• STI Policy Review
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.110-148
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• 2016

This study examines the technical level of North Korea's S&T and identifies areas for potential North-South cooperation. First, North Korean media is analyzed for situations and trends from 2010 to 2015. Despite some commendable achievements, North Korean S&T remains lacking in basic science and commercialization potential. Despite an awareness of the importance of international cooperation, North Korea is hampered by international sanctions and their own caution, consequently concentrating their efforts on China. Details of their cooperation reflect their interests and needs to a certain extent, although their collaborations were mainly in the form of meetings and conferences rather than active joint research. To assess the potential areas of cooperation with South Korea, this study also draws on interviews with NGOs and professionals working with North Korea. The country's present situation is analyzed and some practical examples of possible cooperation is suggested. North Korea has the potential to expand its cooperation not only with South Korea but with many other countries. North Korea also promisingly expresses interest in cooperation.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.177-199
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• 2023

In traditional studies on North Korea, conservative media in South Korea generally report and have an attitude toward anti-North Korea. It is a similar context as South Korea's conservatives view the U.S. and Japan more closely and positively than North Korea. This study is about how the reporting frames and information sources on North Korean science and technology in South Korea's conservative and progressive media differ and show trends. As a result of analyzing the reporting frame on North Korean science and technology by conservative and progressive media, progressive media showed similar trends or slightly positive responses to North Korean science and technology. But the reanalyzed result after dividing it into conservative and progressive governments, the opposite result came out. In the conservative government, the progressive media dealt with very positive aspects of North Korea's science and technology, and in the progressive government, there was a clear tendency to report negative rather than positive. What can be inferred from this is that the progressive media of South Korea had at least quite different directions of the progressive government in dealing with North Korean science and technology, but rather close to anti-North Korea. It is difficult to reach a hasty conclusion because this study has not dealt with all the press and only 10 years after the Kim Jong-Un regime. Nevertheless, this study may provide implications in that it is the first study to analyze how South Korean conservative and progressive media frame North Korean science and technology.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.41-55
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• 2017

Industrial Revolution is a concept and a development that has fundamentally changed our society and economy. Industry 4.0 focuses on the end-to-end digitization of all physical assets and integration into digital ecosystems with value chain partners. At present, we find ourselves at the beginning of this fourth stage, which is characterized by so-called "Cyber-Physical Systems". These systems are a consequence of the far-reaching integration of production, sustainability and customer-satisfaction forming the basis of intelligent network systems and processes. If South Korea ran toward global ICT with the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, North Korea has adhered to a unique Juche science and technology. ICT in South Korea and North Korea seems very difficult to find common interests. However, as seen in the Internet and intranets, information and communication technology can find similarities in many areas than in general science and technology. There are many differences not only in the level of ICT and science and technology but also in the direction. And IT terminology and all technologies are also different. What are we preparing for the unification of North and South Korea? If we look at the science and technology sector at present, there seems to be no systematic preparation by the government. South Korea and North Korea need to be prepared for science and technology cooperation. First, it is necessary to understand the exact situation of North Korea's science and technology. In this study, we will perform research to establish mid and long term plans for revitalization of ICT cooperation between the two Koreas. In this study, we will determine the extent to which the two Koreas utilize ICT based on available ICT capabilities and technologies. To do this, we conducted research to measure and evaluate the ICT development index of North Korea using ICT international index.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.99-120
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• 2002

본 연구는 먼저, 북한의 통신망, 하드웨어, 소프트웨어 등 정보화 기반을 조사하고, 이를 바탕으로 도서관 정보화 현황을 파악하였다. 또한 과학기술정보를 중심으로 한 북한의 학술정보 유통체계를 조사하기 위하여 북한의 대표적인 과학기술통보기관인 중앙과학기술통보사 현황과 이 기관이 개발하여 널리 사용하고 있는 검색프로그램인 ‘광명시스템’을 통해 북한의 과학기술정보시스템을 분석하였다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.550-553
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• 2010

The representative research institutes in North Korea are the Academy of Science and the laboratories of major universities. The National Academy of Science consists of headquarters, Academy of Medicinal Science, Academy of Forestry Science, and Academy of Agricultural Science. Under the authority of the National Academy of Science, Central Information Agency for Science and Technology (CIAST) has built up a database system integrating all the science technology data to provide scientific and technological information. The major universities of North Korea include Kim Il-sung University, Kim Chaek University of Technology, Pyongyang Agricultural College, and Wonsan Agricultural College, and an agricultural college is situated in each province. Out of 3,860 plant species in North Korea, 158 species which amounts to approximately 4% of the total are rare and endangered, and deforestation is under a critical situation. The Oriental Medicine (Koryo Medicine) has been well developed using medicinal plants, and practical researches on biotic pesticide are largely conducted as an alternative to tackle the shortage of farming materials. Hereafter, a South-North joint research on the amount of plant resources and the methods of its conservation is needed and the North Korean research areas of biotic pesticide are worth adopting to the South Korean eco-friendly organic agriculture.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.29-40
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• 2021

North Korea's science and technology policies are being pursued under strong leadership and control by the central government. In particular, a large part of the research and development of science and technology related to the Fourth Industrial Revolution in North Korea is controlled and absorbed by the defense organizations under the national defense-oriented policy framework, among which North Korea is making national efforts to develop advanced technologies in artificial intelligence and actively utilize them in the military affairs. The future weapon system based on AI will have superior performance and destructive power that is different from modern weapons systems, which is likely to change the paradigm of the future battlefield, so a thorough analysis and prediction of the level of AI militarization technology, the direction of development, and AI-based weapons system in North Korea is needed. In addition, research and development of South Korea's corresponding weapon systems and military science and technology are strongly required as soon as possible. Therefore, in this paper, we will analyze the level of AI technology, the direction of AI militarization, and the AI-based weapons system in North Korea, and discuss the AI military technology and corresponding weapon systems that South Korea military must research and develop to counter the North Korea's. The next study will discuss the analysis of AI militarization technologies not only in North Korea but also in neighboring countries in Northeast Asia such as China and Russia, as well as AI weapon systems by battlefield function, detailed core technologies, and research and development measures.

• 기술혁신학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.514-537
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• 2006

최근 과학기술이 국가발전에서 차지하는 비중이 더욱 커짐에 따라 각 국가들은 그에 대한 정책과 관련제도를 한층 강화하고 있다. 남북한 역시 1990년대 후반부터 과학기술을 국가의 중요정책으로 취급하고 이를 효율적으로 추진하기 위하여 과학기술 행정체계의 개편과 관련법령에 대한 정비를 지속적으로 시행하고 있다. 이 논문은 남북 과학기술정책의 제도적 기반이 되는 과학기술 기본법제의 우영 상황을 살펴봄으로써, 남북 과학기술 협력 활성화 및 향후의 관련법제의 통일화에 대비한 양 법제간의 정합 가능성을 탐색해 보는 것을 목적으로 하고 있다. 이를 위해 남북 헌법상의 과학기술 관련규정과 과학기술에 관한 총괄규범으로서 기능하는 남한의 과학기술기본법과 북한의 과학기술법에 대하여 그 규정체계와 내용을 개관하고 상호간의 유사점과 차이점을 비교분석하였다.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.95-98
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• 2018

Recently, South and North Korea summits agreed to implement the cooperation and promotion of medical healthcare at the third inter-Korean summit in Pyeongyang on September 18, 2018. Therefore, the South Korean government and its affiliated organizations have been looking for ways to establish a specific plan for support and exchanges in the field of healthcare and medical technology. In the background of the above new policy, radiation medicine technology can also contribute to the exchange in the field of healthcare and science & technology for the peaceful coexistence of one Korea. In this review, we analyzed and showed the status of healthcare and radiation medicine infrastructure in North Korea in order to further develop a plan to share the benefits of radiation medicine with North Korea in the exchange of healthcare and science & technology.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.113-133
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• 2005

North Korea has stressed Information Technology in policy fostering science as Kim Jong-il has been interested in IT industry. In view of development of e-business in Northeast Asia, South Korea is to cooperate with North Korea. It is the time to look into the current situation, strategy and issues of IT in North Korea. Although North Korea is forced to select the development of IT Industry as growth engine, the problems in the IT Infrastructure are as follows:lack in communication infrastructure, lack in diversity of software, low level of hardware, limited use of internet. This paper deals with the IT Infrastructure of North Korea and IT and e-Commerce Cooperation, introduction of e-Trade between South and North Korea.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제109권1호
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• pp.81-98
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 남북한 산림과학기술협력에 대비하여 북한의 산림과학 관련 학술지 분석을 통해 북한 산림과학 연구 동향을 분석하였다. 한국과학기술정보연구원(KISTI) 북한과학기술네트워크(NKtech)의 소장 논문을 대상으로 우리나라 국가과학기술표준분류체계를 토대로 임학 관련 주제어를 검색하여 분석 대상 논문을 수집하였다. 총1,389편의 논문을 수집하였으며 북한 산림업 계획 지표를 토대로 산림조성, 보호 및 이용 분야로 분류하여 각 분야별 북한 산림과학 연구 동향을 분석하였다. 2012년 김정은 집권 이후 산림조성 분야에서는 나무모 기르기(양묘)와 임농복합경영 분야의 연구 활동이 활발하였으며 사름률(활착률)을 강조하고 있었다. 산림보호 분야에서는 산림병해충에 대한 노력이 크며 임농복합경영과 풀뚝다락밭을 통해 토양침식을 감소시키려는 노력을 하고 있는 것으로 판단된다. 산림이용 분야에서는 주로 펄프/종이와 버섯 분야에서 연구가 활발함을 확인하였다. 산림경영 분야에서는 '생태정보' 분야의 활동이 눈에 띄게 나타났으며 탄소감축 노력을 확인할 수 있었다. 북한 산림과학 동향을 살펴본 결과 북한의 산림에 대한 관점이 기존의 '자연 개조' 대상에서 '자연 보호'를 함께 수반하는 관리의 대상으로 변화되었다고 보여 진다. 향후 세부 분야별 남북 산림과학 기술 비교 연구와 시기별 북한의 정책방향이 연구 방향에 미친 영향에 대한 분석을 진행할 계획이다. 특히, 남북산림협력사업을 원할히 하기 위해서 남북산림용어사전 편찬이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.