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13-527: It was announced in January 2024 that the service would shut down and become a part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism . ¤ To upgrade the country's nation brand and to publicize government policies ¤ To promote the spread of Hallyu and to expand cultural exchanges ¤ To produce promotional content and to facilitate its use ¤ To foster cooperative media relations In its early years, as

26-793: A revision to the Government Organization Act, and its name changed to the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS). February 2012 - Transferred responsibilities for the missions and tasks entrusted with the Korean Cultural Centers and Culture and Information Officers to the International Cultural Affairs Division of the MCST September 2013 - Reassumed responsibilities for supporting and evaluating

39-568: Is a department of the MCST that aims to bring Korean culture closer to the rest of the world while improving the national image of Korea. It is also responsible for setting up more than 20 Korean Cultural Centers around the world. Korea Open Government License Korea Open Government License ( KOGL , Korean :  공공누리 ; RR :  gong-gong nuri ) is one of the Government of South Korea 's copyright licenses that allows

52-758: The Korean Overseas Information Service (KOIS), it also issued foreign language propaganda reports, such as on the Third Tunnel of Aggression . December 1971 — Inaugurated as the Korean Overseas Information Service (KOIS) under the Ministry of Culture and Information. January 1990 - Affiliated with the Ministry of Information upon the division of the Ministry of Culture and Information into two separate ministries. February 1998 - Affiliated with

65-594: The Korean Cultural Centers and Culture and Information Officers as well as for specific executions of the Centers' programs from the International Cultural Affairs Division of the MCST January 2015 - Reassumed the full remaining responsibilities for the work of the Korean Cultural Centers and Culture and Information Officers form the International Cultural Affairs Division of the MCST KOCIS manages KOREA.net ,

78-614: The Korean wave was worth US$ 83.2 billion, of which US$ 5.26 billion was attributable to K-pop. Some in the K-pop industry have criticized the ministry for not directly supporting K-pop while fattening related industries such as Hangul , K-drama , Korean food , fashion, sports, and traditional folk music. These interest groups that have been lobbying the government for inclusion in the Hallyu budget. The Korean Culture and Information Service

91-747: The Ministry of Culture and Sports was replaced by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It was created to invest in and support the entertainment industry, as Korea needed new areas of growth in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in the 1990s. President Kim Dae Jung put forth industrial policies supporting entertainment with the same regard as traditional industrial sectors such as manufacturing. Investments were made in both infrastructure and technology to support K-pop, including concert halls and visual effects technology. In addition, government regulation of karaoke bars favored K-pop. The government believes that promoting Korean pop culture would improve people's view of

104-500: The Ministry of Culture and Tourism upon the disbandment of the Ministry of Information, and its name changed to the Korean Overseas Culture and Information Service (KOCIS). May 1999 - Affiliated with the newly launched Government Information Agency, and its name reverted to Korean Overseas Information Service(KOCIS) February 2008 - Affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) in accordance with

117-424: The Ministry of Transportation set up a tourism department. The Ministry of Information was set up in 1961 for administration of art and cultural affairs. The Ministry of Culture and Information became the Ministry of Culture in 1990. In 1993, the Ministry of Culture was integrated with the Ministry of Youth and Sports to become the Ministry of Culture and Sports. In 1998, as part of government reorganization efforts,

130-665: The country and help with business and tourism. The Ministry developed the Korea Open Government License (KOGL), a copyright license that allows for the use and distribution of public materials. In 2012 the Ministry established an advisory committee on how to sustain the Korean wave ( Hallyu ) . In 2013, the Ministry allocated 319 billion won (US$ 280 million) to support Hallyu . The ministry has justified its Hallyu budget by linking it to Korea's " export-led economic development ". In 2012 it estimated that

143-485: The distribution of copyrighted materials. Before this system, there was no standard system that determined the copyright of public records. Instead, users were required to obtain permission for use by inquiry. The license was developed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to simplify this process. The license scheme is similar in concept to the Creative Commons licenses . KOGL has four types. Only

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156-504: The official web portal of the South Korean government. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ( MCST ; Korean :  문화체육관광부 ) is a central government agency of South Korea responsible for the areas of tourism, culture, art, religion, and sports. It has two vice ministers, three assistant ministers, one commission, and over 60 divisions. The first Minister of Culture

169-829: Was novelist Lee O-young . Subsidiary entities such as the National Museum , the National Theater , and the National Library are under the Ministry. The headquarters are located in the Sejong Government Complex in Sejong City . The headquarters were previously in Jongno District , Seoul . The Ministry of Culture and Tourism was originally a sub-organization of the Ministry of Education created in 1948. Later,

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