For those who want to know more about Information and Communication Technology in Japan and Korea, government web sites generally are valuable resources, but are in a state of flux. As for Korea, the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) no longer exists. We eagerly wait for the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) to populate their web site. The links listed below offer information in English.
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Flexibility is a word that has positive connotations, at least in the Western world. It is considered a business success factor. From a language point of view, flexible means pliable, yielding to pressure. Why would that always be a desirable characteristic? It simply isn’t. So let’s dig deeper into flexibility. The statements that follow are intentionally provocative.
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With South Korea’s new president Lee Myung-bak came a major reshuffling of the government. For those who, like me, try to follow up on Korean information technology there will certainly be a period of confusion. The reorganization is radical.
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