• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.545-563
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• 2009

In an era of global competition, international cooperation in science and technology plays a key role in determining a nation's competitiveness. In fact, without international cooperation, it is almost impossible to keep in touch with the fast-changing technology. In regard to this, the Korean government put much efforts into building a strong base for global R&D networking. As a result, the environment for international cooperation has improved a lot. However, the outputs of international cooperation are still poor and fall short of expectations. With the importance of international cooperation in science and technology rising more and more, it is meaningful to examine the current situation of international cooperation in S&T and analyse the outputs of the cooperation activities to review our past and present international cooperation activities. Therefore, this paper focuses on analyzing the outputs of the MEST's international S&T cooperation programs in various ways and recommends ways to improve the outputs of the international cooperation in science and technology.

• Science & Technology Policy
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• v.2 no.16 s.16
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• pp.13-20
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• 1992

최근 국제기술환경은 국가 간 기술 개발 경쟁이 치열해지는 동시에 상호 협력도 확대되는 「경쟁」과 「협력」이 공존하는 상황이 전개되고 있다. 특히 세계의 1%에도 미치지 못하는 연구 개발 자원을 보유하고 있는 우리 나라의 경우, 인적·물적 자원의 한계를 극복하기 위해서는 「국제협력」에 적극 참여하는 것만이 유일한 번영의 길이라고 할 수 있다. 이러한 추세에 대응하여 과거 미국과 일본에 과도하게 의존되었던 기술 협력은 최근 EC, 소련, 동구권 등으로 다변화되고 있다. 향후 기술 협력의 추진 방향은 우리의 기술 개발 목표와 해외의 강점 분야를 연계한 쌍무협력을 강화하고, 국제 공동 연구에의 적극 참여와 지구적 문제의 해결에 능동적으로 동참하는 다국간 협력을 추진할 것으로 전망된다. 이하 미국, 일본, EC, 북한, 소련 및 북방 국가들과의 '92년도의 주요기술협력사항을 전망해본다. (편집자 주)

• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.638-655
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• 2010

The importance of international science and technology cooperation is growing more and more, but we do not know much about what criteria could be used to choose a science or a technology that needs international cooperation first and foremost among many kinds of competing sciences and technologies. Moreover, this selection process is affected by evaluators' or science/technology experts' perception, but we do not quite know what they actually see when they evaluate the needs of international cooperation. This study investigates the conditions that international science and technology cooperation is encouraged by scholars and researchers in various areas. Based on theoretical arguments of Transaction Cost Economics, Measurement View, and Knowledge-Based View, we drew hypotheses on when experts perceive greater needs of international cooperation. Using the classification categories of 10 major sciences and technologies, we collected data from 151 respondents from scientists in research institutions and colleges. As a result, we found that experts in science and technology areas perceive strong needs of international cooperation when the importance of focal science or technology is high and the relative national level of focal science or technology is low. Also, we found that the importance and relative level of focal science and technology have positive moderating effects each other. Lastly, we found that when experts evaluate their own major areas, the strength of positive relationship between the importance of science and technology and needs of international cooperation is diminished.

• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.516-551
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• 2011

This study analysed the institutional evolution of Korea's international cooperation of science and technology (S&T) from the viewpoint of the historical institutionalism. For this, it examined Korea's institutions for international S&T cooperation by dividing the whole period from the Korean war to the present into five sub-periods; period of technology aids, technology transfer, mutual cooperation, expanded cooperation, and highly sophisticated cooperation, respectively. It, then, reviewed the evolving process and characteristics of each period. In this study, the structure (environment), the actor (government), the institution of higher rank (science & technology policy) were considered as variables influencing upon the institutions of the international S&T cooperation. Upon this assumption, this study analysed how and through what evolutionary process the international S&T cooperation institutions have evolved so far. This study obtained the following conclusions; First, the study confirmed the existence of the "institutional layering" in the institutions of the international S&T cooperation in Korea. The momentums for the change of the institutions of the international S&T cooperation stem from international environment and domestic economic environment. They influence upon economic policy, industrial policy, and S&T policy, which, together with the actor (the government), again brings about the institutional evolution of the international S&T cooperation. Second, the institutional evolution of the international S&T cooperation is taking place gradually. As mentioned above, the momentums for the change of the institutions of the international S&T cooperation originate from international and domestic macro environment. These momentums do not directly influence upon the institutions of the international S&T cooperation, rather they give indirect influence, through other related institutions, upon the institutions of the international S&T cooperation and make its gradual change or evolution. This is because the institutions of the international S&T cooperation have the "institutional layering".

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.693-705
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• 2012

It is increasing the necessity of technology cooperation between nations, in the world, more and more. The international cooperation for the technology development have the dissipating effect of costs and risks and encourage efficient use of the knowledge and eventually help the firms better access overseas market easily. The S&T diplomacy of Korea is, at present, on international S&T cooperation to secure technologies to strengthen base of science, technology and innovation. This tendency is closely related with the governance issue in international S&T cooperation. And This international S&T cooperation is connected with the internationalization of firms. But it is getting more difficult for a firm, especially smaller firm like Korean SME to sustain the technological advantage over any significant period. The small and medium sized enterprises as Korean SME, internationalization of R&D is difficult just to think in terms of one framework with the limited accumulation of informations and experiences. So against that situation, this paper shows a new concept 'SME co-ordinator' as the role client(or player) reinforcing international S&T cooperation, sustaining the technological advantage for Korean SME. And 'SME co-ordinator' leads Korean SME to progress 'open innovation' not 'close innovation' as well as serving adequate information about appropriate partners and capable employer to help manage the international S&T cooperation for Internationalization of Industrial R&D for Korean SME.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Crop Science Conference
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• 2020.11a
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• pp.118-118
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• 2020

• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.584-603
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• 2014

It has become difficult with R&D capabilities of single nation to secure the weapons systems we need, particularly when faced with an increasingly limited budget and transforming into state-of-the-art weapon systems. Therefore, our country is also pursuing international joint technology cooperation for the efficient use of limited defense budgets. In this study, we analyzed the strategy focused on international joint technology cooperation with India. We identified three groups based on the level of defense science and technology cooperation, then we also present a possible cooperation areas and implementation strategies for each group. In addition, we suggest the need for maintenance of the legal system, and professional organizations in order to efficiently access the Indian market.

• Defense and Technology
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• no.3 s.277
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• pp.28-43
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• 2002

무기체계가 국내개발로 생산되었다 하더라도 이 무기체계의 핵심이 되는 기술 및 부품을 외국에 의존하여 개발하였다면 완전한 우리의 무기라 할 수 없고, 외국이 기술에 대한 통제력을 행사 한다면 그것은 곧 기술종속을 의미한다고 볼 수 있으며 예측할 수 없는 국제안보 환경하에서 기술종속은 곧 안보종속이 될 수 있기 때문에 주요무기체계의 핵심기술 확보는 국가안보를 위해 중요한 것이다. 그러므로 향후 우리 나라의 경우 국제협력연구개발 필요성은 증대될 것으로 전망된다. 그것은 주요 무기체계 개발을 위한 국내의 국방과학기술 수준을 볼 때 핵심기술이 미흡한 분야가 상당하므로 외국과의 협력을 필요로 하기 때문이다.

• Science & Technology Policy
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.39-50
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• 2008

• Korea and Global Affairs
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.149-170
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• 2017

This paper aim to find activities related to science and technology in the field of Official Development Assistance in Korea and to research its meaning. In order for Korea to achieve greater results through international cooperation in science and technology and ODA, it seems to be the primary task to establish a foundation for collecting social opinions. In other words, when civil society and the private sector are not willing to participate, international cooperation has many limitations in achieving substantial benefits because it embodies the problem of domestic politics. And the science and technology ODA will be a factor considered to be more important variable in the international political order in which multiple actors such as supranational organizations and social organizations play a role in the multi-layer.