Stenographers

Korea

Shorthand for the native Korean alphabet Hangul saw limited use before the 1945 liberation of Korea. It only began to see practical use after that. Various systems were developed in the 1940s and 1950s. After the 1948 establishment of South Korea, the National Assembly had its stenographers adopt a variety of styles. In 1969, the parliamentary style Hangul shorthand (의회식; 議會式; Uihoesik) was developed and became the widespread standard, although other standards continued to be used. The need for Hangul shorthand faded with the rise of computerized stenography in the 1990s.