About NIPA 2023-01-16 By Purpose of Establishment NIPA devotes itself to reinforcing the competitiveness of the ICT industry and contributes to the economic growth through the efficient support and laying the groundwork for the industrial technology promotion. Major Business 01 Policy research anddevelopment supportfor the ICT industry 02 Help establish thefoundation of the ICTindustry and cultivateits human resources 03 Vitalize the distributionmarket for the develop-ment of the ICT industryand support marketing 04 Promote businessesrelated to the conver-gence and utilizationof ICT technology 05 Support internationalexchange, cooperation,and overseas expansionrelated to the ICTindustry History 2023 Jan NIPA Integrated Business Briefing Held Jan Achievement of Grade 1 Comprehensive Integrity Assessment in 2022 2022 Jan Supporting the establishment of a new industry leading strategy for Metaverse Feb 5th president Hur Sung-wook ,appointed Apr Selection of Korean New Deal Merit Organization Sept Obtain certification for the Safety and Health Management System (ISO 45001) 2021 Feb Operation of K-Smart Education Demonstration City May Launch of Metaverse Alliance and Opening of Metaverse Hub May Metaverse Hub Opens Nov Obtained certification of the Anti-Corruption Management System (ISO 37001) Dec Joining the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) 2020 Jan It achieved excellent results in the evaluation of measures to prevent corruption in public institutions Jun Establishment of the 2nd Basic Plan for 3D Printing Industry Promotion Jul Support for the establishment of the Korean version of the New Deal Comprehensive Plan Aug Supporting the establishment of a roadmap for regulatory innovation in VR and AR fields Oct Supporting the development strategy of the artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor industry 2019 Jan Selected for excellence in adoption of private sector cloud Apr Establishing a 5G Plus Strategy May Korea IT Cooperation Center, Ho Chi Minh opens Dec Supporting the establishment of artificial intelligence (AI) national strategies 2018 Jan Exstablishing"Strategies for I-Korea 4.0 ICT R&D Innovation" Oct ICT regulatory sandbox law amended and prmulgated4th president Kim Chang-yeong, appointed Dec Awarded for Job Creation Category, Korea Social Contribution AwardsBecame 1st public ICT institution that finished transition to all permanent workforce 2017 May set up "Council on Convergence of Shipbuilding/ Marine Engineering and ICT" Nov Korea IT Cooperation Center, Hanoi opens 2016 Feb "Comprehensive Mid-to-Long-Term Plan for Intelligent Information Society" designed Oct "Mid-to-Long-Term Technology Roadmap for ICT R&D" devised Dec "Plan for Convergence of K-ICT and Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering" established 2015 Jan Amendment and enforcement of the notification on the software subject to modular contracting Mar 3rd president Yun Jong-rok, appointed Jun NIPA (Main Office) relocated 2014 Jan Korea-India Software Cooperation Center opens Mar Software Policy and Research Institute established Jul Korea IT Cooperation Center, Singapore opened Aug Open Software Developer Center opens Nov KIC Silicon Valley opens 2013 Aug "Strategies for Software Innovation" established Oct "Mid-term Strategies for Nurturing Software Talents" designed Nov Groundbreaking ceremony for relocation 2012 Jan Selected for excellence in customer satisfaction and anti-corruption efforts Apr "Vision 2020 for Creative IT Powerhouse" unveiled Sept 2nd president Park Su-yong ,appointed Sept "IT Convergence Promotion Strategies 2013 – 2017" devised Dec Smart Learning Industry Support Center opens 2011 Mar Establishing "+α Industry Nurturing Strategies" for new added value creation Oct "Software Ecosystem Development Strategies to Drive Co-Prosperity" devised Dec "IT Future Vision 2020" unveiled 2010 Feb "National Strategies for Software Powerhouse" announced Jul "Strategies to Promote IT Convergence" devised 2009 Aug NIPA established1st president Jeong Gyeong-won , appointed Sept Five Future Strategies for IT KOREA Nov Software Engineering Center opens