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Analysis of the Efficiency of National SW R&D Projects Using DEA

DEA를 활용한 SW 국가연구개발사업 효율성 분석

  • Ro, Seok-Hyun (Department of Industrial & Information Systems, Graduate school of Public Policy and Information Technology, Seoul National University of Science & Technology) ;
  • Cho, Nam-Wook (Department of Industrial & Information Systems Engineering, Seoul National University of Science & Technology)
  • Received : 2021.02.24
  • Accepted : 2021.04.17
  • Published : 2021.05.31
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Abstract

As software(SW) has been considered as a key driver of the fourth industrial revolution, significant R&D investment has been made by Korean government. Despite the attention and support by the government, systematic analysis on the SW R&D efficiency has not been fully addressed. In this study, the efficiency of SW national research and development projects was analyzed using Data Envelopment Analysis(DEA) techniques. Efficiency was measured from both static and dynamic perspectives based on 1,463 projects conducted by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency(NIPA) from 2008 to 2018. The static efficiency analysis identified the causes of inefficiency as scale and technology problems. As a result of dynamic efficiency analysis, we present a sector-specific response model using an efficiency-stability matrix. This study is meaningful in that efficiency analysis was conducted on the entire SW national R&D project, and static/dynamic efficiency analysis results are expected to be used as a guideline for planning SW national R&D project.

4차 산업혁명의 핵심 동인으로서 Software(이하 SW)의 중요성이 더욱 커짐에 따라, 정부는 국가 경쟁력 강화를 위해 SW R&D 투자를 늘리고 SW 관련 정책을 지속적으로 수립하고 있다. 하지만 SW 연구개발에 대한 정부의 지속적인 투자에 비해, SW 연구개발 투자성과에 대한 체계적 분석은 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 Data Envelopment Analysis(DEA) 기법을 이용하여 SW 국가연구개발 사업의 분야별 효율성을 분석하였다. 2008년~2018년까지 정보통신산업진흥원(NIPA)에서 수행된 1,463개 과제정보를 토대로 효율성을 정태적/동태적 관점에서 측정하였다. 정태적 관점의 규모효율성 측정을 통해 비효율성 원인을 규모와 기술문제로 분석하였다. DEA/Window 모형을 이용한 동태적 효율성 분석 결과를 제시하고 효율성-안정성 매트릭스를 이용해 분야별 대응 모델을 제시하였다. 본 연구는 SW 국가연구 개발사업 전체를 대상으로 효율성 분석을 수행했다는 점에 의의가 있으며, 정태적/동태적 효율성 분석결과는 향후 SW 국가연구개발사업 기획 시 기초자료로 활용이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

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