Korea Computer Center

Type| State-owned enterprise (since 2015)
Research institute (until 2015)
Industry| Information technology
Founded| 24 October 1990 (1990-10-24)
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Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang

North Korea

Area served

| North Korea
Products| Red Star OS
Owner| Government of North Korea

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The Korea Computer Center (KCC) is the North Korean government information technology research center. It was founded on 24 October 1990.[1] KCC, which administered the .kp country code top-level domain until 2011, employs more than 1,000 people.[2]

KCC operates eight development and production centers, as well as eleven regional information centers. It runs the KCC Information Technology College and its Information Technology Institute. The KCC has branch offices in China, Germany, Syria and the United Arab Emirates. It has an interest in Linux research and started the development of the Red Star OS distribution localised for North Korea.[1]

KCC is a part of the political establishment and not entirely an IT company per se. Its technological state and general modernity are seen as lagging well behind the rest of the world, even with the general zeitgeist in North Korea. For example, the .kp ccTLD was registered in 2007, but KCC did not manage to get a working registry for three years, despite the support of a European company. KCC has still[when?] not implemented a working ccTLD infrastructure, something the North Korean government has had as a goal for several years.

While KCC mainly works on projects within North Korea, it has since 2001 served clients in Europe, China, South Korea, Japan, and the Middle East.[3][4] It operates Naenara, North Korea's official web portal.

KCC has reportedly collaborated with other state entities on cybersecurity and surveillance initiatives.[5][6]

Nosotek is another North Korean IT venture company that develops computer games; two of them were published by News Corporation.[7] Another such company is the Pyongyang Information Center.[8]

In early 2015, the KCC was reorganized, with all functions not related to the development of Red Star OS being transferred to other entities.[9]

## Contents

* 1 Structure
* 2 Products
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Structure

Korea Computer Center comprises eight research and development centers:[10]

* Odoksan Information Center: Develops Red Star and other Korean language programs, and it adapts Windows for North Korean application.
* Mankyong Information Center: Develops North Korean intranet systems including the national intranet Kwangmyong, the Ministry of State Security intranet Shield, the KPA’s intranet "Goldstar" and the Ministry of Social Safety’s intranet Red Sword.
* Oun Information Center: Develops security programs for organizations that use the North Korean intranets.
* Samilpo Information Center: Develops various personal digital assistance programs such as Uri, Mokran, Hana and Koryopen.
* Chongbyon Information Center: Develops automation for factories.
* Subaeksu Information Center: Develops semiconductors.
* Milyong Information Center, Treatment devices and information technology that will match up with health treatment methodologies.
* Samjiyon Information Center, develops games and multimedia products.

## Products

* "Sam heug" search engine[1]
* "Naenara" web browser[1]
* "Chosun Jang-Gi", a computer game[1]
* Kwangmyong, North Korea's closed national intranet[1]
* "Korean Dishes" (Chosŏn ryori), a food-related website[1]
* "Hana", a Korean language input method editor[1]
* "Koryo", English-Korean/Korean-English translation software using an electronic pen[1]
* "Nunbora", a Korean language voice recognition software[1]
* "Pulgunbyol" (Red Star OS), a Linux distribution[1]
* "Cyber Friend", a video conference system[1]
* "Cyber Star", an electronic education system[1]
* "SilverStar Paduk", a Go computer game[1]
* "HMS Player", a media player[1]
* Samjiyon tablet[11][12]

## See also

* Internet in North Korea
* Economy of North Korea

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 "Korea Computer Center". Naenara. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20141231222441/http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/kcc/. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
2. ↑ "Laos signs software deal with North Korea". Investvine.com. 2013-03-16. http://investvine.com/laos-signs-software-deal-with-north-korea/. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
3. ↑ Paul Tjia (18 November 2011). "North Korea: An Up-and-Coming IT-Outsourcing Destination". 38 North, School of Advanced International Studies. Johns Hopkins University. http://38north.org/2011/10/ptjia102611/. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
4. ↑ Lee, Jean H. (25 July 2011). "North Korea's 'Digital Revolution' Under Way". AP (Huffingtom Post). http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/25/digital-revolution-north-korea_n_908368.html. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
5. ↑ "Latest Developments in North Korea's Cyber Aggression and the ROK's Responses" (in en-US). https://keia.org/shared_publication/latest-developments-in-north-koreas-cyber-aggression-and-the-roks-responses/.
6. ↑ "IntelBrief: The Threat Landscape of North Korea's Cyber Arsenal" (in en-US). https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2024-february-22/.
7. ↑ Campbell, Matthew; Bomi Lim (2010-09-08). "Kim Bowled for Murdoch's Dollars With Korean Games". Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-06/kim-jong-il-bowls-for-murdoch-dollars-with-video-games-made-in-north-korea.html. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
8. ↑ Will Scott (29 December 2014). "Computer Science in the DPRK [31c3"]. Chaos Computer Club. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuxlLLeKZZ8. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
9. ↑ "Growth of 'knowledge economy' in the Kim Jong Un era" (in en-US). http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2015/11/19/growth-of-knowledge-economy-in-the-kim-jong-un-era/.
10. ↑ Collins, Robert. "The Reconnaissance General Bureau". HRNK. p. 35. https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/RGB_Final.pdf.
11. ↑ Heads Up Android Fans: Here Comes North Korea, Wall Street Journal, 27 Sept 2012. Retrieved Nov 2012.
12. ↑ Samjiyon Android tablet debuts at Pyongyang trade fair, North Korea Tech, 28 Sept 2012. Retrieved Nov 2012.

## External links

* Korea Computer Centre
* Berthelier, Benoit (2020). "Computing in Our Style: Information Technology and Juche Ideology in Cold War North Korea". pp. 125–48. http://situations.yonsei.ac.kr/product/data/item/1601379784/detail/535babd2ea.pdf.

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