Professor Chan-Mo Park

• Professor Chan-Mo Park,

• Special Advisor to the President of Korea

• for Science & Technology,

• Professor Emeritus & Former President,

• POSTECH

POSTECH

• POSTECH

• OVERVIEW

Located in Pohang on the southeastern coast of Korea

• Located in Pohang on the southeastern coast of Korea

• Pohang is also home of POSCO (1)

ICT EDUCATION

• ICT EDUCATION

• in

• AFRICA

Population: 922,011,000 (2005)

• Population: 922,011,000 (2005)

• 54 Countries

• Official Language

• English: 19 Countries / French: 21 Countries

• Over 130 Universities

• 3 Million Students (1) in S.S. Africa (2)

• Increase in # of Student in S.S. Africa: 15% per year (3)

• Average of Student Enrollment: 5% of total population

• World Bank assists shaping and defining the policies

• Establishment of National and international

• regulatory frameworks for higher education

Potential to create new opportunities

• Potential to create new opportunities

• Key enabler of globalization

• Accelerate a dynamic of social & economic development

• Extremely cost-effective

• Need for strategic partnerships: local, civic, and global levels

• Government support necessary: budget allocation

• Foreign investors seek for ICT prospects of Africa

• ICT venture companies close to Universities

• University graduates or returnees from abroad with

• IT & ICT related ideas should be targeted

POSTECH

• POSTECH

• &

• AFRICA

Information Technology

• Information Technology

• in Korea

• Introduction

• Current Status of IT in Korea

• Launching of Seoul Accord

• for Quality Improvement

• National Planning on S & T