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IT Industrial Growth

To improve the technical competitiveness of small-to-medium-sized businesses, the NIPA supports their development at each step of their growth. IT industrial growth is improved by enhancing the practical job competencies of IT anpower and by educating professinals. And also, a stable source of funding is needed to ensure continuous IT industry development.

A. Fostering Technology Innovation-Oriented Core Companies

Fostering IT Core Companies as Active Subjects in the Development of the IT Industry, by Providing Support for Technology Intensive Businesses to Strengthen the Competitiveness of Small and Medium IT Enterprises
IT Growth technology development (subscription): 30 billion won; Applied technology development (loan): 50 billion won

Technology Development Support for Future Prospective Fields, such as IT Convergence
Support for 78 fields of technology development, including IT convergence and new development power
Expansion of the creation of outcomes of technology development through support for field-friendly projects by Project Supporter (PS) according to the fields.
Strengthening Support Activity for Small and Medium IT Enterprises
Strengthening Capabilities of superior small and medium IT enterprises that hold technology but lack finance through extending opportunities of capital finance
Creating an Investment Structure to Promote Private Investment in IT

B. Fostering Excellent Human Resources in IT

Reducing the Quality Gap by Enhancing the Practical Ability of IT Manpower, and Fostering Highly Qualified Manpower with Master's and PhD degrees, equipped with R&D Capabilities in the IT Field, such as Convergence and SW
Condition of advanced workforce supply and demand for five years (2009~2013): 1200 additional HR required (Korea Institute for Vocational Education, '09)

Fostering the SW Human Resources required to Support the Realization of SW Powerhouse
Establishing the highest SW Maestro course that fosters SW human resources
Providing SW convergence course to train capable HR in each field of industry
Inauguration of student-centered creative study course in the SW field for improving creativity
Cultivating Skilled Human Resources Suited to the Characteristics of the Field, such as Key IT or IT Convergence
Cultivating Creative IT Convergence Human Resources, leading technology innovation
Reorganizing the undergraduate-centered convergence course into the graduate centered course
Supporting ITRC reorganization centered on key IT, such as semiconductors, digital TV, or Broadcasting
Demand-Based Customized Fostering of Skilled Human Resources by strengthening Academic and Industrial Collaboration
Extensive operation of IT mentoring, connecting students and enterprises
Extensive support of Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (Seoul Accord)

C. Effective Operation of Information and Telecommunications Funds

Exact Prediction of Fund Income Scale, in order to Secure the Financial Resources Necessary for the Sustainable Development of the IT Industry, and to Strengthen Professional Asset Operation and Outcome Management in the Fund Business

Securing Funds/Resources and Strengthening Asset Operation Function
Predicting Fund earnings in the mid term (‘10~’14) in light of the prediction of Frequency allocation price
mproving efficiency and profitability in asset operation by using internal and external experts.
2009 Fund retention assessment and fund management inspection
Strengthening Outcome Management in Fund Business
Operating the management system that will improve fund outcomes relative to input
Enhancing Business management system to improve outcomes