South Korea

Science and technology

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Scientific and technological development in the South Korea at first did not occur largely because of more pressing matters such as the and the that occurred right after its independence. It wasn't until the 1960s under the dictatorship of where rapidly grew from industrialisation and the corporations such as and . Ever since the industrialization of South Korea's economy, South Korea has placed its focus on technology-based corporations, which has been supported by infrastructure developments by the government. South Korean corporations and were ranked first and third largest companies in the world in the first quarter of 2012, respectively. An estimated 90% of South Koreans own a mobile phone. Aside from placing/receiving calls and text messaging, mobile phones in the country are widely used for watching (DMB) or viewing websites. Over one million DMB phones have been sold and the three major wireless communications providers , , and provide coverage in all major cities and other areas. South Korea has the fastest Internet download speeds in the world, with an average download speed of 25.3 Mbit/s.

South Korea leads the in graduates in science and engineering. The country ranks first among the most innovative countries in the . Additionally, South Korea today is known as a Launchpad of a mature mobile market, where developers can reap benefits of a market where very few technology constraints exist. There is a growing trend of inventions of new types of media or apps, utilizing the 4G and 5G internet infrastructure in South Korea. South Korea has today the infrastructures to meet a density of population and culture that has the capability to create strong local particularity.