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	NIDA Republic of Korea

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The National Internet Development Agency of Korea (NIDA) is a non-profit organization. KRNIC, the predecessor of the present NIDA, was founded in 1999 with the aim of building a stable Internet address management system.

In 2004, NIDA officially became a statutory organization subsidiary to the Ministry of Information and Communication in accordance with the Article 9 of the Act on Internet Address Resources, and it has absorbed the Korea Network Information Center (KRNIC).

NIDA has been in charge of allocating & managing Internet addresses in an efficient manner including R&D activities designed to increase the use of Internet. It has established a stable framework for managing the Internet address resources and promoting international cooperation and comprehensive policies.

As a sub-organization of NIDA, Korea Network Information Center (KRNIC) has endeavored in allocation and assignment of domestic IP addresses and registration of .kr domains. In addition, NIDA has showed continuous support for international cooperation and development in Internet through its outreach programs for developing countries and active participation in various international organizations and conferences.

In this way, NIDA has been playing a key role in Internet development of Korea based on Korea's world-class high-speed network infrastructure.

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