USE OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN SOUTH-KOREAN UNIVERSITIES

South Korean universities are currently at various stages of advanceme nt in their use of electronic communication. Networking provision for universities is expected to improve considerably over the next few yea rs. There is therefore a need to examine their present usage of commun ication technologies, how this depends on the level of facilities avai lable and what the implications are for their future development. The study described here investigates usage at a stratified sample of Sout h Korean universities via a questionnaire survey. It also examines the factors affecting use via a series of interviews. The results suggest that, though infrastructural limitations are important, optimal deplo yment of communication technologies will require organisational change s within the university system.