Japan and South Korea's national information strategy shift from E to U

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With the development of ubiquitous computing and mobile communication technology, people gradually use u (ubiquitous, meaning "everywhere") to replace e to describe information-based things, and countries have also taken "ubiquitous" as a key factor in the development of national information strategies. Our neighboring countries, Japan and South Korea, launched their respective next national information strategies, u-Japan and u-Korea, in 2004. The Japanese government's u-Japan plan aims to develop "ubiquitous" technology to give birth to a new generation of information technology revolution and actively create a wireless network environment, hoping to become "Ubiquitous Japan" in 2010; South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has vigorously promoted u-Korea and will complete the relevant u-Korea plan during his second term. The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) of South Korea has formulated the IT839 strategy, focusing on supporting "ubiquitous" technology and related technology applications, hoping to achieve the goal of u-Korea in 2007 and drive the development of the country's overall industry.

On January 5, 2005, at the invitation of Lu Yongxiang, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a Japanese delegation of more than 80 people, led by Taro Aso, the Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, visited China. We noted that during the meeting with Lu Yongxiang on January 6, Taro Aso introduced the importance of Japan's promotion of a ubiquitous society (a society where the Internet is everywhere). On the same day, at the opening ceremony of the "Japan-China Industrial and Technological Exchange Seminar", Taro Aso also introduced the "u-Japan policy" (ubiquitous-Japan).

In the "English-Chinese Dictionary", Ubiquitous is interpreted as "universal, omnipresent". The first person in the international information industry to propose this concept was the late Mark Weiser, chief scientist of the PARC Research Center of Xerox Corporation in the United States. He published a paper "The Computer for the 21st Century" in the American magazine "Science" in September 1991, which attracted worldwide attention and proposed the concept of Ubiquitous Computing for the first time. Weisai said, "Ubiquitous computing means that computers exist everywhere, unlike today's computers which have concrete manifestations. Just as motors have disappeared from our sight, computers will disappear completely in the future, but they will still be connected to each other and serve humanity in a more comprehensive way. Humans will not be aware of this, and the system will not force human behavior. This new world will still be dominated by humans [2]."

Entering the 21st century, the "ubiquitous information society" has been increasingly valued by more countries and relevant international organizations, but this ubiquitous term was first promoted by the Japanese government. In recent years, the Japanese government has vigorously promoted the development policy of information and communication technology (ICT). In 2003, 30 million households in Japan had broadband Internet access, and 10 million households had ultra-broadband 30Mbps~100Mbps Internet access. As part of the original e-Japan policy target of "becoming the world's most advanced IT country by 2005", Japan completed e-Japan ahead of schedule in 2003, so it started planning the new e-Japan Strategy II ahead of schedule. Given that the broadband environment has been built, the focus of the second phase of Japan's IT development is set to strengthen the application and deepening of ICT. On August 27, 2004, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), which is in charge of the information and communications industry in Japan, determined the policy outline for 2005 (Heisei 17 in Japan). The "Heisei 17 ICT Policy Outline" lists u-Japan as a key development project.

South Korea is in a similar situation. South Korea has the highest broadband penetration rate in the world. At the same time, its mobile communications, information appliances, digital content, etc. are also among the best in the world. Faced with more intense global competition, Chin Dae-je, Minister of Information and Communications of South Korea, believes that it is necessary to "make preparations early, especially in the face of the current rapid development trend of the information industry. South Korea must find a new strategy to support the rapid development of the entire country and realize South Korea's second take-off." As a result, the Ministry of Information Industry of South Korea launched the IT839 strategy to specifically respond to u-Korea. In the cover article "Towards a Ubiquitous Society" of the first issue of Korea IT TIMES in 2005, the Ministry of Information Industry of Korea was described as "the vanguard of u-Korea", and Chen Daji elaborated on the relationship between the IT839 strategy and u-Korea[3]. [ip] / message