No. 19349
Promulgation Date 2023-04-18
Ministry of Science and ICT
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Responsibilities of the State and Local Governments)
Article 4 (Relationship to Other Statutes)
CHAPTER II POLICIES FOR PROMOTING SOFTWARE
Article 5 (Formulation of Master Plan)
Article 6 (Fact-Finding Surveys)
Article 7 (Management of Software Industry Information)
CHAPTER III PREPARATION OF FOUNDATIONS FOR SOFTWARE INDUSTRY
Section 1 Support for Software Industry
Article 8 (Agency Responsible for Promotion of Software Industry)
Article 9 (Promotion of Software Industry by Region)
Article 10 (Korea Software Industry Association)
Article 11 (Designation of Software Promotion Facilities)
Article 12 (Designation and Creation of Software Promotion Complexes)
Article 13 (Support for Promotion Facilities)
Article 14 (Encouraging Software Business Startup)
Article 15 (Gratuitous Use of State-Owned Property)
Article 16 (Support for International Cooperation and Overseas Expansion)
Article 17 (Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Software)
Article 18 (Tax Incentives)
Section 2 Standardization and Quality Certification
Article 19 (Promotion of Software Standardization)
Article 20 (Software Quality Certification)
Article 21 (Software Process Quality Certification)
Section 3 Human Resources Development and Technology Improvement
Article 22 (Development of Software Human Resources)
Article 23 (Establishment and Operation of Specialized Software Educational Institutions)
Article 24 (Verification of Work Experience of Software Engineers)
Article 25 (Facilitating Research and Technological Development of Software)
Article 26 (Support for Research Activities)
Article 27 (Research and Development of Software Engineering Technology)
CHAPTER IV SOFTWARE CONVERGENCE AND SOFTWARE EDUCATION
Section 1 Promoting Software Convergence and Ensuring Software Safety
Article 28 (Facilitation of Software Convergence)
Article 29 (Promotion of Software Development Security)
Article 30 (Assuring Software Safety)
Article 31 (Promotion of Software Safety Industry)
Section 2 Software Education and Creation of Culture for Software
Article 32 (Encouraging Software Education)
Article 33 (Promotion of Software Education in Elementary and Secondary Schools)
Article 34 (Finding and Nurturing Software Talents)
Article 35 (Tests of Practical Competency in IT)
Article 36 (Creation of Culture for Software)
Article 37 (Preferential Treatment for Software Engineers)
CHAPTER V ADVANCEMENT OF SOFTWARE PROJECTS
Section 1 General Provisions
Article 38 (Doctrine of Fair Contracts)
Article 39 (Prohibition against Disadvantageous Treatment)
Article 40 (Public-Private Partnership Software Projects)
Article 41 (Forecast of Demand for Software Projects)
Article 42 (Technical Support for Placing Orders)
Section 2 Implementation of Software Projects
Article 43 (Software Project Impact Assessments)
Article 44 (Scope of Tasks for Software Projects)
Article 45 (Determination of Adequate Project Period)
Article 46 (Payment of Appropriate Price)
Article 47 (Prior Consultation When Promoting Software Projects)
Article 48 (Support for Small and Medium Business Entities’ Involvement in Projects)
Article 49 (Contracts for Software Projects by State Agencies)
Article 50 (Software Project Task Deliberation Committee)
Article 51 (Restrictions on Subcontract)
Article 52 (Compensation for Software Project Proposals)
Section 3 Facilitating the Use of Commercial Software
Article 53 (Facilitating Distribution of Commercial Software)
Article 54 (Purchase of Commercial Software by State Agencies)
Article 55 (Commercial Software Benchmark Tests)
Section 4 Management of Software Projects
Article 56 (Quality Management of Software Projects)
Article 57 (Management and Supervision of Software Projects and Improvement Recommendations)
Article 58 (Management of Performance Records of Software Business Entities)
Article 59 (Guaranteeing the Right to Use Software Output)
Article 60 (Defect Warranty Obligations for Software Projects)
CHAPTER VI KOREA SOFTWARE FINANCIAL COOPERATIVE
Article 61 (Establishment of the Korea Software Financial Cooperative)
Article 62 (Projects of the Financial Cooperative)
Article 63 (Creation of Fundamental Property)
Article 64 (Mutual Aid Rules)
Article 65 (Accumulation of Reserves for Losses)
Article 66 (Liability of the Financial Cooperative)
Article 67 (Transfer of Equity Shares)
Article 68 (Acquisition of Equity Shares by the Financial Cooperative)
Article 69 (Appointment of Agent)
Article 70 (Appropriation of Profits)
Article 71 (Liability for Compensation)
CHAPTER VII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 72 (Entrustment of Affairs)
Article 73 (Hearing)
Article 74 (Recovery of Contributions)
Article 75 (Legal Fiction as Public Officials in Application of Penalty Provisions)
Article 76 (Confidentiality)
CHAPTER VIII PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 77 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 78 (Joint Penalty Provisions)
ADDENDA <Act No. 17348, Jun. 9, 2020>
ADDENDA <Act No. 17799, Dec. 29, 2020>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 19349, Apr. 18, 2023>