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@article{ART001217366},
author={Ko, Kyungmin and Heejin Lee and Seungkwon Jang},
title={North Korea's IT Dilemma and Dualist Strategy: Cases of Internet Policy and Software Industry Policy},
journal={Informatization Policy},
issn={1598-3498},
year={2007},
volume={14},
number={4},
pages={139-158}

TY - JOUR
AU - Ko, Kyungmin
AU - Heejin Lee
AU - Seungkwon Jang
TI - North Korea's IT Dilemma and Dualist Strategy: Cases of Internet Policy and Software Industry Policy
JO - Informatization Policy
PY - 2007
VL - 14
IS - 4
PB - NIA
SP - 139
EP - 158
SN - 1598-3498
AB - This paper examines North Korea’s dual strategies in Internet opening and software industry development. While North Korea stresses IT for its economic development, it is found that IT has made only a little contribution. The paper argues that the low performance of IT is attributed to the Dictator’s Dilemma regarding IT that North Kora faces. Due to the concerns for political impacts of the Internet, the Intranet system for domestic use has been developed separately from the Internet. While export and international collaboration are pursued for software industry,‘ our own’technology and development are also over-emphasised internally. These all originate from the Dictator’s Dilemma facing North Korea. For IT to contribute to economic development, it is required for North Korea to shift from the dualism dividing domestic-international, promotion-control and promotion-restriction to proactive promotion based on international standards.
KW - North Korea;Dictator’s dilemma;dual strategy;Internet;software industry
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Ko, Kyungmin, Heejin Lee and Seungkwon Jang. (2007). North Korea's IT Dilemma and Dualist Strategy: Cases of Internet Policy and Software Industry Policy. Informatization Policy, 14(4), 139-158.

Ko, Kyungmin, Heejin Lee and Seungkwon Jang. 2007, "North Korea's IT Dilemma and Dualist Strategy: Cases of Internet Policy and Software Industry Policy", Informatization Policy, vol.14, no.4 pp.139-158.

Ko, Kyungmin, Heejin Lee, Seungkwon Jang "North Korea's IT Dilemma and Dualist Strategy: Cases of Internet Policy and Software Industry Policy" Informatization Policy 14.4 pp.139-158 (2007) : 139.

Ko, Kyungmin, Heejin Lee, Seungkwon Jang. North Korea's IT Dilemma and Dualist Strategy: Cases of Internet Policy and Software Industry Policy. 2007; 14(4), 139-158.

Ko, Kyungmin, Heejin Lee and Seungkwon Jang. "North Korea's IT Dilemma and Dualist Strategy: Cases of Internet Policy and Software Industry Policy" Informatization Policy 14, no.4 (2007) : 139-158.

Ko, Kyungmin; Heejin Lee; Seungkwon Jang. North Korea's IT Dilemma and Dualist Strategy: Cases of Internet Policy and Software Industry Policy. Informatization Policy, 14(4), 139-158.

Ko, Kyungmin; Heejin Lee; Seungkwon Jang. North Korea's IT Dilemma and Dualist Strategy: Cases of Internet Policy and Software Industry Policy. Informatization Policy. 2007; 14(4) 139-158.

Ko, Kyungmin, Heejin Lee, Seungkwon Jang. North Korea's IT Dilemma and Dualist Strategy: Cases of Internet Policy and Software Industry Policy. 2007; 14(4), 139-158.

Ko, Kyungmin, Heejin Lee and Seungkwon Jang. "North Korea's IT Dilemma and Dualist Strategy: Cases of Internet Policy and Software Industry Policy" Informatization Policy 14, no.4 (2007) : 139-158.