• STI Policy Review
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.41-61
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• 2017

The literature in research policy extensively addresses the interaction between public R&D and the society. Scholars have paid particular attention to the way science and technology are diffused into the society and industry with the aim of substantiating their potential value. In practice, having recognized the importance of the said interaction, R&D entities and governmental organizations promote scientific and technological innovations that result from their R&D activities. Yet, the nature of news media exposure as their primary channel to promote R&D outcomes has been remarkably understudied. Using the results of R&D projects supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), this study examines R&D entities' strategic use of the news media to publicize their outcomes. The empirical results suggest that the scale of an R&D project positively affects the counts of media exposure of its R&D outcomes, whereas the level of technology readiness and the technology life-cycle do not have significant influence. In addition, the results suggest that, compared to senior researchers, young researchers are more likely to publicize their R&D outcomes and that R&D outcomes from highly ranked universities are more likely to be publicized than those from lower-ranking universities despite our control for R&D outcomes. The aforementioned results suggest that in promoting the diffusion of science and technology, especially to the public, policymakers should be concerned about incentives for those who provide techno-scientific information, such as researchers. The social need for the diffusion of techno-scientific information into the public (e.g., technology transfer and diffusion) is an insignificant factor in determining the media exposure of such information, whereas personal benefits and sensitive issues related to a researcher's own R&D activities (e.g., justification for R&D activities) drive researchers to publicize their R&D outcomes. This paper suggests that policymakers, especially those concerned with better diffusion of scientific and technological innovations need to design a proper incentive system to maximize the societal benefits of media exposure.

• STI Policy Review
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.113-156
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• 2017

Although technological progress is considered a key element for economic growth and development of a country, strong empirical evidence in this regard is not available yet. Therefore, to establish the empirical link between technology progress and economic development, it is advisable to carry out a time series analysis. In this regard, the Technology Achievement Index (TAI) of 100 top economies has been developed to examine the position of countries' technological progress for the 21 years spanning 1995 to 2015. Countries have been ranked on their TAI which is based on four pillars; technology creation, diffusion of older innovations, diffusion of recent innovations, and development of human skills. As well, this current study re-calculates the Humane Development Index (HDI) of 100 top economies for the 21 years from 1995 to 2015. Ranking of countries' HDI values reflects three dimensions: A long lifespan (life expectancy index), knowledge (Education Index) and a decent standard of living (Gross National Income Index, or GNI). The Standard Deviation (SD) technique has been used to investigate the technological gap between individual countries and groups of countries or regions. For a more meaningful assessment, technological gaps from the maximum achievement value (i.e., one of the countries under study) are presented as well. To investigate the impact of technological progress on economic development, this study introduces a model in which the HDI is used as the dependent variable and the TAI and Gross Capital Formation (GCF) are used as independent variables. The HDI, TAI and GCF are used in this model as proxy variables for economic development, technological progress and capital respectively. Econometric techniques have been used to show the impact of technological progress on economic development. The results show that long-term associations exist between technology progress and economic development; the impact of technology progress on economic development is 13.2% while the impact is 4.3% higher in eight selected East South Asian countries, at 13.5%, than in eight selected highly developed countries (9.2%).

• STI Policy Review
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.130-151
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• 2012

Fraunhofer was founded in 1949 and grew into Europe's largest application-oriented research organization. Fraunhofer currently employs over 20,000 members in Germany, is internationally networked, and manages an R&D budget of over 1,8 Billion Euros per year. An important step for Fraunhofer to become an integral component of the German innovation system was the introduction of the Fraunhofer Model of financing based on a performance-related system of financial management. The underlying model of the allocation and distribution of public funding to Fraunhofer that is subsequently allotted to specific research groups is one of the success factors of Fraunhofer. Fraunhofer is proud of its decentralized organizational model. Fraunhofer is comprised of 60 Institutes in Germany working in different fields, under one legal framework, and with a strong brand value. Every Fraunhofer Institute is affiliated with a German University and every institute director simultaneously holds a chair at the affiliated university. It is a challenge for the headquarter organization to balance the intended competition of individual Fraunhofer Institutes with complementarity cooperation in science among Fraunhofer-Institutes, especially when coming from different knowledge domains; however, this goal results in a significant advantage. The unique strengths of Fraunhofer offer system solutions in a world with increasingly complex R&D challenges. While growing to become the largest organization on Europe to focus on applied research it is the challenge to remain an agile organization that is flexible in organizational structure. Fraunhofer has reached a well-recognized position in the European innovation landscape. It is often referred to by science and governments as a role model for innovation policy and a key element of the latest successes in the German economy that has recovered quicker from the latest economic crisis than most other western economies. The paper explains Fraunhofer as an organizational paradigm and its underlying management model to elaborate on the challenges of managing a research organization. We wish to show how it is possible to transfer the management model and philosophy of Fraunhofer to innovation systems with different framework conditions and challenges. A universal conclusion may be drawn based on the description of Fraunhofer; however, changes in existing structures and innovation systems cannot be implemented over night.

• STI Policy Review
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.113-135
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• 2013

This paper explores how research excellence is perceived among researchers in Thailand and Japan with an aim to explore whether there are any new indicators that could later be proposed and adopted as criteria of excellence. Based on a questionnaire survey, the findings reflect ideas and viewpoints that could be found among researchers in both countries. Creative researchers are crucial to a strong national research and innovation system. Institutions should provide an environment or incentives based on research performance for their researchers to flourish and be productive. For decades, bibliometrics have been used to evaluate individual research performance for its easy approach and faster speed than a qualitative assessment would warrant. Nonetheless, there have been a number of studies on research performance evaluating systems that point out how a purely bibliometric approach is inadequate in summarizing the quality of the scientific performance. The pressures on researchers today influence their thinking and oppose their creativity. To investigate the perception of research excellence, three key research questions were set in this study: what counts as excellence, how to measure excellence, and how to support excellence. The findings confirm that traditional granting criteria that frames an idea of excellence remain valid, but they also suggest novel criteria be considered and prioritized. This paper argues that the existing evaluating system is insufficient for unleashing the curiosity and creativity of researchers and fostering excellence. In the final section, the paper discusses factors that contribute to scientific creativity that we should not overlook.

• STI Policy Review
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.152-171
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• 2012

In April 2001, many Japanese national institutes were reorganized as Independent Administrative Institutions (IAI) based on the General Act for Independent Administrative Institutions and the act for each institution. Under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) was established by the merger of the National Research Institute for Metals (NRIM) and the National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials (NIRIM). One of the biggest changes was the expansion of autonomous administration. The nanotechnology and material R&D field was prioritized in the 2nd (2001-2005) and the 3rd (2006-2010) Science and Technology Basic Plans; subsequently, NIMS was assigned to take the initiative in nanotechnology as well as materials science. NIMS has proactively expanded research fields through the introduction of researchers from polymers, electronics, and biotechnology as well as member institutes of the World Materials Research Institute Forum (WMRIF). Globalization has been promoted through programs that include the International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS) and the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA). The 4th Science and Technology Basic Plan (2011-2015) emphasizes outcomes-recovery and rebirth from the disaster, green innovation, and life innovation. The Midterm Plan for NIMS also follows it. R&D collaboration by multi-partners (that include industry, university, and GRI) should be strategically promoted where GRI are especially required to play a hub function for innovative R&D and open innovation. NIMS highlights are Tsukuba Innovation Arena (TIA) and the Nanotechnology Platform Project. On January 20, 2012, a new organization was decided on by the Japanese Government where several IAI from different science and technology areas will be merged to realize more effective R&D as well as administrative cost reductions. NIMS is also supposed to be merged with 4 other R&D IAI under MEXT by the end of 2013.

• STI Policy Review
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.75-93
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• 2017

Recently, global competition in the manufacturing sector is driving firms in the manufacturing sector to conduct product innovation projects to maintain their competitive edge. The key points of product innovation projects are 1) what the purpose of the project is and 2) what expected results in the target market can be achieved by implementing the innovation. Therefore, this study focuses on the performance of innovation projects with a business viewpoint. In this respect, this study proposes the "achievement rate" of product innovation projects as a measurement of project performance. Then, this study finds the best strategies from various innovation activities to optimize the achievement rate of product innovation projects. There are three major innovation activities for the projects, including three types of R&D activities: Internal, joint and external R&D, and five types of non-R&D activities - acquisition of machines, equipment and software, purchasing external knowledge, job education and training, market research and design. This study applies decision tree modeling, a kind of data-mining methodology, to explore effective innovation activities. This study employs the data from the 'Korean Innovation Survey (KIS) 2014: Manufacturing Sector.' The KIS 2014 gathered information about innovation activities in the manufacturing sector over three years (2011-2013). This study gives some practical implication for managing the activities. First, innovation activities that increased the achievement rate of product diversification projects included a combination of market research, new product design, and job training. Second, our results show that a combination of internal R&D, job training and training, and market research increases the project achievement most for the replacement of outdated products. Third, new market creation or extension of market share indicates that launching replacement products and continuously upgrading products are most important.

• 기술혁신학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.833-859
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• 2011

본 연구는 지역 소재 과학기술 연구 공용장비에 대한 중복투자 방지와 산학연 협력 활성화를 통한 지역내 R&D 효율성을 증진을 위해서 지역 연구 공용장비 운영체계의 특성 도출을 목적으로 하였다. 이를 위해 기술하부구조정책 및 지역혁신체제의 관점에서 R&D투자와 R&D활동이 상대적으로 활발한 경기도 지역의 사례를 분석하였다. 본 연구는 개별사례분석과 교차사례분석의 2단계 프로세스로 수행된다. 우선, 경기도 소재 주요 R&D 기관별 공용장비의 구축 활용 사례 조사와 운영 관련자 인터뷰를 통해 공용장비 운영 특성을 조사하였다. 다음 단계에서는 전(前) 단계에서 조사된 특성들을 공용장비의 운영주체의 조직거버넌스 특성에 따른 3가지 분류와 4가지 이슈를 매트릭스 방식으로 범주화하여 지자체 차원의 정책적 접근이 가능하도록 이슈를 정리하였다. 교차사례분석에 따라 각 운영체계별로 도출된 주요 이슈는 (1) 지자체 주도 운영체계의 경우 '공용장비 사용 수수료 체계' 및 ;공용장비 운용의 성과 지표 정립 및 성과 측정 방법'，(2) 국가/지자체/공공연구기관 등 공동 운영체계의 경우 '공용장비 운용 성과' 및 '사업부별 공용장비 회계시스템 구축', '예산 지원방식 변경'，(3) 대학 운영체계의 경우 '사업종료 후 지속적 공동활용 촉진 방안' 등으로 나타났다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘텐츠학회 2006년도 추계 종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.706-710
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• 2006

과학 기술 정책 및 산업 정책을 수립하기 위해 과학, 기술, 산업의 지식 흐름에 대한 연구가 최근 활발히 진행되고 있다. 지금까지 과학, 기술, 산업간의 관계를 규명하기 위한 연구는 과학과 기술 측면, 기술과 산업 측면에서 주로 연구되었고, 과학-산업측면에 대한 연구는 미진한 상황이다. 본 연구는 특허인용정보를 사용하여 과학-기술-산업에 대한 지식흐름을 측정하는 방법을 제시하고 자 한다. 특허와 이 특허에 인용된 학술문헌정보간 매핑을 통해 구해진 과학-기술간 지식흐름 데이터와, OECD가 발표한 특허와 산업간 매핑 소프트웨어인 OTC 프로그램을 이용하여 구해진 기술-산업간 지식흐름 데이터를 토대로 네트웍 링크 가중치 계산 방법인 오버랩 함수를 적용하여 과학-산업간 지식흐름을 규명하는 방법을 제시하고자 한다.

• 한국기술혁신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국기술혁신학회 2006년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.323-337
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• 2006

최근 과학 기술 정책 및 산업 정책을 수립하기 위해 과학, 기술, 산업의 지식 흐름에 대한 연구가 최근 활발히 진행되고 있다. 과학, 기술, 산업 간의 관계를 r명하기 위한 연구는 과학과 기술 측면, 기술과 산업 측면에서 주로 연구되었고, 과학-산업측면에 대한 연구는 미진한 상황이다. 본 연구는 특허인용정보를 사용하여 과학-기술-산업에 대한 지식흐름을 측정하는 방법을 제시하고자 한다. 한국의 지식흐름을 정량적으로 측정할 수 있는 방법은 미국특허의 인용정보와 유럽특허의 인용정보를 이용하는 방법이 있으나 본 연구는 한국인이 미국에 출원한 인용정보를 이용하여 한국의 과학-기술-산업에 대한 흐름을 분석하고자 한다. 이를 위해 미국특허에 인용된 학술문헌정보를 추출하여 특허의 기술 분야와의 매핑을 통해 구해진 과학-기술간 지식흐름 데이터와, OECD가 발표한 특허와 산업간 매핑 소프트웨어인 OTC 프로그램을 수정하여 기술-산업간 지식흐름 데이터를 산출하여 이를 토대로 네트웍 링크 가중치 계산 방법인 overlap function을 적용하여 과학-산업간 지식흐름을 살펴보고자 한다.

• 정보화정책
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.89-108
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• 2023

과학기술혁신은 행위자들의 활동을 전통적인 물리적 영토에서 사이버 영역으로 확장했다. 데이터 기반의 플랫폼 서비스와 시장은 사이버 공간의 주권에 대한 담론뿐 아니라 초국경 협력과 사이버 안보에 대한 새로운 논의를 진전시킨다. 이러한 변화는 미국과 중국의 패권 경쟁에도 영향을 미치고 있다. 특히 천연가스나 심해자원과 같은 주요 자원 수송로에 위치한 개도국에 대한 원조 경쟁이 치열하다. 아세안은 미·중의 강대국이 충돌하는 지정학적인 군사·안보의 요지일 뿐만 아니라 6억 명에 이르는 인구는 데이터 자원으로 인해 디지털 경제의 발전 가능성이 크다. 이에 이 논문은 국제개발협력에서 자유주의와 권위주의 담론을 데이터 규제 및 사이버안보와 연계하고, 이를 통해 아세안 통합에 대한 함의를 도출하고자 한다. 본 연구는 글로벌 거버넌스의 측면에서 빅데이터와 관련한 국제정치적 사안들을 연계하는 융합 연구의 의의가 있다.