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.” On average, more than 200,000 citizens a month apply for civil documents online.
In a National Assembly audit of the ministry on Friday, Grand National Party lawmaker Kwon Oh-eul, who first raised the problem of forgery, attempted to forge a resident register with a simple computer program. GNP lawmaker Yoo Jeong-bok said the ministry’s e-government system was also vulnerable to hackers. Home Affairs Minister Oh Young-kyo promised to address the drawbacks of online services at the earliest.
Quelle: The Chosun Ilbo, 23.09.2005
