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Registration Computerization Process : Phase 1

Background

The project for developing e-registry for real property registration launched at the end of the 1980’s, during which
the real property registration was manually processed on a paper-based infrastructure. Registration procedure
involved three sections including inspection, general affairs and issuance. Inspection tasks involve inspection/
comparison, entry, and sealing. General affairs responsibilities include application and reception of registration
forms, issuance of registration completion certificate, application filing and confirmation date related jobs.
Issuance section covers reception of certified copy requests/issuance of the requested copies of certified/
abridged copies, reading/petition consultation, and telephone services. The above procedures were based on
paper-registry. Therefore, public services involving real property registration or certified copy request had to be
carried out manually, in which the procedure involved searching, copying, and retrieving of the registry.
Furthermore, those wishing to read the registry or be issued with a certified copy had to visit the registry office in
person. It usually took more than half a day for the certified copy to be issued and real property registration
required more than one week to be completed.

Against this background, the court established a development project to provide quality public service by
restructuring the real property registration procedures, and computerization was considered as the best solution.

The court started to map out the real property registry computerization project plan in 1990. In 1993, a master plan
for the real property e-registry system was drawn, which led to the legislation of special law to secure project
funding. The support by the legislation of the special Act served as a driving force toward establishing the e-
registry system. In 1994, a business partner was selected to conduct the computerization project and the project
begun to take specific shape.


Chronology

Real Property E-registry System Development


August 1990 : Establishment of a contract to conduct analysis of the Real Property Registry
Computerization project


December 1991 : Drafting of the Integrated Plan for Real Property Registry Computerization


June 1993 : Legislation and promulgation of special law for e-registry project funding


May 1994 : Designation of STM Co., Ltd. (present LGCNS) as the major partner for developing e-registry
system for real properties.


October 1998 : Launching of computerized services in seven registration offices in Sosa, Seoul District
Court, Guro, Nam-dong, and Bucheon Branch Court, North Daegu, and Gwangju District
Court


November 1998 : Implementation of informatization project field work.


August 2000 : Connecting the Registry System Information Systems the National Tax Service Information
System.


January 2002 : Servicing of registry reading via Internet


September 2002 : Completion of registry computerization in 213 registration offices and registries
nationwide.


Corporation E-registry System Development

  1. Computerization of Seoul Commercial Registration Office

March~December 1993 : Development of commercial registration system (for corporations only).


June~December 1994 : Computerization of corporation registry data.


January 1995 : Servicing of the first stage of the corporate e-registry system.


March~December 1995 : Development of personal seal-impression certificate system in addition to the
corporate registry.


January 1996 : Launching of the second stage of the corporate e-registry service


January~May 1996 : Computerization stage of corporate registry and personal seal-impression registry.


July 1996 : Launching of personal seal-impression e-registry service


  1. Corporate E-registry System

May~July 1999 : Establishment of Corporate E-registry System Development Plan
(nationwide service of commercial registry system).


July 2000 : Launching of nationwide system service in commercial registration office of the Seoul District
Court and five branch courts.


November 2000 : Computerization of commercial registry in 20 registration offices.


February 2001 : Launching of public reading service of corporation registry on the Internet.


September 2003 : Completion of corporate e-registry computerization.


Main Achievements

Expected value of the Real Property E-registry Project

The expected value of phase one (1994 ? 2003) of the computerization project was estimated as being 1,400
billion Korean Won based on the standards of year 2000. Plans for phase two (2004 - 2007) of the project is
expected to enhance service quality and financial advantage to the public, court and related offices as below:

maineffect