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Inclusive Innovation and Growth Based on a National Innovation System: Experience from China

  • Junfang, Zhang;Rong, Guo;Wei, Zhou
    • STI Policy Review
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.66-78
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    • 2012
  • China is becoming a global hot topic because of its rapid economic growth. However, the country show signs of not meeting the expectation of retaining its long-term industrial competitiveness and economic growth, especially with a widening rich-poor gap and natural resource exhaustion. Realizing inclusive growth requires study of an inclusive innovation solution. In this paper, we analyze the feasibility and development path of China's inclusive innovation based on the framework of a National Innovation System, identify examples of inclusive innovation in China, and seek to provide policy suggestions for China's future sustainable development.

Innovation Policy Studies Between Theory and Practice: A Literature Review Based Analysis

  • Radosevic, Slavo
    • STI Policy Review
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.1-45
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    • 2012
  • This paper reviews the emerging literature on innovation policy from a practitioner's perspective, reviews the policy implications of an evolutionary perspective in economics, and identifies newly emerging areas of innovation policy analysis. We show that an innovation system is a dominant policy discourse, that there are limits of policy implications from an evolutionary perspective, and that there is a need for explicitly policy motivated analysis grounded in a broad evolutionary perspective. Innovation policy studies are an area in pre-paradigmatic stages whose dynamism originates from the interaction of theory, policy, and policy learning. The limited usefulness of policy implications derived directly from either conceptual or empirical analysis requires more explicitly policy focused research.

Emerging Green Clusters in South Korea? The Case of the Wind Power Cluster in Jeonbuk Province

  • Berg, Su-Hyun;Hassink, Robert
    • STI Policy Review
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.63-79
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    • 2012
  • Regional innovation systems and clusters represent a fashionable conceptual basis for regional innovation policies in many industrialized countries (including South Korea). Due to questions related to climate change and environment-friendly energy production, the green industry has been increasingly discussed in relation to regional innovation systems and clusters. This explorative paper analyzes these discussions and critically examines the emergence of green clusters in South Korea based on the case of the wind power cluster in Jeonbuk Province. It tentatively concludes that the role of the central government is too powerful and the role of regional actors (policy-makers and entrepreneurs) is too weak for the successful emergence of green clusters.

The Contribution of R&D Outsourcing to Productivity Growth

  • Seo, Hwan Joo;Kim, Han Sung;Lee, Young Soo
    • STI Policy Review
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.80-95
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    • 2012
  • Few studies have focused on the impact of R&D outsourcing on technological innovation and productivity despite the increased importance of R&D outsourcing. This study analyzes the productivity effects of investment in R&D outsourcing with a sample of Korean manufacturing industries from 2001 to 2009. The estimation results show a nonlinear U-shaped relationship between productivity and the share of R&D outsourcing capital for total R&D capital. This implies that the cost of R&D outsourcing outweighs its benefits in the early stages of R&D outsourcing. The U-shaped relationship is particularly pronounced in high-technology industries.

Simulation of Vehicle Steering Control through Differential Braking

  • Jang, Bong-Choon;Yun, Yeo-Heung;Lee, Seong-Cheol
    • International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.26-34
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    • 2004
  • This paper examines the usefulness of a Brake Steer System(BSS), which uses differential brake forces for steering intervention in the context of Intelligent Transportation Systems(ITS). In order to help the car to turn, a yaw moment control was achieved by altering the left/right and front/rear brake distribution. This resulting yaw moment on the vehicle affects lateral position thereby providing a limited steering function. The steering function achieved through BSS was used to control lateral position in an unintended road departure system. A 8-DOF nonlinear vehicle model including STI tire model was validated using the equations of motion of the vehicle. Then a controller was developed. This controller, which is a PID controller tuned by Ziegler-Nichols, is designed to explore BSS feasibility by modifying the brake distribution through the control of the yaw rate of the vehicle.

Zika Virus: Discovering Effective Protease Inhibitors via Template-Based Modeling

  • Choi, Yongseok
    • Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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    • 2016.03a
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    • pp.86-89
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    • 2016
  • The Zika virus, which is a member of the flavivirus genus, poses a serious threat to humanity because there is no vaccine or cure. Zika is suspected to cause microcephaly, and it is rapidly spreading throughout parts of Brazil. Surprisingly, there are no known protein structures for the virus which are essential for drug and vaccine development. This paper investigates the Zika virus's nonstructural proteins with template-based modeling by using GalaxyTBM/Refine/SC. GalaxyDock was used to examine the effectiveness of various known serine protease inhibitors in inhibiting the Zika viral protease. In testing five inhibitors, Kunitz soybean trypsin inhibitor showed the strongest binding affinity (-10.082 kcal/mol). This paper provides a rudimentary foundation for further drug discovery research regarding the Zika virus.

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An Experimental Study on the Acoustical Characteristics in the Main Hall of Catholic Church (성당본당의 실내음향 특성에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Shin, Young-Jin;Park, Hyeon-Ku;Choi, Hyung-Wook;Kim, Sun-Woo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.468-473
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    • 2000
  • Recently the acoustic design has been considered the important part of architectural design. However, in the design of Catholic churches the exterior beauty is still main point. This study aims to find out the acoustical characteristics in the main hall of Catholic churches. Six catholic churches were selected for this experiment and the physical parameters which represent the acoustic characteristics of room were compared by the plan type and the architectural factor. The physical parameters compared and analyzed were SD(Stand deviation) of SPL(sound pressure level), RT(reverberation time), $D_{50}$(definition), $C_{80}$(clarity) and STI(speech transmission index).

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Development of STI Service Strategies for Supporting R&D Knowledge Activities (지식활동 지원을 위한 학술정보서비스 개발 전략)

  • Shim, Hyoung-Seop;Choi, Hee-Seok;Park, Ji-Young;Youn, Hyo-Hun;You, Beom-Jong
    • Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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    • 2015.10a
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    • pp.1642-1643
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    • 2015
  • 기존의 학술정보서비스는 서지정보에 대한 메타데이터, 원문 제공에 초점을 맞추고 구축, 서비스하고 있다. 그러나 현재 학술정보서비스는 수집된 데이터를 분석하여 연구자들의 연구활동에 필요로 하는 정보를 콘텐츠 제공이 필요하다. 본 연구는 국내 학술정보서비스 현황을 살펴보고, Big Data, IoT 등 최신 정보기술을 활용한 학술정보서비스 전략에 대해 연구하였다.

NMDA-type Glutamatergic Modulation in Dopaminergic Activation Measured by Apomorphine-Induced Cage Climbing Behaviors

  • Jang, Choon-Gon;Lee, Seok-Yong
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.613-617
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    • 2001
  • The present study examined the hypothesis that NMDA, AMPA/Kainate, and metabotropic (mGlu) glutamate receptors contribute to a behavioral stimulation induced by activation of dopamine receptors by comparing responses in apomorphine-induced cage climbing behaviors in mice. MK-801, CNQX, and MCPG were served as the NMDA receptor, AMPA/Kainate receptor, and mGlu receptor antagonist, respectively, to elucidate the glutamatergic modulation in apomorphine-induced eopaminergic activation in mice. Drugs were administered intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) into the mouse brain 15 min before the apomorphine treatment (2 mg/kg, s.c.). 1.c.v. injection of MK-801 inhibited the apomorphine-induced cage climbing behavior dose-dependently. However, treatments with CNQX and MCPG did not any significant change in apomorphine-induced cage climbing behavior in mice. These results suggest that stimulation of NMDA type of glutamate receptors could contribute to the dopaminergic sti mutation, but not AMPA/Kainate and mGlu type glutamate receptors.

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Inter-ministerial Policy Coordination for Digital Content Technology Development: Korean and Japanese Cases

  • Rhee, Wonkyung
    • STI Policy Review
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.96-121
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    • 2014
  • This study identifies and evaluates inter-ministerial coordination for developing digital content technology in Korea and Japan. It is conducted through a comparative analysis between Korean and Japanese governmental organizations and their decision making process. Media content had been regulated or promoted by ministries involving culture in both countries. The digitalization of traditional media, however, blurred boundaries between the cultural, technological, and industrial spheres, so ministries involving science and technology, economy and trade, or foreign affairs started to promote digital content technology in the late 1990s. This has been the cause of conflicts among ministries and sometimes led to policy duplication, which in turn weakens policy effectiveness. The competition and coordination of ministries and agencies can be seen through establishing or amending related laws, organizations, and programs. Structural holes are founded in the networks drawn among governmental agencies in charge of digital content, particularly in the field of intellectual property in Korea and online distribution technology in Japan.