About NIPA 2023-01-16 By Purpose of Establishment NIPA devotes itself to reinforcing the competitiveness of the ICT industry and contributes to the economic growth through the efficient support and laying the groundwork for the industrial technology promotion. Major Business 01 Policy research andsupport for the formulationof ICT industry policies 02 Fostering the ICT industry,development and cultivationof specializedhuman resources 03 Support for the startupand growthof ICT enterprises 04 Vitalize thedistribution marketand marketing supportfor the advancementof ICT industry 05 Promotion and diffusionof ICT technologyconvergenceand utilization 06 Supportinternational exchange,cooperation,and overseas expansionof the ICT industry History 2025 Feb Designated as the Dedicated Agency for promotingthe Virtual Convergence Industry Mar 6th President Park Yun-Kyu, appointed 2024 Jul Korea IT Cooperation Center, UAE opened Dec Selected as an ‘Excellent Institution for greenhouse gas reduction’ 2023 Jan ‘NIPA Integrated Business Briefing’ Held Jan Achieved Grade 1(Highest) in Comprehensive Integrity Evaluation Jun Achieved A Grade(Highest) in The Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea’s Self-Audit Activity Evaluation Dec Held ‘NIPA Partners Day’ 2022 Jan Assistance of the establishment of a new industry leading strategy for Metaverse Feb 5th President Hur Sung-wook, appointed Apr Selection of ‘Korean New Deal Merit Organization’ Sept Obtained certification of the Safety and Health management System(ISO 45001) 2021 Feb Operation of K-Smart Education Demonstration City May Metaverse Hub opend Nov Obtained certification of the Anti-Corruption Management System(ISO 37001) Dec Joined ‘United National Global Compact(UNGC)’ 2020 Jan Achieved ‘Excellent grade’ in Public Sector Anti-corruption policy Jun Established the ‘2nd Basic Plan for 3D printing Industry promotion Jul Assisted the formulation of the ‘Overview of Korean New Deal’ Aug Assisted the establishment of a roadmap for regulatory innovationin VR·AR fields Oct Assisted the establishment of‘Artificial Intelligence(AI) semiconductor industry development strategy’ 2019 Jan Selected for ‘Excellence in adoption of Private Sector Cloud Service’ Apr Assisted establishment of ‘5G Plus Strategy’ May Korea IT Cooperation Center, Ho Chi Minh opened Dec Assisted the establishment of ‘Artificial intelligence(AI) national Strategies’ 2018 Oct ICT Regulatory Sandbox law amended and Promulgated Oct 4th President Kim Chang-yeong, appointed Dec Awarded the Korea Social Contribution award(Job Creation Category) Dec 1st Public ICT institution to complete the transition to regular employment 2017 May Promote ‘Shipbuilding and Marine-ICT Convergence Council’ Nov Korea IT Cooperation Center, Hanoi opened 2016 Feb ‘Comprehensive Mid-to-Long-Term Plan for Intelligent Information Society’ designed Dec ‘Plan for Convergence of K-ICT and Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’ established 2015 Jan Amendment and enforcement of the notificationon the software subject to modular contracting Mar 3rd President Yun Jong-rok, appointed Jun NIPA (Main Office) relocated 2014 Jan Korea-India Software Cooperation Center opened Mar Software Policy and Research Institute established Jul Korea IT Cooperation Center, Singapore opened Aug Open Software Developer Center opened Nov KIC Silicon Valley opened 2013 Aug "Software Innovation Strategy" established Oct ‘Mid-term Strategies for Nurturing Software Talents’ designed Nov Groundbreaking ceremony for relocation 2012 Jan Selected as an ‘excellent institutionfor customer satisfaction and anti-corruption efforts’ Apr "Vision 2020 for Creative IT Powerhouse" announced Sept 2nd President Park Su-yong, appointed Sept "IT Convergence Promotion Strategies 2013 – 2017" devised Dec Smart Learning Industry Support Center opened 2011 Mar Established the ‘+a Industry Promotion Strategy’ for new value creation Oct Established the ‘Building a symbiotic SW ecosystem strategy’ Dec Established the ‘IT Future Vision 2020’ 2010 Feb ‘National Strategies for Software Powerhouse’ Announced Jul Established the ‘IT Convergence Expasion Strategy’ 2009 Aug National IT Promotion Agency(NIPA) EstablishedThe 1st President Jeong Gyeong-won, appointed Sept Intiated the ‘5 Future Strategies for IT KOREA’ Nov Software Engineering Center opened