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A comparative analysis on market and technology in water industry

물산업 시장과 기술 비교분석

  • Park, Imsu (Department of Social Economy and Business, Hannam University)
  • 박임수 (한남대학교 사회적경제기업학과)
  • Received : 2021.10.14
  • Accepted : 2021.11.29
  • Published : 2021.12.15
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Abstract

This study investgates Korean water technology through the water market perspective and analyses its competitiveness. Based on the water technology classification, water technology competitiveness is analysed through the technological influence index and market dominance index which are based on the extracted water technology patents from the US, Europe, Korea, and Japan for the last decade. As a result, the Korean water technology patents were lack in influence and competitiveness in global market considering the large volume of patents. There are two most tech-influential industries in Korea; manufacturing industry consisting pipes, sterilization, disinfection, and advanced water purification equipment, and construction industry including seawater desalination and water resource development. Due to the domestic usage of the patents, the Korean water technology patents scored low in global market PFS(Patent Family Size) index compared to their CPP(Cites Per Patent) index. The study is meaningful in a way that the analysis on Korean water technology competitiveness using water technology classification system and patent analysis was conducted based on the perspective of the global water market.

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Acknowledgement

본 결과물은 환경부 "물산업 실태분석을 통한 국내 물산업 진흥 추진전략 마련 연구" 과제의 지원을 받아 연구되었습니다.

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