Role of the government
As most of the educational initiatives are government-backed, its role in creating and maintaining ICT system is important and sufficient. There is a need for an appropriate ecosystem for the digital content which is best managed by governmental bodies, such as Ministry of Education, Science and Technology that is an initiator and implementer of the policy. Some of the main Ministry objectives was to create learning environment with its permanent quality control and evaluation, nationwide and international distribution, qualified teachers and content developers, all run accordingly to its laws, regulations and policies. The principal intent is to digitalize all elementary textbooks by 2014 and middle and high schools by 2015, provide wireless internet in every school and tablets for every student. The government expects to offer free tablets for students with difficult financial situation who could not afford them to ensure equal learning chances. Over 2 trillion KRW (1,8 billion USD) are planned to be spent and invested in the necessary infrastructure, from devices purchase to staff trainings. Whilst all the plans and taken actions appear to be very ambitious and as for now successful, two worrying issues shall be noticed. First of all, the authors of textbooks which are supposed to be digitalized are concerned about the possible copyrights