ONI Country Profi le
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fi ltering and censorship. South Korea may represent the future of the Internet: it represents a society that is both highly tech savvy and heavily monitored. As more technology is introduced and the hostile confrontation between North and South is
prolonged, the paradoxical mix of an expanded base for online expression and the
restriction of online voices will continue in South Korea.
Notes
1. “ South Korea Country Profi le, ” BBC News, November 23, 2010, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/
asia-pacifi c/country_profi les/1123668.stm .
2. Reporters Without Borders, Enemies of the Internet — Countries under Surveillance, http://www
.rsf.org/IMG/pdf/Internet_enemies.pdf .
3. “ Kim Dae-Jung: Dedicated to Reconciliation, ” CNN, June 14, 2001, http://archives.cnn.com/
2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/06/12/bio.kim.daejung/ .
4. International Telecommunication Union (ITU), “ Internet Indicators: Subscribers, Users
and Broadband Subscribers, ” 2009 Figures, http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/icteye/Reporting/
ShowReportFrame.aspx?ReportName=/WTI/InformationTechnologyPublic & ReportFormat
=HTML4.0 & RP_intYear=2009 & RP_intLanguageID=1 & RP_bitLiveData=False .
5. Korea Internet and Security Agency, “ 2010 Survey on the Wireless Internet Usage Executive
Summary, ” September 29, 2010, http://isis.kisa.or.kr/board/?pageId=060200 & bbsId=3 & itemId
=788 ; Korea Internet and Security Agency, “ Broadband Subscribers, ” http://isis.kisa.or.kr/eng/
sub01/?pageId=010400.
6. Darren Allen, “ South Korea Tops Akamai Broadband Averages with 17 Mbps, ” TechWatch,
October 21, 2010, http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/10/21/south-korea-tops-akamai-broadband
-averages-with-17mbps .
7. J.C. Hertz, “ The Bandwidth Capital of the World, ” Wired, October 12, 2010, http://www.wired
.com/wired/archive/10.08/korea.html .
8. National Internet Development Agency of Korea, “ Survey on the Computer and Internet
Usage, ” September 2008, http://isis.nida.or.kr .
9. National Internet Development Agency of Korea, “ Korea Internet White Paper, ” 2010, http://
isis.nida.or.kr/eng/ebook/ebook.html .
10. Paul Budde Communications Pty., Ltd., “ South Korea Broadband Market — Overview and
Statistics, ” July 24, 2010, http://www.budde.com.au/Research/South-Korea-Broadband-Market
-Overview-Statistics-and-Forecasts.html .
11. Ibid.
12. Constitutional Court of Korea, Constitution of the Republic of Korea, Article 21, October
29, 1987, http://english.ccourt.go.kr/home/att_fi le/download/Constitution_of_the_Republic_of
_Korea.pdf .
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fi ltering and censorship. South Korea may represent the future of the Internet: it represents a society that is both highly tech savvy and heavily monitored. As more technology is introduced and the hostile confrontation between North and South is
prolonged, the paradoxical mix of an expanded base for online expression and the
restriction of online voices will continue in South Korea.
Notes
1. “ South Korea Country Profi le, ” BBC News, November 23, 2010, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/
asia-pacifi c/country_profi les/1123668.stm .
2. Reporters Without Borders, Enemies of the Internet — Countries under Surveillance, http://www
.rsf.org/IMG/pdf/Internet_enemies.pdf .
3. “ Kim Dae-Jung: Dedicated to Reconciliation, ” CNN, June 14, 2001, http://archives.cnn.com/
2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/06/12/bio.kim.daejung/ .
4. International Telecommunication Union (ITU), “ Internet Indicators: Subscribers, Users
and Broadband Subscribers, ” 2009 Figures, http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/icteye/Reporting/
ShowReportFrame.aspx?ReportName=/WTI/InformationTechnologyPublic & ReportFormat
=HTML4.0 & RP_intYear=2009 & RP_intLanguageID=1 & RP_bitLiveData=False .
5. Korea Internet and Security Agency, “ 2010 Survey on the Wireless Internet Usage Executive
Summary, ” September 29, 2010, http://isis.kisa.or.kr/board/?pageId=060200 & bbsId=3 & itemId
=788 ; Korea Internet and Security Agency, “ Broadband Subscribers, ” http://isis.kisa.or.kr/eng/
sub01/?pageId=010400.
6. Darren Allen, “ South Korea Tops Akamai Broadband Averages with 17 Mbps, ” TechWatch,
October 21, 2010, http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/10/21/south-korea-tops-akamai-broadband
-averages-with-17mbps .
7. J.C. Hertz, “ The Bandwidth Capital of the World, ” Wired, October 12, 2010, http://www.wired
.com/wired/archive/10.08/korea.html .
8. National Internet Development Agency of Korea, “ Survey on the Computer and Internet
Usage, ” September 2008, http://isis.nida.or.kr .
9. National Internet Development Agency of Korea, “ Korea Internet White Paper, ” 2010, http://
isis.nida.or.kr/eng/ebook/ebook.html .
10. Paul Budde Communications Pty., Ltd., “ South Korea Broadband Market — Overview and
Statistics, ” July 24, 2010, http://www.budde.com.au/Research/South-Korea-Broadband-Market
-Overview-Statistics-and-Forecasts.html .
11. Ibid.
12. Constitutional Court of Korea, Constitution of the Republic of Korea, Article 21, October
29, 1987, http://english.ccourt.go.kr/home/att_fi le/download/Constitution_of_the_Republic_of
_Korea.pdf .