Public Data Portal being operated by National Information Society under the supervision of Ministry of Security and Public Administration is a portal site for public data opening and use, where various kinds of public information owned by the Republic of Korea are opened and the public easily and conveniently can use them. Also, it includes the roles and functions of open data support center which supports relevant works.
34 [Fig. 12] Public Data Portal(www.data.go.kr)
Source : Public Data Portal (https://www.data.go.kr)
B. Korea Open Data Governance
The government should concentrate on opening the public data highly used in the private sector and support the business and job creation for the private sector led use of creative data. Therefore, it is necessary to organize and operate the government-wide joint consultive group comprising the private sector, public sector, the industry, and academia. As a data retention organization, each agency should actively participate in the joint consultive group, and as a data user, private firms should take part to maximize the use of open data and industrialize open data. In this way, it is essential to establish a governance system. The joint consultive group actively should make an improvement in the existing system, if needed. National open data forum should be held to arbitrate differences of opinions between those concerned and gather the opinions of the private sector. To expand the open data based start-ups and investments, Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning as the main ministry of creating the eco-system, Ministry of Security and Public Administration, Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, Small and Medium Business Administration, Presidential Committee on Young Generation should support a wider range of areas in the private sector, and should connect the open data support project with existing support projects.
With regard to open data governance, Open Data Strategy Council under the Prime Minister's Office deliberates, settles, and evaluate open data policies. As a ministry of primary concern, there is Ministry of Security and Public Administration. As a working-level organization, Korea Information Society is entrusted with the operation of open data support center. And, a chief open data officer appointed in each public agency chooses and open the public data to be opened, and support the use of them. Dispute Resolution Committee resolves the matters failing to meet the private sector's needs and the open requests which hard to be accepted.
35 [Fig. 13.] Government-wide Public Data GovernanceSource : Joint of Relevant Government Ministries (Dec. 10, 2013) [Table 9.] Role & Responsibility of the Open Data Council members
Category Main rolls
Open Data Strategy Council (under prime minister)
▶ To deliberate, mediate, and review public data opening and use
▶ To mediate policies and different opinions of public data opening between relevant agencies
Ministry of Security &Public Administration(committee
management operator)
▶To establish and perform public data opening policies ▶To establishing laws, systems, and main frameworks Dispute Resolution
Committee
(under Ministry of Security &Public Administration)
▶To resolve disputes about public data provision, rejection and suspension
National Open Data Forum (Public Data Support Center)
▶To propose policies on expansion of public data opening, and to exchange information
▶To collect opinions of public data from the private sector and consult
36 Public Data Support Center
(National Information Society Agency)
▶ To support the establishment of the policies and frameworks on public data opening
▶To support the full texts of policies on public data opening and use
▶To support various activities, such as discovering open data business models and mentoring for startup ▶To find and distribute success cases, and make promotion to the public
▶To support the operation of the government-wide system of public data opening and use
Chief Open Data Officer (Central &local governments ,
public agencies)
▶To promote public data opening and use of each agency
Source : Joint of Relevant Government Ministries (Dec. 10, 2013)
C. Open API (Application Program Interface)
Open API (Application Program Interface) is a user-based business model to provide a simple and intuitive interface to control data, where one's own information and applications can be used in other information system over network. The government opened 35 kinds of Open APIs in 2012 and plans to open 42 kinds in 2014 and 48 kinds in 2015.
37 [Fig. 14] Roadmap for the Development of Public Data Open API Application Source : Joint of Relevant Government Ministries (Dec. 10, 2013)
D. Process for Dispute Settlement
On Oct. 31, 2013, Open Data Dispute Resolution Committee under Ministry of Security and Public Administration was established, in accordance with Article 29 of Act on Promotion of the Provision and Use of Public Data, in order to settle the disputes about a public agency's rejection of public data provision and its suspension of provision. The committee is comprised of one president, one standing member, and some 25 experts including associate professors and more, jurists, civic groups, public agencies, and other experts related to open data provision and use.
When a dispute arises, an applicant submits a dispute resolution application to the committee within 60 days, and the committee recommends a settlement and performs resolution within 30 days. If the applicant makes acceptance, the dispute is resolved.
[Fig. 15] Dispute Resolution ProcessSource : Ministry of Security and Public Administration (May 23, 2014)