Type Public Sector Website iitp.kr Number of employees 258 | Headquarters Daejeon, Korea Founded 2014 Budget 940 million USD | |
Key people Sang-Hong Lee (President 2014/16) | ||
The Institute for Information & Communications Technology Promotion (정보통신기술진흥센터, IITP) is a South Korean government institution that manages ICT research and development (R&D) under the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (미래창조과학부, MSIP). Its main activities are setting ICT policy, ICT R&D management, and ICT HR Development. Since 2013, IITP has been developing the Test of Practical Competency in ICT (TOPCIT) for standardizing the ICT qualification in Korea.
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History
The IITP first began as the Institute of Information Technology Advancement when it merged with Information & Telecommunication Technology Promotion Center in April 4, 2014. Then it was annexed to National IT Promotion Agency on June 5 of the same year, changing the name to the Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion.
Primary Missions
- Strategies for mid- and long-term ICT R&D technologies and planning technologies
- ICT R&D policy research, information survey, analysis and service
- Agreement, assessment, and support to ICT technology development projects
- Promotion for propagation of R&D achievements, technology transfer and commercialization
- Promotion of technology value assessment and transactions