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A study on the advancement of makerspace as a digital transformation platform

디지털전환 플랫폼으로서의 메이커스페이스 고도화 방안연구

  • Jung, Won-Joong (Future Technology Promotion Team, Gyeonggido Business & Science Accelerators) ;
  • Choi, NakHyeok (Division of Public Administration, Gachon University)
  • 정원중 (경기도 경제과학진흥원 미래기술진흥팀) ;
  • 최낙혁 (가천대학교 행정학과)
  • Received : 2022.02.20
  • Accepted : 2022.05.20
  • Published : 2022.05.28

Abstract

There has been criticism that the government-led makerspace did not reflect the actual demand of makers, so there was a limit to performance creation. In this regard, the study aims to diagnose the current status and problems of makerspace and to suggest the implication to respond to policy demand. To this end, we analyzed the current status of makerspace by utilizing the government documents. Then, we conducted a survey of SMEs related to ICT devices that experienced makerspace, and analyzed their opinions on D·N·A technology demand, management difficulties, and governments' support policies. As results, the study proposed several improvement measures to upgrade makerspace as a digital conversion platform as follows. First, due to the nature of the existing industry for introducing D·N·A technology, there is a limit for companies to enter the market on their own, so comprehensive support from the government is needed. Second, it is necessary to establish and expand an empirical test bed for the development of new products and services so that various types of metaverse contents can be discovered and digital transformation convergence models of existing businesses can be derived. Third, by modifying the support method to operate the makerspace as a platform that implements the government-led start-up support policy, boldly transfer what the private sector can do well to the private sector. The participants of Industry·University·Institute Collaboration should freely share ideas and help the common problem be solved. Based on the problems and the findings for improvement, it is expected that the current makerspace would be upgraded to a digital conversion platform suitable for the demand of the field.

정부주도로 설립된 기존의 메이커스페이스는 현장의 실제 수요를 반영하지 못하여 성과창출에 한계가 있다는 비판이 있었다. 이러한 문제의식에서, 본 연구는 메이커스페이스의 현황과 문제점을 진단하고, 수요에 대응하기 위한 개선방안을 제시하는데 목적을 두었다. 이를 위해 정부의 정책자료를 분석하여 메이커스페이스의 현황을 정리하였고, 해당 시설을 사용하는 ICT 디바이스 관련 중소기업을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하여 D·N·A 기술수요, 경영 애로사항, 정부지원 정책에 대한 의견을 분석하였다. 연구결과 본 연구는 디지털전환 플랫폼으로서의 메이커스페이스 고도화 방안에 대해 다음과 같이 제안하였다. 첫째, D·N·A 기술을 도입하기 위한 기존 산업의 특성상 기업이 자체적으로 시장에 진입하기에는 한계가 있으므로 정부차원의 종합지원이 필요하다. 둘째, 신제품·서비스 개발을 위한 실증 테스트베드를 구축·확대해 다양한 형태의 메타버스 콘텐츠 발굴과 기존 사업의 디지털전환 융합 모델이 도출될 수 있도록 해야 한다. 셋째, 메이커스페이스를 정부주도의 창업지원 정책을 구현하는 플랫폼으로서 운영하고자 하는 지원방식을 수정하여, 민간에서 잘 할 수 있는 부분은 과감히 민간에 이관하고 그 안에서 산학연 참여주체가 자유롭게 아이디어를 공유하고 공동의 문제를 해결하도록 지원해야 한다. 본 연구에서 발견한 문제점과 개선방안을 고려하여, 기존의 메이커스페이스가 현장의 수요에 적합한 디지털전환 플랫폼으로 고도화되길 기대한다.

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