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Public key infrastructure initiatives <strong>for</strong> e-Asia<br />

In <strong>the</strong> discussion session, a participant commented that multitude<br />

certificate authorities, as in <strong>the</strong> case of <strong>the</strong> Republic of Korea, might create<br />

confusion. Mr. Hwangbo replied that constructing a certificate authority<br />

system is determined by <strong>the</strong> specific attributes of a country, thus <strong>the</strong><br />

number of certificate authorities might vary depending on <strong>the</strong> conditions<br />

and situation in <strong>the</strong> country. In order to avoid confusion, <strong>the</strong> most important<br />

component is interoperability between <strong>the</strong> system of <strong>the</strong> certificate<br />

authorities. A participant mentioned that political leaders in his country are<br />

reluctant or unable to make commitments to modernize government organization,<br />

which is one of <strong>the</strong> OECD guiding principles. Mr. Hwangbo said<br />

that in <strong>the</strong> case of <strong>the</strong> Republic of Korea, <strong>the</strong> educational sector and <strong>the</strong><br />

government came toge<strong>the</strong>r under <strong>the</strong> decision of <strong>the</strong> president to <strong>for</strong>m a<br />

committee on e-government.<br />

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