Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy

Asian Society for Innovation and Policy (아시아기술혁신학회)
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The Historical Change of Policies on Research Facilities and Equipment of South Korea

  • Hwang, ByungSang (National Research Facilities & Equipment Center, KBSI) ;
  • Park, JiYoung (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2022.08.04
  • Accepted : 2022.08.27
  • Published : 2022.08.31
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Abstract

This study analyzed changes in the national research facilities & equipment (RFE) policies historically promoted by the Rho administration (2003~2007), Lee administration (2008~2012), Park administration (2013~2016), and Moon administration (2017~2019) in South Korea. By adding new variables such as policy goals and policy means to a model suggested by Hogwood and Peters (1983), policy change types and their flow could be better classified. Korean RFE policies showed various flows in the policy change types instead of a general flow, which is the order of policy innovation -> policy innovation -> policy succession -> policy succession. This finding indicates that each administration could pursue a higher-level policy change purposively. It is highly required to prepare policy development that devotes to organizing and operating a national council, reflecting in the government's comprehensive plan after evaluating policy effectiveness, improving items needed for the RFE status survey, and unifying the research equipment registration.

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Acknowledgement

The authors are grateful to the 11 staff members, including Dr. Euh Duk Jeong, the former director of the National Research Facilities & Equipment Center from the Korea Basic Science Institute, who provided their valuable interviews on this topic. Also, we thank Dr. Jinhyo Joseph Yun of DGIST for useful comments on the draft of this article.

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