According to the National Information Society Agency of Korea (2013), future governments are expected to advance toward Government 3.0 as a customized and intelligent government using Semantic Web technology (a smart web that thinks for itself), which “enables computers to define, understand, and logically deduct the meaning of information, further to help better search of requested information” (National Information Society Agency, 2008). The Korean government defined Government 3.0 as a “Semantic Web-based government that personalizes all government services according to the conditions and preferences of each individual” (National Information Society Agency, 2008). This earlier definition constrained Government 3.0 to adoption of new technological potentials, but the Park Geun-Hye administration of Korea (2013–2017) embraces it as a new paradigm and umbrella initiative for public sector reform, as addressed in her speech: “Government 3.0 is a new paradigm for government operation to promote active sharing of public information and removal of barriers existing among government ministries for better collaboration” (see http://www.gov30.go.kr).
Note: Adapted from the homepage of Government 3.0 (http://www.gov30.go.kr).