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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2022.20.5.599

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

Jung, Won-Joong (Future Technology Promotion Team, Gyeonggido Business & Science Accelerators)
Choi, NakHyeok (Division of Public Administration, Gachon University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.20, no.5, 2022 , pp. 599-608 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Makerspace; Maker; Digital Transformation; Digital Open Lab; D.N.A;
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