• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.378-395
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• 2019

This article is a suggestion for SME policy in Korea for the attention of the senior policy-experiencer of the whole nation, the Advisor to the President of Korea. This article is written from the perspective of technology policy experts, not SME experts. In spite of many SME policies, the issue of SMEs in Korea is worsening, not being resolved. Technology-oriented policies are effective for each company, but the role of SMEs is gradually decreasing in the Korean economy. Reflecting on this fact, I would like to suggest measures that include long-term, but social as well as educational. The solution I suggested is coexistence since sustainable growth through SMEs is not just an economic or social issue. It is a matter of survival. I propose four types of coexistence: corporate, local, human, and coexistence with nature. Getting coexistence works requires a change in social norms that mobilize even education.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.417-427
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• 2019

This article puts forward the opinion of a policy expert, who had been involved in Korea's science and technology policy for 30 years, about technology policy for SMEs. This article first explains why technology policies for SMEs are needed, and from what point of view. The next section looks at the current problems facing Korean SMEs, followed by the introduction of past and current polices to support SMEs. The comparison between current issues facing SMEs and past and current policies leads to lessons that can be learned. There are four lessons for the policy itself and three for the implementation of these policies. As for policy, the first four are about stages of development, concentration, R&D and diffusion, and policy mix. The latter three are policymakers, institutional building, and cooperation between ministries. This article makesfour suggestions for future policy: the importance of startups' culture, cooperation with others, infrastructure to reduce uncertainty, and policy monitoring and evaluation.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.197-212
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• 2012

In this paper, we report the public IT policy case results to restructure informatization level indices for small and medium sized enterprise(SME). The indices restructuring project was initiated by TIPA with the group of experts during 2011, and the newly amended indices was employed as the formal instrument to measure SME informatization level. The critical drivers to reform the indices include simplification for more accurate measurement of SME informatization level, reshaping key representative indices of smart IT to better publicize SME's interest toward advanced IT, and systematic reconfiguration of performance measures which reflect business performance enhancement effect through IT investment. Indeed, the IT performance indices are unified to incorporate the instrument for general SME informatization level survey and IT adoption subsidy's effectiveness appraisal. The procedures and details of logic illustrated in this paper provides useful insight for successful implementation of SME informatization as well as for the better policy deployment of IT subsidization for SMEs.

• 기술혁신학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.387-405
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• 2017

본 논문의 목적은 4차 산업혁명의 환경변화를 중소기업 관점에 맞추어 고찰함으로써 4차 산업혁명과 중소기업의 관련성 및 중소기업 지원정책의 성격과 방향에 대해 살펴보는 데 있다. 4차 산업혁명으로 초래될 수 있는 미래의 유망분야는 세계경제포럼 조사, 제조업 혁신, 신성장동력 등으로부터 도출될 수 있고 GE의 대응사례가 참고가 될 수 있다. 4차 산업혁명과 중소기업 지원과의 관련성이 중요할 뿐 아니라 유망분야 가운데 중소기업에 대한 적합성 여부가 검토되어야 한다. 유망성과 적합성의 기준에 따라 미래 신규사업을 발굴함에 있어서 제품과 서비스, 세부와 파생의 분야가 모두 대상이 될 수 있을 것이다. 중소기업의 4차 산업혁명 대응을 위해서는 중소기업 자체의 역량강화와 함께 정부 차원의 적극적인 지원정책이 모색되어야 한다.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.97-110
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• 2013

In this paper, we propose policy implications for Korean SMEs to enhance informatization level, which thereby leads to better competitiveness. Our approach begins with organizing the firm's informatization attributes from SME perspective. Next, we adopted AHP method to quantify the relative importance of each informatization attributes. Then, we assess the criticalness of each informatization attributes with reference to the empirical statistics for the current status of informatization level of Korean SMEs. The analysis distinguishes manufacturing versus service industries, and informatization attributes importance versus as-is informatization level, each respectively. Based on empirical analysis, policy implications are proposed for more effective government SME informatization support policy.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.207-211
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• 2014

SME is a major company to keep employment in Korea and highly depends on large company as vendor. R&D is critical to keep its position under the global competition. Government makes a policy to support SME R&D investement. We reviewed SMBA(Small and Medium Business Administration) policy for SME R&D and try to find alternatives. One of the alternatives is to increase a budget for large and SME co-development program.

• East Asian Economic Review
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.179-204
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• 2022

This study examines the extent to which policy-based loans to SME exporters affect their export performance (the intensive margin of exports). We also investigate the heterogeneous export effects of policy-based loans that may depend on firm- and industry-specific characteristics, such as credit ratings, debt-to-assets ratios, firm size and age. To do so, we conduct a survey, of 1,000 Korean SMEs, that collect information on firm-level exports and policy-based loans. The main empirical findings strongly support that SMEs that receive policy-based loans tend to increase their export volumes. However, these loans' positive impact on exports are only valid for SME exporters with credit scores of 12 or greater (that is, SMEs that have difficulty accessing the external financial market). The estimation results with respect to SMEs' dependence on external financing imply that policy-based loans for SMEs in sectors that are heavily dependent on external finance are effective in that they are instrumental in increasing these firms' exports. These empirical findings emphasize the importance of the external financial market to SME exporters who face various up-front investments that are related to their exporting activities.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.127-143
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• 2004

Small and Medium Enterprises(SME's) Informatization is the essential element for the competitive advantage. But SME's lack of IS specialist, Informatization Mind, IS implementation's funds etc. This study suggest Framework and Key Performance Indicator(KPI) which is will be able to diagnose a BPR & Information system of SME's Informatization and developed A Web-based Evaluation System for BPR & Information Systemsn(WESBI). WESBI help efficiently SME's Informatization implementation and WESBI' data which is accumulated provide guideline in the policy development a SME's Informatization.

• 한국경제지리학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.84-95
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• 2019

중소기업의 기술혁신역량은 국가 및 지역경제에 중요한 요소로 여겨진다. 하지만 이와 관련된 연구가 부족할 뿐 아니라, 중소기업 혁신활동이 경제와 산업에 미친 공헌(예를 들면, 일자리 창출 및 국내총생산 기여도) 역시 학계와 정책입안자들에게 상대적으로 과소평가 받고 있음을 선행연구를 통해 확인할 수 있다. 또한, 일반적 인식으로는 중소기업보다 규모가 큰 대기업에서 혁신활동이 더 활발하게 발생할거라는 편견을 갖고 있지만, 몇몇 사례연구를 살펴본 결과 실질적으로는 중소기업이 혁신활동에 더욱 유리한 조직을 갖췄을 뿐 아니라 첨단산업 집적지 형성에도 상당한 기여를 해왔음을 알 수 있다. 이에 본 연구는 선행연구 고찰과 함께 지난 시간 중소기업의 혁신활동이 국가 및 지역경제에 미친 공헌을 살펴보고, 그러한 성과들을 바탕으로 정책적, 이론적 시사점을 도출하였다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.115-129
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• 2010

본 연구의 목적은 광주지역 중소기업의 녹색성장에 대한 인력양성수립계획을 검토하고자하였다. 최근 녹색성장산업이라는 패러다임의 변화에 따라 중소기업들의 제반 위기를 극복하고 구조적 문제를 해결하기 위한 이에 맞는 녹색전환정책이 필요하게 되었다. 본 연구의 결과 광주지역 중소기업은 산업분류와 규모의 네트워크를 재설정할 필요성이 제기되었다. 또한, 현 산업과 접목된 녹색융합산업을 활성화시킬 필요가 있으며 이에 따라 장 단기적이고 맞춤식 인력양성정책 등 후속적 정책이 뒤 따라야 할 것이다.