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Korea Computer Center

North Korean government information technology research center

North Korean government information technology research center

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logoKorea Computer Center.svg
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typeState-owned enterprise (since 2015)
Research institute (until 2015)
industryInformation technology
predecessor
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successor
hq_location_cityMangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang
hq_location_countryNorth Korea
area_servedNorth Korea
productsRed Star OS
ownerGovernment of North Korea
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The Korea Computer Center (KCC) is the North Korean government information technology research center. It was founded on 24 October 1990. KCC, which administered the .kp country code top-level domain until 2011, employs more than 1,000 people.{{Cite news | archive-date = 2020-08-10 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200810073138/http://investvine.com/laos-signs-software-deal-with-north-korea/ | url-status = dead

KCC operates eight development and production centers, as well as eleven regional information centers. It runs the KCC Information Technology College and its Information Technology Institute. The KCC has branch offices in China, Germany, Syria and the United Arab Emirates. It has an interest in Linux research and started the development of the Red Star OS distribution localised for North Korea.

KCC is a part of the political establishment and not entirely an IT company per se. Its technological state and general modernity are seen as lagging well behind the rest of the world, even with the general zeitgeist in North Korea. For example, the .kp ccTLD was registered in 2007, but KCC did not manage to get a working registry for three years, despite the support of a European company. KCC has still not implemented a working ccTLD infrastructure, something the North Korean government has had as a goal for several years.

While KCC mainly works on projects within North Korea, it has since 2001 served clients in Europe, China, South Korea, Japan, and the Middle East. It operates Naenara, North Korea's official web portal.

KCC has reportedly collaborated with other state entities on cybersecurity and surveillance initiatives.

Nosotek is another North Korean IT venture company that develops computer games; two of them were published by News Corporation. Another such company is the Pyongyang Information Center.

In early 2015, the KCC was reorganized, with all functions not related to the development of Red Star OS being transferred to other entities.

Products

  • "Sam heug" search engine
  • "Naenara" web browser
  • "Chosun Jang-Gi", a computer game
  • Kwangmyong, North Korea's closed national intranet
  • "Korean Dishes" (Chosŏn ryori), a food-related website
  • "Hana", a Korean language input method editor
  • "Koryo", English-Korean/Korean-English translation software using an electronic pen
  • "Nunbora", a Korean language voice recognition software
  • "Pulgunbyol" (Red Star OS), a Linux distribution
  • "Cyber Friend", a video conference system
  • "Cyber Star", an electronic education system
  • "SilverStar Paduk", a Go computer game
  • "HMS Player", a media player
  • Samjiyon tablet

References

References

  1. "Korea Computer Center". [[Naenara]].
  2. Paul Tjia. (18 November 2011). "North Korea: An Up-and-Coming IT-Outsourcing Destination". Johns Hopkins University.
  3. Lee, Jean H.. (25 July 2011). "North Korea's 'Digital Revolution' Under Way". Huffingtom Post.
  4. "Latest Developments in North Korea's Cyber Aggression and the ROK's Responses".
  5. "IntelBrief: The Threat Landscape of North Korea's Cyber Arsenal".
  6. Campbell, Matthew. (2010-09-08). "Kim Bowled for Murdoch's Dollars With Korean Games". Bloomberg.
  7. Will Scott. (29 December 2014). "Computer Science in the DPRK [31c3]". [[Chaos Computer Club]].
  8. "Growth of 'knowledge economy' in the Kim Jong Un era".
  9. [https://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2012/09/27/heads-up-android-fans-here-comes-north-korea/ Heads Up Android Fans: Here Comes North Korea], ''Wall Street Journal'', 27 Sept 2012. Retrieved Nov 2012.
  10. [http://www.northkoreatech.org/2012/09/28/samjiyon-android-tablet-debuts-at-pyongyang-trade-fair/ Samjiyon Android tablet debuts at Pyongyang trade fair], ''North Korea Tech'', 28 Sept 2012. Retrieved Nov 2012.
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