• Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.31-40
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• 2017

In this paper, we compared the efficiencies of national R&D investments between NT (Nanotechnology) areas in terms of papers, patents, and commercializations, and found ways to improve the efficiencies of national R&D investments for each NT area. This is in response to huge R&D investments government has made recently in NT areas. Here, we collected data on investments, papers, patents, and commercializations for the R&D projects in NT areas through National Science & Technology Information Service. Based on the data, we analyzed the investment and performances (papers, patents, and commercializations) for each NT area, calculated the efficiency for each NT area, and compared the efficiencies between NT areas. Next, using cluster analysis, we identified several NT areas with similar characteristics in terms of paper efficiency, patent efficiency and commercialization efficiency. Finally, we derived implications for the efficiency enhancement for each grouping. The cluster analysis showed that there could be two groups, one being low in terms of technological outcome (papers and patents) efficiencies and high in terms of commercialization efficiencies, while the other being high in terms of technological outcome (papers and patents) efficiencies and low in terms of commercialization efficiencies. Therefore, the strategy for one group calls for support for technology transfer or technology introduction from other R&D performers and grant of guidance for improving R&D performers' commercialization ability to other R&D performers while the strategy for the other group calls for R&D support for transfer of technology to other R&D performers, activation of technology transfer and support for commercialization of R&D performers.

• Journal of Science and Technology Studies
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.91-116
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• 2007

Under the strong support of the government, nanotechnology(NT) has been expanded rapidly in Korea. Korea was one of the countries that followed the National Nanotechnology Initiative(NNI) of the US very soon and set up their own policies for NT. This paper argues that the main rationale of the Korean version of NNI was so called 'catch-up strategy' by entering at the early stage of new technology. It stimulated scientists and engineers from various disciplines to do researches and to establish new education programs in NT. Unlike IT and BT, however, such fast and big investment in NT was approved by the public in the sense that there has been few criticism on the governmental NT policies and potential harness of NT. With the relative uninterestedness of the civil society and competititveness seeking policy in NT, ELSI in NT was not included in the Korean version of NNI and the results of technology assessments on NT were not introduced to the public at all.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.127-134
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• 2002

The progress of nanotechnology as a new concept technology will affect greatly the security of the future national competitiveness such as IT, BT and ET. Since nanotechnology is a interdisciplinary research area, a combinatorial system and network is needed for Sharing, diffusion and cooperation of knowledge information. Then we study on the present status of national NT information resources, survey on the status of national NT information resources, and survey on users demand for NT information in korea This study is useful for planning and design of NT information service system.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.29.1-29.1
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• 2007

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.82.2-82.2
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• 2007

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.32-39
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• 2004

차세대 신기술로 부상하고 있는 나노바이오 기술(Nano-Bio Technology)은 10억분의 1이라는 정밀도를 바탕으로 원자나 분자를 조작해 새로운 물질을 만들고 시스템을 창조하는 나노기술(Nanotechnology : NT)과 생명현상을 연구 대상으로 하는 바이오 기술 (Biotechnology : BT)이 융합된 분야이다. 근본적으로 무기물을 다루는 NT와 생명체를 다루는 BT가 융합할 수 있는 것은 BT의 궁극적인 연구대상인 DNA, RNA, 단백질의 크기가 수 나노미터로 NT의 연구대상의 크기와 동일하다는 데에 있다.(중략)

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.90-98
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• 2008

Nanotechnology(NT) refers to a field of advanced micro-technology covering the creation and manufacturing of materials on the atomic and molecular scale and requires interdisciplinary study with various fields including materials science, physics, chemistry, electronics and others. Whileas nanotechnology is a kind of micro and small scaled science, space technology(ST) is one of the larger and system technologies utilizing broad fields of mechanical, materials, electronics and communication technologies. It is necessary to select and concentrate the functional items of nanotechnology for efficient application to be utilized in space technology, due to the cross-sectional characteristics of nanotechnology within nanomaterials, nanoelectronics, and nanomanufacturing. This paper provides the current state of art of nanotechnology in space technology by evaluating NASA's activities and the 9th frame of the project ANTARES(Analysis of Nanotechnology Applications in Space Developments and Systems) with the support of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Space Flight Management, Division Technology for Space Systems and Robotics. It has shown that it is necessary to apply nanotechnology to space technology in order to achieve international competitiveness, for the nanotechnology can bring the previously impossible things to reality. Since KARI plans to send an unmanned probe to the moon's orbit and land a probe on the moon's surface in 2025, it is urgently needed to incorporate nanotechnology to national space development plan.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.95-102
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• 2003

He report a systematic method which is useful for the information analysis on technology trends and market status and the construction of analyzed contents for analyzed contents for nanotechnology(NT). For the selection of key subjects, we first surveyed the preliminary demand for items and asked for the opinions of an advisory committee, and implemented the analysis on information and technology trends jointly with internal and external experts. As a result of this study, not only a theoretical method for information analysis is presented, but also a database for the analysis contents is constructed by applying this method. Eventually the national competitiveness for NT is expected to improve by providing these contents to the experts in industry, universities, research institutes and government through internet, publications and CD-ROM.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.37-62
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• 2013

Many scholars have persevered in understanding the convergence process by developing a measurement that reflects the characteristics of the convergence phenomenon as a process. Recently a series of studies suggested a framework in terms of diversity and coherence. However, an index for coherence is required to reflect the vital features of the conceptual definition, and thus a new index for coherence is proposed in this paper. Technology Convergence Index combines diversity and coherence and indicates the degree of the convergence in information computer technology (ICT), biotechnology (BT) and nanotechnology (NT) sectors. The index can not only be used to track each technology field that consists of a major technology sector, but also to compare other leading countries. Based on a comparison study between the United States and South Korea, the degrees of technology convergence of Korea in ICT, BT, and NT sectors have ameliorated.

• Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.101-110
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• 2018

This study aims to objectively measure the efficiency of nanotechnology R&D programs by systematically evaluating the inputs and outputs of nanotechnology R&D activities and to find implications for improving the efficiency of nanotechnology R&D programs. Data on input factors such as R&D investment, R&D manpower, R&D period, and output factors such as paper, patent, and commercialization for R&D projects which started from 2008 or afterwards and ended by 2011 are gathered through National Science and Technology Knowledge Information Service, which are used for efficiency evaluation. In this study, we analyzed R&D efficiency in detailed technology units in depth. The process taken in this study is as follows. First, the basic statistics of input and output factors to compare and analyze R&D investment, R&D manpower, R&D period, paper, patent, and commercialization status by technology unit are analyzed. Next, DEA models are utilized to derive the overall efficiency, pure technology efficiency, and scale efficiency by conducting the efficiency evaluation for each technology unit, from which implications for strategic budget allocation are derived. In addition, partial efficiency evaluation is conducted to identify advantages and disadvantages of each technology unit. In turn, cluster analysis is performed to identify similar technology units, from which implications for efficiency improvement are derived.