On behalf of the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC), Korean IT International Cooperation Agency (KIICA) and the Korean people I would like to welcome you to our web site. What you have found here is access and connections to what is unquestionably the world’s top nation in terms of wealth of communications infrastructure, in both fixed line and wireless communications ? the Republic of Korea. As a country Korea has the highest penetration of broadband internet and one of the world’s most sophisticated bases of advanced wireless and un-tethered communications consumers. At the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in November 2005 in Tunisia, a conference managed by the ITU, Korea was formally declared number one in the DOI (Digital Opportunity Index), an index measuring a nation’s overall competency level in IT. Our purpose is to help Korean companies search for markets, and American firms search for suppliers of innovative products that will provide them with a competitive edge in a demanding and ever-changing global marketplace. Yet even when these business partners identify each other, there's often a gap between recognition and expectations. KIICA Boston bridges that gap by helping all parties attain a successful relationship. I encourage you to browse our web site as well as the web sites of our client companies. And if you are interested in learning more about Korea’s extensive and extraordinary base of innovative technologies, or how the KIICA Boston team can assist you, please contact us. Yours truly, Yoon Hong Cho Chief Executive Director