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| type = Public
| industry = Internet
| founded = 2009
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| headquarters = 11F 398, Seochoro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 137-875
| country = Korea
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| website = [http://www.kisa.or.kr kisa.or.kr]
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| keypeople = [[Seo Jong Ryeol]], Chairman
[[Hee Jung Kim]], President
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'''KISA(Korea Internet & Security Agency)''' is a public corporation responsible in managing the operations of the Korean internet such as the IP address and the [[.kr]] country code top level domain ([[ccTLD]]). The agency also conducts researches for the next generation internet address resources of the country.
==History==
The Agency was established through the merger of three institutions, [[NIDA]] (National Internet Development Agency of Korea), KISA and [[KIICA]] (Korea IT International Cooperation Agency) on June 23, 2009.<ref>[http://sel.icann.org/ sel.icann.org]</ref>
==Responsibilities==
As the the manager of the operations of internet in Korea, KISA performs the following responsibilities:<ref>[http://sel.icann.org/ sel.icann.org]</ref>
# Development of Internet related policy
# Build and enhance the environment for the Internet society
# Promotes the Internet usage
# Protects national Internet infrastructure from hacking cyber-terror, spam and other malicious activities
# Operates [[krCERT CC]] (Korea Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center) to improve Internet security in Korea
# Support international organizations such as ITU and OECD as well as assist the Korean IT companies
==References==
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[[Category: Companies]]