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In a major setback to e-government, authorities on Friday suspended all online certificate services after they were found to be vulnerable to forgery using a simple computer program. The service allows citizens to print out 21 civil documents such as residence registers on their home computers.

Any attempt to use the service on the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs website (www.egov.go.kr) as of Friday produced a pop-up message that read, “As the online certificate service system was found to have some shortcomings, we are suspending services from Sept. 23.” The notice apologizes for any inconvenience and promises the ministry will make “every effort to repair the defects and resume the service as soon as possible.”

Weiterlesen: South Korea: Forgery-Prone E-Government Service Iced

The South Korean city of Busan has unveiled a new smart card to enable citizens pay for public transport and gain access to municipal government services.

The 'e-Smart-MYbi' cards were launched by the Busan authorities, in conjunction with the local transit agency. More than 5 million smart cards will eventually be issued to citizens, which is rather a lot for a city with a population of 3.65 million.

Weiterlesen: South Korean city issues citizens with smart cards

Korea must advance its e-government projects to improve business environment and to offer new opportunities for the private sector, according to a senior executive at the International Business Machines Corp.

"E-government is not only about providing better citizen services but enhancing effectiveness of the partnership between government and the private sector and creating a policy environment that allows business to thrive," said Jeffrey Rhoda, head of IBM's e-government services division, in an interview with The Korea Herald.

Weiterlesen: South Korea: 'E-government must focus on improving business

Korea has progressed as a global trendsetter in information and communications technology but it must overcome the disparity between those who have access to enhanced information services and those who not.

The state-run Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion oversees the country's polices aimed at reducing the information access gap between different social groups and strengthening international efforts to bridge the digital divide between developed and developing countries.

Weiterlesen: South Korea: KADO committed to bringing Internet closer to underprivileged

Jeong Kuk-hwan, assistant minister for e-government at the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, said an integrated administration reinvention system will bring a significant change to the current government system from next month.

"If the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries applies for expanding their internal organization, which is an assignment to our ministry, related maritime ministry officials will be able to monitor the entire administrative procedure of our ministry in real time under the new system," Jeong explained in an interview with The Korea Times.

Weiterlesen: South Korea: e-Government Brings Significant Change

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