• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.617-637
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• 2010

As the impact of S&T on daily life increases, efforts to predict and anticipate the adverse effects of S&T development on human society and the natural environments are reinforced. In addition, public character of S&T demands wider participation of various stakeholders in R&D process. In response to these demands, Technology Assessment (TA) was introduced in the process of S&T policy formation. The Korean TA exercises were carried out 5 times since 2003 through 2008 by Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP), the necessity of which was incorporated in the S&T basic law. TA in Korea has been continuously upgraded in terms of organizational structure and procedure, but still in progress to take into account of problems exposed so far. In this paper, problems of TA in Korea are examined in terms of law, sponsor, management, and utilization. Suggestions for its improvement such as sophistication of methods and linking to national S&T planning are proposed.

• Proceedings of the Korea Technology Innovation Society Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.515-534
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• 2017

본 연구는 Kingdon의 다중흐름모형(MSF: Multiple Stream Framework)을 통하여 정부연구개발예산 중 미래성장동력 부문에 대한 예산결정 과정을 살펴보았다. 연구 대상은 대통령 의지로 의제가 발기된 정책의제 국가전략프로젝트이며 비합리적 의사결정에 대한 견제수단으로 활용되는 예비타당성조사가 예산의 결정단계로 이어지는 일련의 과정을 살펴보았다. 연구의의는 3개 흐름에서 행해지는 비합리적 의사결정 케이스를 확인하고, 정부 R&D 사업의 예산결정과정에서 온-오프 스위치 역할을 하고 있는 게이트 키퍼(gate keeper)인 사업 평가자(PM), 구체적 사업계획안을 만드는 부처의 사업기획자, 그리고 자문역할을 하는 전문가집단을 정책혁신가로 바라볼 수 있다는 의의를 발견했다. 공공부문의 정책혁신가는 사업을 기획한 부처와 같이 자기(부처)이익을 추구하지는 않지만 공공가치를 추구하는 독립적인 위치에 있었고, 어느 일면에는 과학기술분야의 성장과 발전을 바라고 있었다. 다시 말해, 연구는 정책혁신가라는 존재가 특정한 개인 또는 집단일 뿐만 아니라 2개 집단 이상의 복수의 정책혁신가가 있을 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였다. 특히, 예비타당성조사에서 PM이 흐름 간의 중개를 상향적 직접적으로 수행하지 않지만, 하향적으로 사업기획자 등 주체들 간 의견을 조정하고 합의를 이끌어 내는 모습은 중요 활동을 하고 있음이 확인되었다. 연구는 정책혁신가의 새로운 형태를 발견하였지만, 정책결정의 전 주기가 아닌 정부예산 이후 국회예산이라는 특정 시기를 대상으로 하였는데, 분석 과정에서 예산과 시간의 제약으로 사업기획을 담당했던 부처 및 기재부공무원, 해당기술 분야 연구자, 국회 관계자 등 관련 주체들의 견해를 고루 담아내지 못한 아쉬움이 있다. 향후 다양한 참여자들의 의견을 수렴할 수 있다면 정책 결정 과정에 정책혁신가의 다층적(Multiple) 존재 여부와 특성을 면밀히 들여다 볼 수 있을 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2020.06a
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• pp.232-232
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• 2020

하천기본계획 수립이나 생태하천 조성사업 등 다양한 하천사업에서 하천측량은 대상 하천의 지형 현황과 과거 사업이후의 변화량을 확인할 수 있는 중요한 요소이다. 국내 측량 기준인 공공측량작업규정(국토지리정보원)에서 하천 측량은 육지부에서는 횡단측량을 수부에서는 수심측량을 실시하고 수심측량은 음향측심기 사용을 원칙으로 한다. 국내 대부분의 수심측량은 단빔 음향측심기를 사용하고 있는 실정이며 일부 수심 확보 구간 또는 연구목적으로 멀티빔 음향측심기를 적용한 사례가 일부 보고된 바가 있다. 최근 수심측정이 가능한 항공수심측량(Airbone LiDAR Bathymetry) 장비 중 핵심계측기기인 Green LiDAR 센서 국산화 및 경량화에 관한 연구가 진행중이다. 이에 본 연구는 국내 하천 여건에서 개발 센서가 어느 정도의 활용성을 확보할 수 있는지를 검토하였다. 우선 환경부가 운영중인 수질자동측정망 71개 지점의 정기측정성과 중 탁도에 관한 일자료를 확보가 가능한 45개 지점을 대상으로 G-LiDAR 센서의 SD(Secchi Depth)를 기준으로 가용계측일을 산정해 보았다. 분석기간은 '12. 7.부터 '19.12.까지이며 분석기간중 SD 1.5m(1.94 NTU 추정) 기준을 만족하는 기간은 한강 2.07년, 낙동강 0.64년, 금강 2.21년, 영산강 2.71년으로 나타났다. 또한 지점별 가용기간 분석결과 분석기간인 7.33년 동안 탁도 기준이하인 운영 가능 기간은 연중 평균 80여일(2.74개월)로 나타나 제한적이나마 활용이 가능할 것으로 확인되었다. 향후 현장조사를 통해 공공측량 성과와 대상수계의 탁도 실측자료와의 연계분석을 통해 정확한 활용성 검토를 수행할 예정이다. 향후 적용 센서의 개발 성능목표를 달성한다면 하천내의 다양한 분야에서 활용이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.41 no.5
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• pp.581-589
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• 2021

With the recent increase in the introduction of micro-electric vehicles in Korea, interest in micro-electric vehicle user satisfaction is increasing to revitalize related markets. In this paper, a basic study was conducted on the development of public services using micro-electric vehicle based on the constituent factors of user satisfaction. The survey includes: ① 'Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for selecting the priority factors of user satisfaction of micro-electric vehicles', ② 'A survey of micro-electric vehicles image' to collect data in advance for providing users' preferences and transportation services for micro-electric vehicles, ③ In order to investigate the user satisfaction level of users who actually operated micro-electric vehicles, the order of 'user satisfaction survey of micro-electric vehicle drivers' was conducted. In the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) analysis, it was found that users regarded as important in the order of 'user utilization data', 'vehicle movement data', and 'charging service data'. In the micro-electric vehicle image survey, users perceived micro-electric vehicles more positively in terms of "safety", 'durability', 'Ride comfort', 'design', 'MOOE (Maintenance and other operating expense)', and 'environment-friendly' when comparing micro-electric vehicles with electric motorcycles. In the survey on the user satisfaction of micro-electric vehicle drivers, the use of micro-electric vehicle did not directly affect work performance efficiency, and there was an experience of being disadvantaged on the road due to the size of the micro-electric vehicle, and driving in a cluster of micro-electric vehicle for outdoor advertisements. The city's public relations effect was great, but it was concerned about safety. In the future, based on the results of this study, we plan to build a user satisfaction structural equation model, preemptively discover feedback R&D for micro-electric vehicle utilization services in the public field, and actively seek to discover new public mobility support services.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.119-133
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• 2024

As a result of significant investments by the government in promoting public technology commercialization and fostering a venture startup ecosystem, there have been quantitative achievements, such as the registration of over 1,600 Innopolis Start-ups since 2006, generating a total revenue of 1.1 trillion won as of 2021. However, these achievements have been overshadowed by critical qualitative challenges, including a continuous decline in average revenue per Innopolis Start-up. This led to a focus on whether managers' technological and market orientations affect business performance. This study aims to provide insights into improving the qualitative growth of Innopolis Start-ups by analyzing the effects of technological and market orientations on business performance, as well as the moderating effects of adjusting marketing and research and development (R&D) costs on this relationship. Through prior research and empirical analysis, this study derives three main findings. First, technological excellence and innovation significantly influence the business performance of Innopolis Start-ups, while technological intensity does not. Second, customer orientation and competitive orientation significantly impact business performance, whereas entry barriers as a single factor do not. Third, adjusting marketing and R&D costs, as controlled variables obtained through general situations, has no direct impact on other variables. However, it interacts with entry barriers, influencing financial business performance, with R&D costs exhibiting a negative buffering effect and marketing costs showing a positive enhancing effect. This study confirms that both technological and market orientations directly influence the business performance of Innopolis Start-ups, thus being crucial factors affecting their growth. Moreover, it establishes that investments in marketing and R&D play significant roles in alleviating initial entry barriers and enhancing financial performance. Consequently, it underscores the importance of reinforcing technological and market orientations tailored to the characteristics of Innopolis Start-ups. Additionally, it proposes five theoretical contributions: strengthening institutional support systems for technology commercialization and innovation, improving qualitative evaluation criteria during the selection process of Innopolis Start-ups, conducting comprehensive analyses of technological and market aspects during startup selection, enhancing support for marketing education and consulting for smooth market entry, and supporting expenditure strategies and milestone setting tailored to the industrial characteristics of individual Innopolis Start-ups.

• Spatial Information Research
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.67-79
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• 2014

These days open source softwares are being introduced and applied in many countries in the world. Especially, both government and private companies tend to become an spearhead in vitalizing the open source software. In this paper we try to check the degree of vitalizations in open source GIS software and to draw implications in vitalizing ecosystem of open source GIS software. Key players of open source GIS software ecosystem are government, private companies, academic and research institutes, and nonprofit foundations. Government does not have very little policies related to the investment and the support of open source GIS software. Private companies related to the open source GIS software are very few in the number and do not have any clear business model to make a profit. Academic and research institutes are weak in using the open source GIS software, which can be an major obstacle to cultivate software developers. OSGeo Korean branch, established in 2009, is the only nonprofit foundation in Korea which makes an effort to vitalize the open source GIS software, but its results are not very strong up to now in view of both quality and invigoration. In order to vitalize the open source GIS software ecosystem, lots of efforts of key players are needed. Especially, government efforts are very important because it can provide a trigger in vitalizing the open source GIS software ecosystem. The tasks that government should propel are R&D investment, test bed projects in the area of public sector, professional manpower training, and international cooperation and marketing.

• Spatial Information Research
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.1-7
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• 2011

For desirable ubiquitous web environments, one of the R&D projects by Korean Land Spatialization Group, has been done to develop a geospatial platform for custom ized land information and geospatial services. To make a better judgement for the investment in the project, analyses for evaluating value of the platform technology and others are done to propose better strategies for the future project management and commercialization of the platform technology. Wiith review of theories and evaluation methods for the technological values, this study suggests 3 evaluating methods: cost approach methods, market approach methods, and income approach methods with focusing on the customized geospatial information platform technology. Results of the evaluation are as follows: the value(over 3,600 million won) estimated by using cost approach methods is larger than the value(over 2,200 million won) using income approach method. Based on evaluation time and methods, the estimated value of geospatial platform technology can be different. This study is performed in relatively early stage of technology developments and results of it will be a reference for commercialization of customized geospatial information platform technology.

• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.1445-1473
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• 2018

This study aims to analyze research-based spin-off companies, which are established in Innopolis to promote the commercialization of R&D outputs of public institutions. We analyzed 175 technology-based start-ups, which were founded before 2016, to examine how the companies' capabilities affect the sales growth rate. The results show that technological capability and entrepreneurial capability have positive relations with sales growth, while network capability and finance capability do not have significant associations. In addition, R&D intensity (R&D expenditure per employee) has moderating effects on the association between firm capabilities and sales growth rate since it strengthens the effect of technological capability and entrepreneurial capability but weakens the influence of network capability. This study contributes to widening the understanding of the importance of capabilities of research-based spin-off companies and their performance, and differs from most previous literature since it uses objective and quantitative data. It further suggests policy implications that the enhancement of technological and entrepreneurial capability are important for the stable growth of technology-based startups in the early stage.

• Journal of Intelligence and Information Systems
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.177-198
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• 2018

Recently, as economic property it has become necessary to acquire and utilize the framework for water resource measurement and performance management as the property of water resources changes to hold "public property". To date, the evaluation of water technology has been carried out by feasibility study analysis or technology assessment based on net present value (NPV) or benefit-to-cost (B/C) effect, however it is not yet systemized in terms of valuation models to objectively assess an economic value of technology-based business to receive diffusion and feedback of research outcomes. Therefore, K-water (known as a government-supported public company in Korea) company feels the necessity to establish a technology valuation framework suitable for technical characteristics of water resources fields in charge and verify an exemplified case applied to the technology. The K-water evaluation technology applied to this study, as a public interest goods, can be used as a tool to measure the value and achievement contributed to society and to manage them. Therefore, by calculating the value in which the subject technology contributed to the entire society as a public resource, we make use of it as a basis information for the advertising medium of performance on the influence effect of the benefits or the necessity of cost input, and then secure the legitimacy for large-scale R&D cost input in terms of the characteristics of public technology. Hence, K-water company, one of the public corporation in Korea which deals with public goods of 'water resources', will be able to establish a commercialization strategy for business operation and prepare for a basis for the performance calculation of input R&D cost. In this study, K-water has developed a web-based technology valuation model for public interest type water resources based on the technology evaluation system that is suitable for the characteristics of a technology in water resources fields. In particular, by utilizing the evaluation methodology of the Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan to match the expense items to the expense accounts based on the related benefit items, we proposed the so-called 'K-water's proprietary model' which involves the 'cost-benefit' approach and the FCF (Free Cash Flow), and ultimately led to build a pipeline on the K-water research performance management system and then verify the practical case of a technology related to "desalination". We analyze the embedded design logic and evaluation process of web-based valuation system that reflects characteristics of water resources technology, reference information and database(D/B)-associated logic for each model to calculate public interest-based and profit-based technology values in technology integrated management system. We review the hybrid evaluation module that reflects the quantitative index of the qualitative evaluation indices reflecting the unique characteristics of water resources and the visualized user-interface (UI) of the actual web-based evaluation, which both are appended for calculating the business value based on financial data to the existing web-based technology valuation systems in other fields. K-water's technology valuation model is evaluated by distinguishing between public-interest type and profitable-type water technology. First, evaluation modules in profit-type technology valuation model are designed based on 'profitability of technology'. For example, the technology inventory K-water holds has a number of profit-oriented technologies such as water treatment membranes. On the other hand, the public interest-type technology valuation is designed to evaluate the public-interest oriented technology such as the dam, which reflects the characteristics of public benefits and costs. In order to examine the appropriateness of the cost-benefit based public utility valuation model (i.e. K-water specific technology valuation model) presented in this study, we applied to practical cases from calculation of benefit-to-cost analysis on water resource technology with 20 years of lifetime. In future we will additionally conduct verifying the K-water public utility-based valuation model by each business model which reflects various business environmental characteristics.

• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.125-146
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• 1998

본 연구의 목적은 우리나라의 대형국가연구개발프로그램인 Biotech2000프로그램에 대한 체계적인 평가를 시도하는데 있다. 대형연구개발프로그램과 그 평가에 관련된 연구가 아직 구조화되지 못한 상황이기 때문에 공공정책학분야에서 발전되어온 정책평가이론을 바탕으로 대형연구개발프로그램의 평가를 하기 위한 탐색적인 개념틀을 적립하고, 이를 바탕으로 총14년(1994-2007)의 장기대형프로그램으로 1단계를 마친 Biotech 2000프로그램을 대상으로 프로그램평가의 구성요소 및 이들간의 관계를 체계적으로 평가하여 정책적 시사점을 얻고자 하였다. 평가는 참여자와의 인터뷰조사와 생명공학관련 산·학·연 연구자에 대한 설문조사 및 그 밖의 2차 자료를 통하여 이루어졌으며, 평가의 구성요소로는 프로그램의 원칙 및 전략평가, 추진체계 및 집행평가 그리고 목표달성평가(성과 및 영향평가)를 대상으로 하였다. 본 프로그램은 범부처적인 프로그램으로 프로그램의 형성 및 집행에 있어 성공적으로 이루어지고 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 특히 프로그램의 초기단계이긴 하지만 생명공학기술의 중요성에 대한 인식의 확산에 결정적인 기여를 한 것으로 보인다. 그러나 부처간의 조정이나 연구과제의 비일관성, 산업화에 대한 전략 등의 부재가 문제인 것으로 나타났다.