Person: Yoon, Jeongwon
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Yoon, Jeongwon
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e-Government, ICT investment and strategy, ICT ODA
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Last updated:January 31, 2023
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Jeongwon Yoon has been working for more than 21 years as Executive Director of the National Information Society Agency, Korea. He is responsible for ITPAP(Information Technology and Policy Assistance Program), assisting more than 40 developing countries. He expanded the program by making partnerships with various international organizations. He also founded Global E-Gov Academy for international capacity building. He successfully launched ICT cooperation centers in 9 countries including Mexico and Vietnam. Prior to this, he was responsible for reviewing the Korean National Finance System, planning the National Backup Center and Digital Certification Authority. He also served as the Telecommunication Sector Coordinator(1998-2000) of the International Y2K Cooperation Center, Auspice of UN. He has BS and MS degrees in Computer Engineering from California State University in U.S. He has a Ph.D. in Information Management from Seoul University of Information and Venture.