Overview

At-a-Glance

Action Plan: South Korea Third National Action Plan 2016-2018

Action Plan Cycle: 2016

Status:

Institutions

Lead Institution: Ministry of the Interior

Support Institution(s): Central government ministries, local governments, public institutions, etc. All citizens including the general public, private-sector organization members, and university students; developers using open government data; startups and data-related industries

Policy Areas

Access to Information, Fiscal Openness, Judiciary, Justice, Open Data, Private Sector, Public Participation, Publication of Budget/Fiscal Information, Tax

IRM Review

IRM Report: Republic of Korea End-of-Term Report 2016–2018, Republic of Korea Mid-Term Report 2016-2018

Early Results: Major Major

Design i

Verifiable: No

Relevant to OGP Values: Yes

Ambition (see definition): Low

Implementation i

Completion:

Description

Disclosing high-demand and high-value national data first; Commitment Start and End Date: New / 1 July 2016 ~ 30 June 2018; Lead implementing Ministry, Department, Agency: Ministry of the Interior; Person responsible from implementing agency: Song, hee-ra Title, Department Public Data Policy Division, Deputy director; Email: lapaella@korea.kr; Phone: +82-2-2100-3453; Other actors involved: Government Ministries, Department/ Agency Central: government ministries, local governments, public institutions, etc.; CSOs private sector, multilaterals, working groups: All citizens including the general public, private-sector organization members, and university students; developers using open government data; startups and data-related industries; Status quo or problem addressed by the commitment: To open up public data and facilitate its use, Korean government has selected data of 36 areas as focus of national movement for open data and implemented data disclosure each year from 2015 to 2017. However, some areas are seeing constant demand increase from the private sector and also with their large social and economic impact, the need is steadily growing for early disclosure of information in these areas.; Main Objective: To maximize the impact through early disclosure of highdemand, high-value data and establish an environment for open data use as early as possible.; Brief Description of Commitment: Besides the 11 areas opened up in 2015, the remaining 25 areas were planned to be open by 2017. However, 22 areas which are highly demanded by the private sector and have large impact such as the road name-based address data and real-estate transaction data will be disclosed earlier in 2016. National tax information of the National Tax Service and social security information of Ministry of Health and Welfare, which contain sensitive personal information and are difficult to be disclosed early will be opened up in 2017; written judgement information will be also disclosed through collaboration and coordination with the Supreme Court.; OGP challenge addressed by the commitment: Improving public services. Relevance This commitment is relavant to access to information, but also relevant to civic participation and technology and innovation for openness and accountability. Ambition Early disclosure of data will satisfy the private sector demand for open government data.

IRM End of Term Status Summary

For details on this commitment, see South Korea End-of-Term Report 2016–2018.

National Data Disclosure (KR0025)