Digital connectivity: Bolstering technical development and shaping the digital economy in South-

sense because decentralization and However, due to the unpredictable nature of openness are qualities that are already technological change, the rapid deployment inherent to the Internet, and connectivity and of the Internet has exposed two sides of the ubiquity both require the building of an same coin, domestically and internationally. [...] The strategies aim to: 5G and the industrial ecosystem of the Republic of Korea Source: Analysis from the Ministry of Science and ICT, Government of the Republic of Korea (2022) and World Bank (2021). [...] The plan lists the economy following priority activities for ICT and STI: The Ministry of Technology and • Develop a strategy for the development Communications plans to transform Lao of STI in the age of the Industrial PDR into a digital society by 2030 as Revolution 4.0, and establish policies, outlined in the “ICT Vision towards 2030” legislations and mechanisms to and “10-year Development Stra. [...] weaknesses and shortcomings, and preparing to deal with emerging To sum up, the country’s long-term challenges such as the impacts of the economic policy recognizes the significant COVID-19 pandemic, climate change role of ICT and STI in shaping the inclusive and international and regional society. [...] infrastructure; upgrade the 4G mobile In order to facilitate digital transformation, network; commercialize the 5G mobile the programme sets to: network; universalize smartphones; and formulate regulations and • Convert awareness by transforming roadmaps for the integration of 4G and the perception of the mission, and the 5G technologies in mobile phone and need and urgency for digital loT product.