Advisor
Dae-Keun CHO
TMT
Dae Keun Cho is a member of our TMT practice team. He is a regulatory policy expert with over 20 years of experience in telecommunications and ICT regulatory policies. He also advises clients on online platform regulation policies, telecommunications competition policies, ICT user protection policies, and personal information protection. He has in-depth expertise in global regulatory policy of ICT sector, such as EU (including member states), North America (including US & Canada) and Asia (including Japan and Australia).
Before joining Lee & Ko in 2022, he was executive consultant at Inca research & consulting where for more than 10 years he was responsible for various projects for the government, state-run research institutes, government-affiliated organizations, and ICT companies.
He also actively participates in expert forums and working group for improving ICT policies hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Communications Commission.
He also serves as an adjunct professor at Graduate School of Public Policy, Sogang University.
Before joining Lee & Ko in 2022, he was executive consultant at Inca research & consulting where for more than 10 years he was responsible for various projects for the government, state-run research institutes, government-affiliated organizations, and ICT companies.
He also actively participates in expert forums and working group for improving ICT policies hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Communications Commission.
He also serves as an adjunct professor at Graduate School of Public Policy, Sogang University.
Education
| 2017 | Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University - Ph.D in Public Administration |
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| 2002 | Graduate School of Internet Software, Sejong University – M.A. in Engineering |
| 1997 | Graduate School of Public Administration In Seoul National University - M.A. in Public Administration |
| 1995 | Social Studies Education, Seoul National University – B.A. |
Work Experience
| 2022-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2021 | Member of the 4th Internet Win-Win Development Council of the Korea Communications Commission |
| 2020-2021 | Member of working group for portal search algorithm guideline hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT |
| 2019-Present | Adjunct professor at Graduate School of Public Policy, Sogang University |
| 2009-2021 | Executive Consultant at Inca research & consulting |
| 2017-2021 | Adjunct professor at Suwon Science College |
| 2018-2019 | Adjunct professor at Hosea University |
| 2017-Present | Member of Editors in Journal of Internet Computing and Services |
| 2020 | Member of the online platform policy forum of the Ministry of Science and ICT |
| 2019 | Member of the 2nd Internet Win-Win Development Council of the Korea Communications Commission. |
| 2019 | Member of Net Neutrality policy study group hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT |
| 2018-2019 | Member of the 5G Communication Policy Council of the Ministry of Science and ICT |
| 2006-2009 | Senior Consultant at Ovum Korea |
| 1998-2005 | HanaroTelecom (predecessor company of SK Broadband) |
Languages
| Korean and English |
Awards and Recognitions
| 2021 | Official commendation from the Prime Minister |
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| 2019 | Official commendation from the Chairman of Korea Communication Commission |
| 2003 | Official commendation from the Minister of Information and Communication |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- A Study on the Charge of Using the Internet Network - Focusing on U.S. Internet History and Charter Merger Approval Conditions Litigation – (JICS, 2021)
- Household IoT service users’ preference on the treatment and protection of user-related information (Korea Society of Innovation, 2020)
- Interconnection Fee or Access fee? - Focusing on ISP-CP settlement dispute – (JICS, 2020)
- A Study on Ex-post Regulation of Zero-rating Service - Comparative Legal Study on Relevant Laws and NRA’s Decisions Between Domestic and Overseas Countries – (Informatization Policy, 2019)
- A study on regulatory approach to sharing economy platform (JICS, 2018)
- A Study on Comparison among ‘Network Slicing’, ‘Specialized services’ and ‘Paid Prioritization services’ in 5G era (KABS, 2018)
- A Study on the Validity of Net Neutrality Regulation in Respect of Zero-Rating (JICS, 2017)
- A Study on the Strategy of Platform Operator for Free Mobile Data : from the Perspectives of Business Opportunity and Risk (JICS, 2017)
- A study on the relevant market definition of online search advertising - Focusing on Naver, Korean Search & Portal service provider – (JICS, 2017)
- A Study on Regulation of Video on Demand Advertisements (JICS, 2016)
- Improving the Interconnection rule of the Telecommunication Business Act (Informatization Policy, 2007)
- The optimal usage model for internet (KATP, Co-authors 2019)
- A presentation seeking ways to coexist with global OTT and sustainable ICT ecosystems (Korea Society for Media policy studies, 2021)
- Some questions surrounding 5G - Focusing on meaning, policy, and business model – (JICA, 2020)
- ICT Industry Outlook Conference (IITP, 2018, 2019, 2020)
