• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.578-605
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• 2006

This paper aims to review the regulations in the field of science and technology administration, especially the legal regulations in the management of public technologies. For this purpose, after reviewing the legal system and contents of regulation, analyze and estimate the adequacy and validity of them. So that, in this paper it is layed emphasis on that whether the regulation system is proper in point of legalism or theory of regulation law, and the regulations are appropriate when comparing with that of foreign countries, and the improvement is necessary in operating regulation system itself.

• Journal of Science and Technology Studies
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.1-38
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• 2020

This paper examines how South Korean government regulators and environmental scientists endeavored to improve the environmental quality of Seoul in preparation for the Olympic Games in 1988. When Seoul was nominated as a host city of the Summer Games in 1981, it was suffering from severe environmental pollution. The municipal government of Seoul and the Ministry of Environment initiated a series of pollution survey projects, which were followed by relevant regulatory procedures. One of the outcomes of these projects was the beginning of odor pollution regulation that used the Environmental Official Testing Method. Although the Pollution Prevention Act of 1963 made odor pollution such as unpleasant order, stench, and stink subject to environmental regulation, proper administrative procedures to reduce odor pollution were not in place until the 1980s. In order to reduce odor pollution in urban areas, governmental officers and environmental scientists tried to regulate odor-causing chemicals from factories. In June 1988, however, severe odor pollution was detected not from factories but from unregulated areas in Seoul, such as the waterside parks of the Han river, the downtown, and the marketplaces. The local regulators and scientists were concerned that the odor pollution could make a "wrong" impression on foreign athletes and visitors about the degree of "modernity" of Korea. This paper shows that the 1988 Summer Olympics was a transition point in the early history of odor regulation in South Korea, when the scope of odor regulation could be expanded.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.35 no.9 s.400
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• pp.16-17
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• 2002

생명윤리자문위원회는 지난해 10개월에 걸쳐 생명윤리기본법 시안을 마련했지만 아직도 국회에 상정조차 못하고 있다. 과학기술부와 보건복지부의 힘겨루기 그리고 생명공학계와 시민사회, 각종 이익단체들 사이의 갈등이 계속되고 있기 때문이다. 이러한 문제점을 풀기 위해서는 규제를 전담할 독립적인 정부기구의 설립이 시급하고 마구잡이 규제보다는 생명공학자들이 자발적으로 준수하도록 유도할 수 있는 정책대응을 마련해야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Science and Technology Studies
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.41-79
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• 2017

The fourth industrial revolution, which is all the rage in recent years in South Korea, comes from Klaus Schwab's book. Schwab claims that recent rapid technological innovation has inevitably determined the future of our society, and regulations on related policies need to be relaxed. The debate on the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Korean society is also centered on deregulation policies. In particular, it is strongly argued that personal data protection regulation should be relaxed in a big data environments. The Science and technology studies has long criticized technological determinism. The future of technology can be changed by the will of regulatory authorities and the intervention of civil society. In this article, the author examines various discussions at home and abroad around the deregulation of data protection, including de-identification of personal data. Through this, the author criticizes the way of accepting the fourth industrial revolution theory, and draw its implications for the Korean society.

• Science & Technology Policy
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• v.13 no.5 s.143
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• pp.96-108
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• 2003

• Journal of Science and Technology Studies
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.31-66
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• 2011

The main issue in Korean debates over genetically modified (GM) foods have been government's responsibility to guarantee consumers' right-to-know and make informed choice. Counter-experts' critique over the current regulatory processes based upon substantial equivalence have not been widely publicized. Through interviews and textual analysis, this paper explored three groups' performances in Korean GM food controversies-regulatory scientists, civil society organizations, and counter-experts. Analytic focus was made upon how each of the groups interact with current GM food regulations. While making conflicts with regulatory scientists and their 'discourse of compliance with global standards,' counter-experts were excluded from regulatory processes. This article suggests that the processes and contexts in which counter-experts failed to form strong alliance with other groups need to be examined in order to further understand the specific contours of Korean GM food controversies.

• Nuclear industry
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.24-27
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• 2008

"정부의 규제 개혁과 원자력 안전 규제의 효과성"을 주제로 한 2008년 제1회 원자력안전포럼이 6월 5일(목) 한국원자력안전기술원 본관 세미나실에서 개최되었다. 발표자들을 포함하여 과학기술부, 녹색연합, 월성원전 환경감시센터, 한수원(주), 원자력발전기술원, 한수원 원자력교육원, 한전KPS, 한전기술(주), 원자력안전기술원 등의 관계자 총 60여명이 참석한 본 포럼은 원자력안전기술원 안전정책실에서 기획 주관하였으며, 원자력안전기술원 장현섭 박사와 박윤원 박사가 진행을 담당하였고, 최광식 박사가 전체 발표 내용과 종합 토의 내용을 요약 정리하였다. 본 특집은 포럼 발표 내용을 발표자의 집필로 구성한 것이다.(편집자)

• Science & Technology Policy
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• v.9 no.3 s.120
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• pp.38-47
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• 1999

• Science & Technology Policy
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• v.2 no.28 s.28
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• pp.20-25
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• 1992

• Science & Technology Policy
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.32-43
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• 2008