Leadership
KDS Leadership: Shaping the Direction of International Development
Deputy Director / Research Fellow
Myeong-seok Song
myeongseok@kds.re.kr
02-539-7105
Specialized Sectors
Key Operating Regions
Education
- Completion of Doctoral Coursework in Public Administration (Public Policy), Kookmin University
- M.A. in Middle East and African Studies, Graduate School of International and Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Professional Experience
- Deputy Director, Development Consulting Group / Research Fellow, KDS
Project Experience
- PMC Service for Enhancing e-Participation and Anti-corruption System (e-People) in Tunisia / KOICA, Public Relations Specialist
- PMC Service for Strengthening National Informatization Capacity for Digital Transformation in the Kyrgyz Republic / KOICA, Performance Management Specialist
- PMC Service for Capacity Building of Software-Specialized High Schools in Rwanda / KOICA, Performance Management Specialist
- PMC Service for Establishing the Foundations of Digital Governance in Nigeria / KOICA, Digital Government Capacity Building Specialist
- Project for Strengthening the Support System for Startups and Corporate Innovation through the Establishment of the Quito Innovation Center in Ecuador / KOICA, PL
- PMC Service for Strengthening Innovation Capacity through the Establishment of an Innovation Roadmap in Azerbaijan / KOICA, Local Program Capacity Building Specialist
- Korea-Laos Digital Government Cooperation Center Joint Projects / NIA, IT Support Technician
- Korea-Uzbekistan Digital Government Cooperation Center Joint Projects / NIA, IT Support Technician
- Performance Management Service for Public-Private Partnership Social and Solidarity Economy Programs (Guatemala, Laos, Rwanda, Mongolia, Uganda, Cambodia, Philippines) / KOICA, Performance Management Specialist
- Project for Strengthening ICT-based Secondary School Teachers' Capacity in Nicaragua / KOICA, Project Management PMO
- Self-evaluation of the ICT-ODA Support Project for Improving Broadcasting Environments in Developing Countries / KISDI, Co-researcher
- 2021 Self-evaluation of the ICT Policy Cooperation and Educational Broadcasting Establishment/Operation Project in Developing Countries / KISDI, Evaluation Support
- Project for Improving the Implementation System of Tourism ODA / Korea Tourism Organization, Co-researcher
- Research on the Introduction of the Saemaul Geumgo (Community Credit Cooperatives) System in Developing Countries / Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Co-researcher
