• 기술혁신연구
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.1-30
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• 2000

This paper compares technology foresight activities of Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Australia, and the Netherlands with those of Korea in terms of their motives and purposes, procedures and methods, and utilization of foresight results. From the comparison, it has been found that although the foresight programs were started from similar motives and purposes, different approaches were adopted from one another depending on the characteristics of national innovation systems, national S&T policy directions, and level of science and technology capabilities of the countries. On the basis of the lessons drawn from our study, some recommendations are made for future foresight activities in Korea: clarifying purposes of foresight activities, preparing utilization strategy at the planning stage, promoting participants' learning and methodological elaboration, and so forth. Implications for policy makers are also discussed.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.139-169
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to compare accreditation criteria of environmentally-friendly hospitals in the USA, UK and Australia and find out the implications for Korean hospitals. The comparison was made in terms of 11 categories : sustainable site, water efficiency, energy & atmosphere, transportation, indoor environmental quality, health, material & resources, management, waste, innovation, and regional priority. Literature review of the study revealed that most of the environmentally-friendly hospitals have experienced such positive effects as cost saving, health promotion of patients & employees and good reputation etc. The study result implies that the following factors are so critical to settle environmentally-friendly hospitals in Korea: 1) CEO's interest & support, 2) education for employees, 3) efficient renovation of existing facility and 4) data accumulation on the effectiveness of environmentally- friendly hospitals by scientific methods.

• 경영과학
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.207-235
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• 1994

Regarding the study in innovation/R&D programs evaluation, twelve cases from the U.S ., U. K., Germany, France, Sweden, Australia, Japan, and EC are analyzed, and its implications to Korean situation are investigated. From the analysis of the cases, some valuable guidelines for Korea are developed. Some of the guidelines are: the evaluation must be treated as an integral part of the Government supported programs, specialists in evaluation should be raised, the long-term effects and non-economic/social effects should also be included in the evaluation, various efforts to acquire more exact and versatile information necessary for quality evaluation should be made, and additional effort is required for the evaluation to be actualized.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 2th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.684-693
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• 2007

The construction industry is a significant component of many economies and typically contains a high proportion of small and medium enterprises. However, it is generally understood that this industry is fragmented, adversarial, not highly innovative and not quick to respond to change. At the same time, the industry is under pressure to continue to embrace new technologies and methods, and to adapt better to current and emerging global issues such as sustainability. In order to meet these challenges, firms in the industry need to understand the issues involved and manage their practices accordingly. This paper describes exploratory research into the role of innovative and environmentally sustainable design and construction practices in one group of construction firms, viz., smaller residential building firms in Queensland, Australia.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.110-115
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• 2024

Global sustainable energy needs and carbon neutrality goals make hydrogen a key future energy source. South Korea and Japan lead with proactive hydrogen policies, including South Korea's Hydrogen Law and Japan's strategy updates aiming for a hydrogen-centric society by 2050. A notable advance is the solar thermal chemical water-splitting cycle for green hydrogen production, spotlighted by Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) and Niigata University's joint initiative. This method uses solar energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, offering a carbon-neutral hydrogen production route. The study focuses on international collaboration in solar energy for thermochemical water-splitting and E-fuel production, highlighting breakthroughs in catalyst and reactor design to enhance solar thermal technology's commercial viability for sustainable fuel production. Collaborations, like ARENA in Australia, target global carbon emission reduction and energy system sustainability, contributing to a cleaner, sustainable energy future.

• 기술혁신학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.194-218
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• 2008

본 연구는 다양하고 동태적인 과학기술 환경에 부합할 수 있는 과학기술혁신 민-관 협력 메카니즘의 구성요소를 협력사업의 추진목적, 추진주체, 대상사업측면에서 파악하여 과학기술혁신을 위한 민관협력 활성화를 위한 정책적 시사점을 얻고자 하는데 그 목적이 있다. 네덜란드, 호주, 오스트리아 및 프랑스 6개 프로그램에서 나타나는 민-관 협력 메카니즘의 구성요소와 민-관간 역할분담관계를 살펴보고 과학기술혁신부문 민-관 협력 메카니즘의 유형과 특성을 분석하였다. 비교연구를 통하여 나타난 6개 프로그램의 공통점은 민-관 협력 메카니즘이 국가기술혁신체제 내 혁신주체 간 연계성을 강화시키는 작동기제로 운영되고 있으며 참여주체간의 지속적인 상호작용적 관계(interactive relationship)를 유지하며 참여주체간 목표(common objectives)를 공유하는 수준이 높고 경제적 측면보다 과학기술활동 주체들 간의 연계 및 네트워크 구축의 외부성(externality)을 중시하고 있음을 확인하였다. 특히 연구개발자금의 최적 배분 및 재원조달방식을 통하여 과학기술혁신 주체간 위험과 편익의 공유를 통해 새로운 협력연구수행 인센티브를 균형적으로 조정하고 있으며, 민관 R&D간 상호보충성 제고를 통한 시너지 효과를 모색하고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.2431-2440
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• 2015

Background: Registry data from four major public hospitals indicate trends in clinical care and survival from colorectal cancer over three decades, from 1980 to 2010. Materials and Methods: Kaplan-Meier productlimit estimates and Cox proportional hazards models were used to investigate disease-specific survival and multiple logistic regression analyses to explore first-round treatment trends. Results: Five-year survivals increased from 48% for 1980-1986 to 63% for 2005-2010 diagnoses. Survival increases applied to each ACPS stage (Australian Clinico-Pathological Stage), and particularly stage C (an increase from 38% to 68%). Risk of death from colorectal cancer halved (hazards ratio: 0.50 (0.45, 0.56)) over the study period after adjusting for age, sex, stage, differentiation, primary sub-site, health administrative region, and measures of socioeconomic status and geographic remoteness. Decreases in stage were not observed. Survivals did not vary by sex or place of residence, suggesting reasonable equity in service access and outcomes. Of staged cases, 91% were treated surgically with lower surgical rates for older ages and more advanced stage. Proportions of surgical cases having adjuvant therapy during primary courses of treatment increased for all stages and were highest for stage C (an increase from 5% in 1980-1986 to 63% for 2005-2010). Radiotherapy was more common for rectal than colonic cases. Proportions of rectal cases receiving radiotherapy increased, particularly for stage C where the increase was from 8% in 1980-1986 to 60% in 2005-2010. The percentage of stage C colorectal cases less than 70 years of age having systemic therapy as part of their first treatment round increased from 3% in 1980-1986 to 81% by 1995-2010. Based on survey data on uptake of adjuvant therapy among those offered this care, it is likely that all these younger patients were offered systemic treatment. Conclusions: We conclude that pronounced increases in survivals from colorectal cancer have occurred at major public hospitals in South Australia due to increases in stage-specific survivals. Use of adjuvant therapies has increased and the patterns of change accord with clinical guideline recommendations. Reasons for sub-optimal use of radiotherapy for rectal cases warrant further investigation, including the potential for limited rural access to impede uptake of treatments at metropolitan-based radiotherapy centres.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권14호
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• pp.5923-5931
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• 2015

Background: Registry data from four major public hospitals indicate trends over three decades from 1980 to 2010 in treatment and survival from colorectal cancer with distant metastases at diagnosis (TNM stage IV). Materials and Methods: Kaplan-Meier product-limit estimates and Cox proportional hazards models for investigating disease-specific survival and multiple logistic regression analyses for indicating first-round treatment trends. Results: Two-year survivals increased from 10% for 1980-84 to 35% for 2005-10 diagnoses. Corresponding increases in five-year survivals were from 3% to 16%. Time-to-event risk of colorectal cancer death approximately halved (hazards ratio: 0.48 (0.40, 0.59) after adjusting for demographic factors, tumour differentiation, and primary sub-site. Survivals were not found to differ by place of residence, suggesting reasonable equity in service provision. About 74% of cases were treated surgically and this proportion increased over time. Proportions having systemic therapy and/or radiotherapy increased from 12% in 1980-84 to 61% for 2005-10. Radiotherapy was more common for rectal than colonic cases (39% vs 7% in 2005-10). Of the cases diagnosed in 2005-10 when less than 70 years of age, the percentage having radiotherapy and/or systemic therapy was 79% for colorectal, 74% for colon and 86% for rectum (&RS)) cancers. Corresponding proportions having: systemic therapies were 75%, 71% and 81% respectively; radiotherapy were 24%, 10% and 46% respectively; and surgery were 75%, 78% and 71% respectively. Based on survey data on uptake of offered therapies, it is likely that of these younger cases, 85% would have been offered systemic treatment and among rectum (&RS) cases, about 63% would have been offered radiotherapy. Conclusions: Pronounced increases in survivals from metastatic colorectal cancer have occurred, in keeping with improved systemic therapies and surgical interventions. Use of radiotherapy and/or systemic therapy has increased markedly and patterns of change accord with clinical guideline recommendations.

• 기술혁신학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.63-100
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• 2013

과학데이터는 사실, 관찰, 이미지, 컴퓨터프로그램결과, 기록, 측량 또는 경험(논거, 이론, 테스트 또는 가설 또는 기타 연구물에 기초한)의 형태에서 생성되는 데이터를 의미한다. 연구패러다임이 데이터 중심의 연계 융합연구로 전환되면서 이러한 과학데이터에 대한 중요성과 그 가치는 매우 높아지고 있다. 과학데이터가 창의적인 연구개발을 위해 효율적으로 재사용될 수 있기 위해서는 공유와 활용을 위한 관리체계의 구축이 필수적이다. 과학데이터의 공유와 활용을 위한 관리체제의 구축은 국가적 차원에서 이루어져야 하지만, 우리나라의 경우 관리체제의 수준은 호주, 미국, 중국 또는 유럽에 비해서 연계성으로나 효율성으로나 내실을 기하지 못하고 있다. 호주, 미국, 중국 등은 국가차원에서 관련 기관을 통해 과학데이터를 수집, 관리 및 유지하는 등 데이터 활용을 적극적으로 추진하기 위하여 중장기적인 정책수립, 법제도 정비, 기반시설에 대한 투자를 지속적으로 확대하고 있다. 본 연구는 효율적이고 공정한 과학데이터의 공유 및 활용을 위한 국가적인 관리체계구축 및 이를 뒷받침할 수 있는 법제도를 정비함에 있어서 해외 관련 입법례 및 정책동향에 관하여 살펴보고, 향후 우리나라의 대응방안을 제시하였다.

• International Journal of Quality Innovation
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.116-130
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• 2005

While there are many successful cases where application of the TQM model has reaped substantial benefits (Corcoran, 1996; Hayday, 1996 and Massey, 1996), there is little attempt to further develop the TQM model to meet organisations' development needs. The purpose of this paper is introduce the process of development of a fit-for-purpose management system model to meet the development needs of the MTR Corporation Limited, a metro company of Hong Kong. The new management system model is formulated based on the previous research results, on TQM but comprises a new approach to bridging their pitfalls. The formulation of the TMS elements is based on the common factors of four National Quality Awards (Japan, USA, Europe and Australia) and the critical factors developed by seven studies. These studies include those of Saraph et al. (1989), Flynn et al. (1994), Anderson et al. (1995), Powell (1995), Handfield and Ghosh (1995), Black and Porter (1996), and Ahire et al. (1996).