A comparative investigation on IT improvement opportunities between Korea and Thailand: A critical study based on United Nations´ E-government indexes

This research aims at IT from an extended point of view using the United Nations´ E-government Surveys. Having two specific countries, Korea and Thailand, this research has accomplished the current status of the two countries´ Internet situation and comparisons the two countries with leading countries in IT as a whole. To meet the ultimate goals of finding recommendations for both countries in accordance with prioritized indicators of significance and urgency, this research includes a comparative evaluation between Korea and Thailand and between the two countries and the leading countries in IT development. This research paper has found that Korea took the foremost place in e-government development index, and Thailand has ranked in the 76^th place. The research has shown which indicator (parameter) of three indicator groups Korea and Thailand should focus first in accordance with its significance and urgency.