Can Science and Technology Be a Silver Bullet for the North Korean Economy?
One of the main themes to come out of Kim Jong Un’s speech to the Workers’ Party plenary in late December is a new emphasis on science and technology. The…
State Academy of Sciences
A closer look at the e-learning system
The North Korean media have made some noise in the past few months about a new distance-education system. There have been several reports on KCNA about the system and in…
Distance education network reportedly launched
In mid November the North Korean state media carried stories about the inauguration of a new distance-learning network. The reports expand on a brief bulletin issued in early October about…
