• STI Policy Review
• /
• 제7권1호
• /
• pp.1-16
• /
• 2016

Technology supply has been the main thrust of the Korean government's science & technology policy, focusing on the development and acquisition of new technology in line with the catching-up strategy of economic growth and industrial development. However, new social or societal problems have become major government policy issues, heralding new innovation policy aimed to address them. Such new policy initiatives for social problem-solving present a niche where the existing system of government innovation policy process is challenged, including such processes as goal-setting, planning, implementation, project management, and evaluation. The rigidity of the existing institution of government innovation policy, however, still shapes the content and progression of innovation policy for social problem-solving. This study reviews Korean innovation policy for social problem-solving as a policy niche, and aims to clarify its challenges and opportunities. It uses a system transition framework to explain the emergence and evolution of the innovation policy niche in Korea. The main research question is to what extent and in what aspect the existing innovation policy regime shaped innovation policy for social problem-solving. The study examines the inertia of the current paradigm of innovation policies and R&D programs, and sheds light on the search for a distinctive identity for innovation policies that tackles social problems.

• 과학기술학연구
• /
• 제15권2호
• /
• pp.135-162
• /
• 2015

이 글은 사회문제 해결형 혁신정책의 관점에서 기존 혁신정책을 재해석하고 발전방향을 제시한다. 기존 산업혁신정책의 프레임과 다른 틀로 혁신활동과 정책을 살펴보는 것이다. 이를 위해 먼저 사회문제 해결형 혁신정책이 갖는 정의와 특성을 살펴본다. 여기서는 사회 기술시스템의 전환에 대한 전망과 시민사회의 참여에 대한 강조가 기존 관점과 차별화되는 점이라는 것을 논의한다. 다음에는 사회문제 해결형 혁신정책의 렌즈로 혁신정책의 요소들을 새롭게 해석한다. 혁신 거버넌스, 산업혁신정책, 지역혁신정책, 인프라 구축 정책과 같이 혁신정책의 핵심적 수단을 사회문제 해결형 혁신정책의 관점에서 새롭게 조명하고 발전방향을 제시한다. 이는 과학기술혁신정책을 지속가능한 시스템으로의 전환과 참여의 관점에서 접근하면서 기존 혁신정책 수단을 재해석하고 성찰하는 계기가 될 것이다.

• STI Policy Review
• /
• 제4권2호
• /
• pp.96-112
• /
• 2013

The need for designing and implementing integrated policy was further emphasized in tandem with the increase in interest concerning policy coordination and interactions. An active discussion is taking place in the field of innovation policy concerning "integrated innovation policy," which considers innovation along with financial, regional development, social, and environmental policies together in a holistic manner. In Korea since the beginning of the 2000s, there were many attempts at implementing integrated innovation policy through the restructuring of the overall S&T administration system. For the purposes of taking an integrated approach to S&T policies as well as to S&T-related human resources, industrial, and regional development policies, the Roh Administration (February 2003~February 2008) elevated the S&T Minister to the level of Deputy Prime Minister as well as launching the Office of Science, Technology, and Innovation (OSTI) (October 2004 ~ February 2008) under the Ministry of Science and Technology. This study investigates the policy coordination activities of the OSTI from the perspective of policy integration. It deals with the background of the OSTI, its roles and responsibilities, the coordination process, and its achievements and limitations while discussing the important implications for developing effective policy measures with the hope of contributing to the development of theories of integrated innovation policy.

• World Technopolis Review
• /
• 제4권2호
• /
• pp.46-61
• /
• 2015

There is an implicit assumption in most regional innovation policy studies that once a policy has been made the policy will be implemented. This assumption is not valid for regional innovation policies formulated in many countries. This assumption rests upon certain political and organization conditions. It is frequently said that regional innovation system in Korea is one of the successful cases because of properly established institution for the implementation of innovation policies. The components of institution for innovation are defined in this article. For the analysis of institution for regional innovation system in Korea, three aspects such as organization, policies & programs, and governance structure were taken into account. Institution for regional innovation system in Korea is analyzed with three aspects: (1) organization for policy implementation, (2) innovation policy, and (3) governance structure. Firstly, organizations for innovation in Korea are composed of three categories such as organizations for policy formulation, organizations for policy implementation and agencies for coordination. Secondly, there are two categories of policies for innovation: (1) policies for the enhancement of national competitiveness and policies for the regional innovation capacity building, and (2) policies for fostering manpower and policy for regulatory reform. Thirdly, innovation governance in Korea is composed of three layer structure: (1) top level governance which is composed of two committee, three ministries and two agencies, (2) local level governance such as one innovation related offices and one center for regulatory reform, and (3) one category of agency for coordination as a regional platform.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
• /
• 제10권3호
• /
• pp.316-329
• /
• 2021

This study explores the role of the think tank as an intermediary organization in the open innovation system. Think tank has contributed to the policy process as a mediator between government and public and as a symbolic entity of intellectual innovation to produce knowledge to the public. As the innovation system matures, one of the major challenges in research and practice is the openness and collaboration in the science, technology, and innovation system. While previous literature highlighted the think tank as the knowledge arbitrager transforming ideas into policy issues, few studies address the research questions: Is the conventional role of the think tank still persistent in the open innovation system? What are the demanding roles? This paper tackles these questions by reviewing the current role of the South Korean think tank in the science & technology sector. Based on the open innovation framework, we suggest that think tanks need to play a bigger role as policy entrepreneurs, crossing policy borders and interacting with other partners.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
• /
• 제9권2호
• /
• pp.145-163
• /
• 2020

The COVID-19 is a pandemic that affects all facets of our life and will change many patterns in science technology and innovation. A qualitative study was conducted using Focus Group Interview involving ten industry-academia-research experts with the objective of identifying changes in Korea's national innovation system and science & technology policy after the COVID-19. Eight questions were designed, based on the major components of the national innovation system, such as companies, universities, and research institutes, to discuss the changes in the national innovation system and science & technology policy. Also, keyword analysis and cluster analysis were performed using the network analysis program VOSviewer. It is predicted that, in the wake of the COVID-19, Korea's national innovation system will shift to a new paradigm that is more decentralized, responsive, and autonomous. Furthermore, several policy agendas that can turn these changes into positive momentum of change in science & technology policy are presented.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
• /
• 제2권1호
• /
• pp.1-19
• /
• 2013

As the catch-up innovation system was exposed to a new competition environment in which second-tier catch-up countries reduced the gap with Korea and advanced Korean firms entered into the frontier product market, it is experiencing system delay in terms of organizational and policy change. Therefore, innovation policy needs to be reorganized from a dynamic perspective to analyze the problems in the transition period and enable the system to overcome organizational and institutional delays. This article investigates the characteristics of transition periods in terms of external environment changes and internal socio-economic pressures. Based on the analysis of environment changes and catch-up system characteristics, it suggests the framework for policy intervention, direction, and practical principles for post catch-up innovation policy. In particular, it suggests the network-based developmental state and policy implementation in order to overcome the limitation of centralized developmental state of catch-up periods.

• 과학기술학연구
• /
• 제10권2호
• /
• pp.1-35
• /
• 2010

탈(脫)추격형 혁신은 기술만이 아니라 그 기술이 개발.활용되는 시장과 제도를 함께 창출시켜야 한다는 점에서 새로운 접근을 필요로 한다. 본 연구는 탈추격형 혁신의 개념과 핵심 과제들을 살펴보고, 탈추격형 혁신을 효과적으로 전개하기 위해서는 혁신정책과 산업 인력 노동 지역 금융 사회 등 관련 정책간의 연계 통합을 지향하는 '통합적 혁신정책(integrated innovation policy)'이 필요함을 주장하였다. 탈추격형 혁신 상황에서는 기술혁신활동과 시장/제도의 창출활동이 동시에 수행되면서 기술만이 아니라 그것을 개발하고 활용하는 사회의 구성이 함께 이루어진다. 기술과 사회의 동시 구성을 효과적으로 수행하기 위해서는 혁신정책과 교육 산업 노동 지역 사회 등이 서로 보완성을 갖도록 단편적인 정책영역을 넘어 다른 부문 정책까지 고려하는 통합적 혁신정책이 요구된다. 탈추격형 혁신을 위한 통합적 혁신정책 구현을 위해서는 장기 비전 창출과 광범위한 정책 연계 통합을 이끌어내는 전환가적 정부 역할이 요구된다. 이와 함께 제도, 환경, 인프라 전반을 통해 행동의 변화를 유도하는 시스템 혁신이 중요해진다. 이를 달성하기 위한 예로 예산을 통해 관련정책의 통합성을 확보할 수 있는 부처 간 통합예산제도를 도입하여 각 부처가 공동으로 프로그램을 설계 집행하는 방안을 검토할 필요가 있다. 또한 탈추격 상황이 갖는 고도의 불확실성에 대응하기 위해서는 전면적인 정책실행 보다 다양한 시범 사업을 바탕으로 한 소규모의 정책 실험을 수행해 나가야 한다. 소규모 실험의 성공을 바탕으로 점차 실험의 크기를 확대해 나가면서 관련 지식을 축적하고 정책의 불확실성을 점차 줄여갈 수 있다.

• 과학기술학연구
• /
• 제19권2호
• /
• pp.85-116
• /
• 2019

이 연구에서는 새롭게 등장하고 있는 전환적 혁신정책의 특성을 살펴보고 그것에 입각해서 한국 사회문제 해결형 R&D정책을 분석한다. 전환적 혁신정책은 사회적 도전과제 해결을 위해 사회 기술시스템 전환을 지향하는 정책이다. 이 연구에서는 전환적 혁신정책론의 틀에서 '제2차 과학기술기반 사회문제 해결 종합계획'을 분석했다. '종합계획'에서는 사회적 가치의 강조, 관련 주체들의 네트워크 형성, 사회적 성과 확산 등 과학기술혁신 활동의 새로운 방향성을 설정하고 관련 생태계를 형성하려는 노력을 하고 있다. 이렇게 '종합계획'에서는 과학기술혁신에서 사회 기술혁신까지 시야를 확대하고 있지만 사회 기술시스템 전체를 조망하면서 시스템 전환을 지향하는 관점은 약하다. 이 때문에 '종합계획'은 기존 시스템에 새로운 요소를 부가하는 시스템 개선을 이야기하고 있지 시스템 전환을 논의하고 있지는 않다. 전환적 혁신정책의 관점에서 사회문제 해결형 R&D정책을 발전시키기 위해서는 사회 기술시스템 전환에 대한 비전과 전망을 구성하는 것이 최우선적으로 요구된다.

• STI Policy Review
• /
• 제6권2호
• /
• pp.87-104
• /
• 2015

Public procurement for innovation is used as one of the major policy tools to stimulate innovation and promote growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Korea. However, it is evaluated that this policy has not been so effective in promoting technological innovation among SMEs largely because it heavily depends on price competitiveness of SMEs products and services. In order to draw some policy implications, this study examines the PPI policies of selected countries as comparative references and conducts an empirical analysis on Korean Public Procurement Services (PPS) data for identifying challenges of the current policy in Korea. We conclude that in order to enhance technological innovations of SMEs, PPI policy in Korea should 1) focus more on the potential competitiveness of SMEs, 2) enlarge public demands especially on R&D services, 3) encourage private sector participation in the public procurement market, 4) improve the assessment criteria for public procurement market registration, and 5) restructure the responsible organizations.