The reason behind forced ActiveX usage and HWP usage in South Korea

Can people tell me what is really behind this? I think it is the corrupt behavior of the South Korean government people who are in charge. There are many other ways to securitize the system not using this type of strange solutions? I think that local cheap suppliers of programs who employ people who cannot really write prorgames at dirt cheap wages are the sources of corruption instead of Microsoft. Microsoft basically did nothing except making it easier for Korean to use...