The Ministry of Information and Communication held an inaugural meeting at Lotte Hotel in Seoul Thursday (July 28) for the creation of the u-Work Forum, jointly composed of the industry, academy, research institutes and officialdom with the purpose of stepping up the establishment and spreading of u- Work environment in the country. The u-Work environment refers to a new mode of work circumstances under which workers, taking advantage of sophisticated wired and wireless communication technologies at their disposal, can conduct their routine business at any time and any place. Globalization of the business environment, demand for balanced regional development, and shift in a sense of values in quest of a better quality of life combined with the Ubiquitous Network, create better conditions for u-Work settings, according to the ministry. Park Tae-il, vice president of Korea Telecommunication Network Laboratory, who has spearheaded the preparation of u-Work environment, will form and run three committees covering services, technology and legal systems under u-Work by accommodating opinions from the industry, academy and research institutes. Through activities of the three committees, the forum (www.uwf.or.kr) will analyze examples of u-Work in and out of the country, develop standard models for u-Work applied services, work out ways of applying pilot schemes as well as launch a campaign for its publicity.