A study on informatization and administrative functions

Influenced by the rapid development of information technology(IT) owing to the merger of computer and telecommunications technology, informatization has been fast advancing in the world. Informatization not only accelerates structural changes ranging from economics to society as a whole, but also has significant impacts upon national activities as well as individuals or society. In the light of implementing all the national activities in the future, therefore, developing trends, influence, and utilizing methods of the informatization are to be considered. Initiated by the governments, the major countries in the world have already made efforts to prepare for the plans to meet changes of the informatization. As a part of the plans, they are advancing to establish management systems of national administrative information handling and joint-utilization systems. These efforts are aimed at administrative efficiency, enabling to use fair, prompt and accurate information and ultimately, realizing 'a small and efficient government