korea 6
Important vendors in South Korea public sector 6
Software 6
Hardware 7
Services 7
Datamonitor forecasts for South Korea 8
Software 8
Hardware 11
Services 13
TECHNOLOGY USE 15
Regional perspective 15
COUNTRY OVERVIEW 17
Economy 17
The Public Sector in South Korea: Facts and Figures 19
Government and Elections 19
Justice, Safety and Defense 19
Healthcare 19
Education 20
ACTIONS 21
Understanding Korean culture will be key to success in South Korea 21
Vendors looking to enter the South Korean market need to provide cutting edge technology 21
Technology vendors should watch South Korea for potential partners and competitors 21
APPENDIX 22
Further reading 22
Abbreviations 22
References 23
Ask the analyst 23
Datamonitor consulting 24
Disclaimer 24
List of Tables
Table 7: Statistics about IT usage in South Korea 15
Table 8: Demographics and Key Economic Information about South Korea 17
List of Figures
Figure 1: Enterprise Software Sales in South Korea, Public Sector and Healthcare, 2007-10 8
Table 1: Enterprise Software Sales in South Korea, Public Sector and Healthcare, 2007-10, US$ million 9
Figure 2: Enterprise Software Sales by Technology in South Korea, Public Sector and Healthcare, Total, 2007-10 9
Table 2: Enterprise Software Sales by Technology in South Korea, Public Sector and Healthcare, Total, 2007-10, US$ million 10
Figure 3: Enterprise Hardware Sales in South Korea, Public Sector and Healthcare, 2007-12 11
Table 3: Enterprise Hardware Sales in South Korea, Public Sector and Healthcare, 2007-12, US$ million 11
Figure 4: Enterprise Hardware Sales by Technology in South Korea, Public Sector and Healthcare, Total, 2007-12 12
Table 4: Enterprise Hardware Sales by Technology in South Korea, Public Sector and Healthcare, Total, 2007-12, US$ million 12
Figure 5: IT Services Revenue in South Korea, Public Sector and Healthcare, 2007-12 13
Table 5: IT Services Revenue in South Korea, Public Sector and Healthcare, 2007-12, US$ million 13
Figure 6: IT Services Revenue by Technology in South Korea, Public Sector and Healthcare, Total, 2007-12 14
Table 6: IT Services Revenue by Technology in South Korea, Public Sector and HC, Total, 2007-12, US$ million 14