• 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.

• 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.

• Science & Technology Policy
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• v.13 no.2 s.140
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• pp.20-32
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• 2003

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.21 no.2 s.98
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• pp.15-25
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• 2006

최근 IT, BT, NT 기술간 융합이 가속화되면서 새로운 형태의 기술과 서비스가 등장하고 있다. 미국, 일본, 유럽 등 선진국은 정부와 기업이 연대하여 기술간 융합을 고부가가치 창출에 필요한 첨단기술로 인식하고 융합기술 개발을 적극적으로 추진하고 있고, 우리 정부도 과학기술부, 산업자원부, 정보통신부를 중심으로 융합기술 발전계획을 수립하고 있다. 융합기술 개발을 통해 미래의 핵심기술을 확보하고, 컨버전스 시대의 조류에 대응하며, 새로운 성장동력을 창출하고, 건강하고 안전한 삶을 실현할 수 있다. 본고에서는 먼저 IT-BT-NT 융합기술의 분류, 특징 및 기대효과를 살펴보고, 산업육성전략 방안을 제시하고자 한다.

• 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.

• Proceedings of the Korea Technology Innovation Society Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.413-425
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• 2003

Information Technology is the kernel technology deciding the industrial standard of one nation, and biotechnology will be the main technology of next generation. Based on this fact, a lot of efforts were made to industrialize them. Nano Technology is beginning to position itself as the kernel fusion technology, and its usage and popularity is expanding. Environmental and Energy Technology is a must-have strategic technology considering the increase demand of new energy development, the international environment correspondence, the environment-friendly production, and so forth. Space Technology is the field, which will contribute to raise the domestic component and system technology to the next level. In 2001, new technology research development costs total of 1 trillion 32 billion won in the following fields; 437.82 billion won in IT, 88.457 billion won in BT, 46.799 billion won in NT, 315.682 billion won in ET, and 112 billion won in ST. from component ratio, IT forms 42% which is the most, 31% for ET and in order of BT, ST and NT. ETRI and KISTI are concentrating on IT, KIBB is on BT, KAERI, KIER, KERI and KBSI are focusing on ET, and KIMM, KRISS, KRICT and KORDI is participating together in 4∼5 new technology such as IT, BT, NT and ET. Funds for research development costs in 5 new technology fields of 13 contribution (year) are consisted as follows; The Office for Government Policy Coordination has contributed 131 billion won (13%), 387 billion won (37%) by MOST, 256 billion won (25%) by Ministry of Information and Communication, 67 billion won (6%) by Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, 19% by others and the industrial world. < Strategy for Technology Advancing > o Promotion of comprehensive contributing (year) new technology development research plan project o Increase research efficiency by promoting new technology development project connected with peculiar projects of organization by contribution (year) o Formation of superior research group by technology and introduction of operation system for research accumulation are needed. o Technology demand-oriented assignment deduction and promotion of research development project connected with intermediate long term objective o National will and investment extension of research development costs, training and popularization of professionals, commercialization promotion with efficient control for research plan and result.

• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.715-739
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• 2006

This paper reconstructs the concept of technological systems(TSs), which was first introduced by Carlsson and Stankiewicz(1991), and applies the concept to printing technology in Korea, We examine the dynamic process of the technological system of printing technology, co-evolving with biotechnology(BT), information technology(IT), environmental technology(ET), and nano technology (NT), We found that the technology-focused science and innovation policy can reinforce other existing policy tools such as national innovation system(NIS), regional innovation system(RIS), and industrial cluster more effectively.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.2067-2077
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• 2011

The recent trend in technology development is characterized as technology convergence, mainly between IT, BT and NT and also more and more industries are starting to use several technologies simultaneously or in a combined way theses days. As a result, the needs on technology interaction analysis is increasing for strategic technology management and policy-making. Responding to the needs, this research deals with technology innovation process in terms of technology competition, particularly focusing on the 17 new growth drivers in 3 areas, which has been announced by the Korean government as a new growth vision for Korean economy, and analyzing their co-evolutionary process. For the analysis, patent data, a representative data on technology innovation, is adopted. Then, Lotka-Volterra Competition model, a model frequently used to describe the dynamism of competitive innovation is applied to the data. The research results are expected to support strategic decision-makings such as effect policy-making or R&D priority-setting, by analyzing the relationship between the 3 areas, the 17 new growth drivers, or the particular technologies in the drivers.

• Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.187-192
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• 2002

In this paper we consider an M/G/1 queueing system with vacation. The length of vacation period may be controlled by the waiting time of the first customer. The server goes on vacation as soon as the system is empty, and resumes service either when the waiting time of the leading customer reaches a predetermined value, or when the vacation period is expired, whichever comes first. We consider two types of vacation, say, multiple vacation type and N-policy type. We derive the steady-state distributions of the number of customers at arbitrary time and arbitrary customer's waiting time by means of decomposition property. Also, the mean lengths of busy period, idle period and a cycle time are given.

• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.508-517
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• 2003

Biochip, that is a fusion of BT/IT/NT, is the fundamental technology of bio-engineering in Post-genome Era. It is not only the tool to analyze the huge bio-informations but also the technology necessary for screening of new medicine and medical examination. Except some technological fields, biochip area has a good chance of occupying advantageous position in the world technology community by early aggressive investment, because a new access to this technology is possible without a past imitation process. This study is to analyze the trend of development of domestic and foreign biochip technology and its current market status. Finally it presents some suggestions for the government policy considering the possibility of its development in Korea.