The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS; Korean: 해외문화홍보원; Hanja: 海外文化弘報院) is an affiliated organization of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism[1] of the South Korean government and runs 32 Korean cultural centers in 27 countries. The goal of the organization is to further enhance the image of Korea's national brand by promoting Korean heritage and arts through these cultural centers.
¤ To upgrade the country's nation brand and to publicize government policies
Carrying out projects to boost the nation brand
Providing support for summit diplomacy by organizing cultural events and operating press centers during presidential visits abroad
Promoting Korea's key administrative priorities and major government policies around the world
¤ To promote the spread of Hallyu and to expand cultural exchanges
Operating overseas cultural centers and strengthening their cultural exchange function
Organizing various international cultural exchange programs
Expanding cultural experience programs for foreign nationals living in Korea
¤ To produce promotional content and to facilitate its use
Producing and distributing promotional content about Korea for use overseas
Carrying out online promotion through Korea.net, the official government multilingual web portal
¤ To foster cooperative media relations
Providing support to foreign correspondents and visiting journalists in their coverage of Korea
Operating the Foreign Press Center Korea
Organizing invitational programs for media professionals from around the world
In its early years, as the Korean Overseas Information Service (KOIS), it also issued foreign language propaganda reports, such as on the Third Tunnel of Aggression.[2]
Historyedit
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December 1971 — Inaugurated as the Korean Overseas Information Service (KOIS) under the Ministry of Culture and Information.
January 1990 - Affiliated with the Ministry of Information upon the division of the Ministry of Culture and Information into two separate ministries.
February 1998 - Affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism upon the disbandment of the Ministry of Information, and its name changed to the Korean Overseas Culture and Information Service (KOCIS).
May 1999 - Affiliated with the newly launched Government Information Agency, and its name reverted to Korean Overseas Information Service(KOCIS)
February 2008 - Affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) in accordance with a revision to the Government Organization Act, and its name changed to the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS).
February 2012 - Transferred responsibilities for the missions and tasks entrusted with the Korean Cultural Centers and Culture and Information Officers to the International Cultural Affairs Division of the MCST
September 2013 - Reassumed responsibilities for supporting and evaluating the Korean Cultural Centers and Culture and Information Officers as well as for specific executions of the Centers' programs from the International Cultural Affairs Division of the MCST
January 2015 - Reassumed the full remaining responsibilities for the work of the Korean Cultural Centers and Culture and Information Officers form the International Cultural Affairs Division of the MCST
KOCIS manages KOREA.net, the official web portal of the South Korean government.[3]
Referencesedit
^"Welcome to the website of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea". Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
^(PDF) (Report). Korean Overseas Information Service. October 1978. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Korean Culture and Information Service news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message The Korean Culture and Information Service KOCIS Korean 해외문화홍보원 Hanja 海外文化弘報院 is an affiliated organization of the Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism 1 of the South Korean government and runs 32 Korean cultural centers in 27 countries The goal of the organization is to further enhance the image of Korea s national brand by promoting Korean heritage and arts through these cultural centers Korean Culture and Information ServiceFounded1971 53 years ago 1971 FounderGovernment of South KoreaTypeCultural institutionFocusKorean culture Korean languageLocationGovernment Complex Sejong 408 Galmae ro Sejong si 30119 Republic of KoreaArea served27 CountriesKey peoplePark Jung Youl Director Websitewww kocis go kr eng main do Contents 1 Main missions 2 History 3 Initiatives 3 1 Web portal of the government 4 References 5 External linksMain missions editThis article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is WP MISSION Please help improve this article if you can March 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message To upgrade the country s nation brand and to publicize government policies Carrying out projects to boost the nation brand Providing support for summit diplomacy by organizing cultural events and operating press centers during presidential visits abroad Promoting Korea s key administrative priorities and major government policies around the world To promote the spread of Hallyu and to expand cultural exchanges Operating overseas cultural centers and strengthening their cultural exchange function Organizing various international cultural exchange programs Expanding cultural experience programs for foreign nationals living in Korea To produce promotional content and to facilitate its use Producing and distributing promotional content about Korea for use overseas Carrying out online promotion through Korea net the official government multilingual web portal To foster cooperative media relations Providing support to foreign correspondents and visiting journalists in their coverage of Korea Operating the Foreign Press Center Korea Organizing invitational programs for media professionals from around the world In its early years as the Korean Overseas Information Service KOIS it also issued foreign language propaganda reports such as on the Third Tunnel of Aggression 2 History editThis section is in list format but may read better as prose You can help by converting this section if appropriate Editing help is available March 2024 December 1971 Inaugurated as the Korean Overseas Information Service KOIS under the Ministry of Culture and Information January 1990 Affiliated with the Ministry of Information upon the division of the Ministry of Culture and Information into two separate ministries February 1998 Affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism upon the disbandment of the Ministry of Information and its name changed to the Korean Overseas Culture and Information Service KOCIS May 1999 Affiliated with the newly launched Government Information Agency and its name reverted to Korean Overseas Information Service KOCIS February 2008 Affiliated with the Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism MCST in accordance with a revision to the Government Organization Act and its name changed to the Korean Culture and Information Service KOCIS February 2012 Transferred responsibilities for the missions and tasks entrusted with the Korean Cultural Centers and Culture and Information Officers to the International Cultural Affairs Division of the MCSTSeptember 2013 Reassumed responsibilities for supporting and evaluating the Korean Cultural Centers and Culture and Information Officers as well as for specific executions of the Centers programs from the International Cultural Affairs Division of the MCSTJanuary 2015 Reassumed the full remaining responsibilities for the work of the Korean Cultural Centers and Culture and Information Officers form the International Cultural Affairs Division of the MCSTInitiatives editWeb portal of the government edit Main article KOREA net KOCIS manages KOREA net the official web portal of the South Korean government 3 References edit Welcome to the website of the Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism Retrieved 2018 05 15 Secret Tunnel Under Panmunjom PDF Report Korean Overseas Information Service October 1978 Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 2 January 2016 KOCIS Korean Culture and Information ServiceExternal links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Korean Culture and Information Service amp oldid 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