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Applying Appropriate Technology Design in North Korea: An Exploration

대북적정기술 디자인의 도입 및 적용에 대한 탐구

  • 한항련 (국민대학교 TED) ;
  • 김성우 (한림대학교 디지털인문예술전공)
  • Received : 2023.05.17
  • Accepted : 2023.07.01
  • Published : 2023.07.31
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Abstract

Traditional ODA to North Korea (NK) has been unsustainable and politically contentious. This study proposes the design of appropriate technology (AT) as an alternative. We identified NK residents' urgent needs and global AT instances, and classified data by Maslow's hierarchy of needs. As electricity and potable water were identified as primary needs, suitable AT cases were selected. Given NK's extreme isolation, collaborative AT practices with local residents are unfeasible. Therefore we propose a new AT adoption model customized to NK, which emphasizes community-level adoption. We proposed a solar charging station for cooperative farms, a re-design of an AT previously utilized in Africa, and tailored it to fit our proposed model. The study's significance lies in its novel AT adoption model for NK's unique social fabric and the proposition of a specific design case, thus transcending previous relevant studies exploring AT's potential for NK.

이 연구는 단편적 분절적 물자 중심의 대북 지원이 북한 주민의 삶의 질 개선에 지속가능한 해결안이 되지 못하고 정치적 갈등을 야기하는 점을 고려하여 대안으로서 대북적정기술 디자인을 탐구하였다. 먼저 북한 주민들의 니즈와 여러 적정기술 사례를 조사하여 매슬로우의 5단계 욕구 모델에 맞춰 분류정리하였다. 정리 결과 북한 주민은 전기와 식수의 니즈가 가장 높은 것으로 나와 관련 적정기술 중에 북한에 적용 가능한 사례를 선발하였다. 또한 북한은 극도로 폐쇄적인 국가로 현지 주민과의 협업을 중시하는 적정기술이 그대로 적용될 수 없고, 산업의 국유화와 농업의 집단화가 되어 있는 점을 감안하여 집단 공동체에 적합한 중간확산형(middle-diffusion) 도입방식을 구상하였다. 최종적으로 아프리카에서 적용된 전기 에너지 솔루션을 중간확산형 도입방식에 맞게 리디자인한 협동 농장용 태양광 충전소를 제안하였다. 이 연구는 대북적정기술의 가능성을 타진한 기존 연구에서 더 나아가 북한의 특수성을 고려한 적정기술의 도입방식을 구상하고 구체적인 사례를 제안했다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

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Acknowledgement

이 논문은 2018년도 정부(교육부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단 신진연구자지원사업(인문사회)의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(2018S1A5A8029336).

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