Korea to launch ICT control tower on Feb. 14

By Kim Yoo-chul

The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) said Wednesday that it will launch an Information Telecommunications Strategy Committee to coordinate information communication and technology (ICT) policies among related ministries from next week.

The committee will be comprised of 25 members from state-owned technology institutes and other ministries, including education, trade and finance, according to the MSIP in a statement.

“The committee will play a key role as a control tower to review and set up Korea’s ICT-related policies. The body will also remain as a coordinator to narrow differences between interested parties,” said an MSIP spokesman.

It will have authority to directly report issues that need to be addressed to the MSIP minister Choi Moon-ki and to ask heads of government agencies to revise regulations if necessary, according to the spokesman.