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The goal of the organization is to further enhance the image of Korea’s national brand by promoting Korean heritage and arts through these cultural centers.Table of ContentsMain missions[edit]History[edit]Initiatives[edit]Web portal of the government[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Main missions[edit]\u00a4 To upgrade the country’s nation brand and to publicize government policiesCarrying out projects to boost the nation brandProviding support for summit diplomacy by organizing cultural events and operating press centers during presidential visits abroadPromoting Korea’s key administrative priorities and major government policies around the world\u00a4 To promote the spread of Hallyu and to expand cultural exchangesOperating overseas cultural centers and strengthening their cultural exchange functionOrganizing various international cultural exchange programsExpanding cultural experience programs for foreign nationals living in Korea\u00a4 To produce promotional content and to facilitate its useProducing and distributing promotional content about Korea for use overseasCarrying out online promotion through Korea.net, the official government multilingual web portal\u00a4 To foster cooperative media relationsProviding support to foreign correspondents and visiting journalists in their coverage of KoreaOperating the Foreign Press Center KoreaOrganizing invitational programs for media professionals from around the worldIn its early years, as the Korean Overseas Information Service (KOIS), it also issued foreign language propaganda reports, such as on the Third Tunnel of Aggression.[2]History[edit]December 1971 – Inaugurated as the Korean Overseas Information Service (KOIS) under the Ministry of Culture and Information.January 1990 – Affiliated with the Ministry of Information upon the division of the Ministry of Culture and Information into two separate ministries.February 1998 – Affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism upon the disbandment of the Ministry of Information, and its name changed to the Korean Overseas Culture and Information Service (KOCIS).May 1999 – Affiliated with the newly launched Government Information Agency, and its name reverted to Korean Overseas Information Service(KOCIS)February 2008 – Affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) in accordance with a revision to the Government Organization Act, and its name changed to the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS).February 2012 – Transferred responsibilities for the missions and tasks entrusted with the Korean Cultural Centers and Culture and Information Officers to the International Cultural Affairs Division of the MCSTSeptember 2013 – Reassumed responsibilities for supporting and evaluating the Korean Cultural Centers and Culture and Information Officers as well as for specific executions of the Centers’ programs from the International Cultural Affairs Division of the MCSTJanuary 2015 – Reassumed the full remaining responsibilities for the work of the Korean Cultural Centers and Culture and Information Officers form the International Cultural Affairs Division of the MCSTInitiatives[edit]Web portal of the government[edit]KOCIS manages KOREA.net, the official web portal of the South Korean government.[3]References[edit]External links[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/2019\/11\/25\/korean-culture-and-information-service\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Korean Culture and Information Service"}}]}]