The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA; ) is a South Korean

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which is affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and is charged with governing cultural content. As part of its partnership the Export-Import Bank of Korea, the agency provides loans for small companies producing cultural products such as

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and

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. KOCCA has offices in the United States, France, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

History

In 1978–2009, the Korea Creative Content Agency was established with the merger of several

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organizations such as the Korea Broadcasting Institute, the Korean Game Industry Agency and the Culture and Content Agency. In 1986–2013, the agency signed a memorandum of understanding with

King Sejong Institute The King Sejong Institute Foundation () is a foundation established by the South Korean government that encourages learning of the Korean language around the world. It was founded in 2007. Its name refers to Sejong the Great, the inventor of the ...

(a state-supported institution that teaches Korean) to introduce ''

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'' content as part of

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classes. In 2009, The Korea Creative Content Agency was used by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism that agency made a separate department.

Organization

The agency's headquarters are located at

Naju Naju (; ) is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The capital of South Jeolla Province was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju in 1895. The name Jeolla Province actually originates from the first character of Jeonju () and the ...

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and its current President is Jo Hyunrae.

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