The Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI) was visited by Randeep Sudan, World Bank ICT Unit Manager and discussed World Bank ICT Program and cooperation with KISDI on October 15, 2012.

World Bank's ICT Unit is part of the Transport, Water, ICT Department (TWI) of the Sustainable Development Network. The ICT Unit operates globally across the six regions of the World Bank Group; East Asia & Pacific, South Asia, Middle East & North Africa, Europe & Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean.

Manager Randeep Sudan said in the meeting attended by Director General WonKi Min of KCC and Dr. SangWon Ko of KISDI that World Bank ICT Unit's program includes investment and policy leading activities, non-lending technical assistance, analytical work, knowledge sharing and global initiatives in the following three areas: Connectivity Infrastructure, ICT-enabled Transformation, and ICT innovation. KISDI President DongWook Kim met with him and discussed cooperation between KISDI and World Bank.

Contact: Researcher EunJi Park of International Cooperation Research Division (Tel.02-570-4472)