전자정부 관련 법제의 지향점

전자복지의 가능성을 중심으로

It has been a while since a new opportunity, which e-space has brought about by overcoming spatial and temporal constraints in the spread of information on the back of the development of information technology, was in the spotlight. E-government law and many other related legislation were enacted and enforced based on active debate in academia and practice so far, but in reality actual implementation of a one-stop integrated e-government administration is not accomplished yet. So this is the right time to review whether the direction of e-government, that has focused simply on having established offline government functions work in online, was designed effectively to make the best use of e-space. Considering the very attribute of e-space where the valuable information, which was unavailable because of being concentrated in government or a handful of the privileges, or being dispersed throughout, could be easily passed to anyone who need, it is required to pay attention to the possibility to share the benefits from the use of information with the people by containing information systematically for the public to access more easily. Thanks to the value enhancement through the improvement in utilization of knowledge, the new way to realize the ideal of welfare being have deferred due to the limitations of finite resources is open. From this perspective, an ideal of welfare does not conflict with an ideal of efficiency any more. This study points out that personalized service not implemented subsequently by reason of impossibility or inefficiency in offline space, became possible in e-space, and moreover, that implementing a consumer-oriented services is the way of achieving administrative efficiency. Since the key is on utilizing already existing data properly, structuralization, automation, and standardization in processing administrative data, which IT is expected to have as necessary attributes for aiding people to use the information easily and in the customized form so that they could take advantage of, are examined. And it is also proposed that the arrangement of specific criterion to support these kind of changes is required. On the basis of these improvements, it is discussed on how the new possibilities, which e-space present us in regard to electronic government-related issues such as protection of personal information, the right of self-determination on personal information, and security in cyber space, will likely take shape. And it is also examined what will be needed to keep in mind in driving these processes. The prospect, namely virtuous circle of promoting information welfare, where more people are freed to use the administrative services at any time and place with ease as they want without burdensome red tape, and to stand as active principals not as passive objects by virtue of the organized legal system on which makes it a fundamental rule to be integrated and linked so as to meet the needs of people, is examined. It is expected that if one-stop integrated administration is actually implemented, the right of people will become protected more, and the rule of law based on the voluntary support and belief of the people who experience these kind of changes will become true. In this respect, the discussion over the technology that contribute to people s lives, and the effective legislation that can take advantage of this technology will be useful. By setting the right goals, establishing the legal system to support them, and thereby getting the intended results, we will meet with both an ideal of efficiency and of welfare. Thus with laying stress on the possibility of e-welfare, the discussion over designing legislation related to e-government which aims to support such a change and to help more people with the benefit