• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.315-329
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• 2016

Public R&D investment information has diverse implications for researching R&D trends. Also, as it is important for the establishment of R&D policy to grasp the current situation and trends of R&D to improve science and technology level, science and technology information service system, such as NTIS (National Science & Technology Information Service), is operated at a national level in most countries. However, since the data forms provided by current NTIS are raw data, it is necessary to develop the R&D performance indicator or to use additional scientometric methods by analyzing scientific papers or scientific R&D project information for grasping R&D trends or analyzing R&D task results. Thus, this study applied public R&D investment information to investigate and monitor R&D trends in the field of information & communication technology (ICT) of meteorology and climatology by using NTIS data of Korea and NSF (National Science Foundation) data of USA.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.1-18
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• 2012

This paper identifies technology trends of national research and development (national R&D) by exploiting Korean national R&D patents, ranging from 2007 to 2010. In this paper, co-word analysis (CWA), which is a method to identify the relationship among technology terms by using their co-occurrences, is incorporated into network analysis to visualize the relationships among technology keywords of national R&D patents and calculate network indexes concerning inter-relationship diversity and strength of technology keywords. As a result, this research found that inter-relationship among technology keywords in national R&D are getting increasingly strengthening in an overall sense. In addition, the keyword inter-relationship diversity-strength map proposed in this paper revealed some significant technological keywords of national R&D : core technology keywords including "sensor", "film" and "fuel" and emerging keywords including "biosensor" and "thermoelectric". Because the proposed approach helps identify interdisciplinary trends of technology keywords from a massive volume of national R&D patents in a visual and quantitative way, we expect that the approach can be incorporated as a preliminary into the R&D planning process to assist R&D policy makers to understand technology convergence of national R&D and develop relevant R&D policies.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2014.05a
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• pp.732-733
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• 2014

This study aims to examine the R&D trends on Big Data sector through patent analysis and to suggest directions of the R&D activities in Korea. According to the results of analysis, the R&D trends of Big Data sector have shown two characteristics. First, the US has monopolized the world market of Big Data Sector. The patent activities of US have shown relatively even throughout every technology. And the average share of each technology is over 40%. Second, the trends of R&D have been changed. In the past, data analysis and processing technologies were the mainstream, whereas data operations and management technologies are mainly featured. However, the patent applications in Korea have been concentrated on storage technologies, while the applications for data operations and management technologies are correspondingly low; therefore, it seemingly needs urgent research and development of relevant technologies.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.177-190
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• 2018

This study seeks to analyze trends in Korean government support for marine biotechnology R&D investment. The quantitative analysis proposed in this paper provides useful data to inform government policy making decisions in relation to R&D investment in the marine biotechnology. Data used in this study is from NTIS (National Science & Technology Information Service) DB. Empirical results indicate that national R&D investment in the area of marine biotechnology has recently been increased in terms of the number of R&D programs and the amount of R&D investment. The results also show that the R&D programs in the area of marine biotechnology involve various Ministries of the government of Korea, although the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) performed a key role in the R&D investment in the marine biotechnology. Finally, the results of social network analysis in this study reveals that most of the R&D programs in the area of marine biotechnology seeks the development of new materials using unique features of marine bioresources.

• Korean System Dynamics Review
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.81-102
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• 2009

Based on various employment and technology data in the cultural sector from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s in Seoul, Korea, this research examines whether technology- and human resource-oriented programs exert significant impact on creative manpower, R&D technology level and tolerance. After briefly introducing Seoul's trends in the culture industry, it tries to explain major reinforcing and balancing loops. The stock-flow diagram of the culture industry in Seoul is applied to estimate relative effectiveness of technology- and human resource-oriented cultural programs cultural programs. Judging from a series of simulated experiments, technology-oriented cultural programs are essential to increase creative manpower and R&D technology level in the short term. For the first half of research period, this research finds that human resource-oriented cultural programs put forth minimal impact, if they even exist at all. The trends, however, are reversed in the long term: Both size of creative manpower and R&D technology level absolutely depend on human resource-oriented cultural programs in the second half.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.93-102
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• 2024

As the scale of research and development (R&D) increases, countries and companies are consistently establishing R&D directions to meet strategic goals and market demands as well as roadmaps to increase efficiency through concentration and selection. However, establishing an effective roadmap and discovering promising technologies are challenging under the current numerous technological possibilities and uncertainties. The importance of discovering promising technologies to secure future technological competitiveness is recognized worldwide, and Europe, the United States, and Japan are establishing processes to identify promising future technologies and support related R&D. Methods for discovering promising future technologies can be classified into future social needs analysis, forecasting, surveys, use of expert opinions, and data analysis. We describe the types and limitations of technology roadmaps and investigate the status of domestic and foreign organizations using weak signal search through quantitative data analysis.

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.71-78
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• 2014

This review paper is a state of the art report of the development of high performance nano-composites with carbon nanotube. We investigate the research and development (R&D) trends of high performance nano-composites with carbon nanotube by analyzing technical trends in research institutes and industry. We report the R&D and technology trends for the properties and applications of fabrication of hybrid composites with aligned carbon nanotubes, multifunctional fiber/carbon nanotube composites. We discuss the specific topics including unidirectional carbon nanotube, carbon nanotube forests, transfer-printing carbon nanotube technology, deposition of carbon nanotube by electrophoresis, vapor grown carbon fiber (VGCF), cup-stacked carbon nanotube, bucky paper and carbon nanotube yarns in this review paper.

• Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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• v.46 no.spc
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• pp.1-8
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• 2023

To investigate the national science and technology policy direction in the field of construction machinery, an analysis was conducted on projects selected as national research and development (R&D) initiatives by the government. Assuming that the project titles contain key keywords, text mining was employed to substantiate this assumption. Project information data spanning nine years from 2014 to 2022 was collected through the National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS). To observe changes over time, the years were divided into three-year sections. To analyze research trends efficiently, keywords were categorized into groups: 'equipment,' 'smart,' and 'eco-friendly.' Based on the collected data, keyword frequency analysis, N-gram analysis, and topic modeling were performed. The research findings indicate that domestic government R&D in the construction machinery field primarily focuses on smart-related research and development. Specifically, investments in monitoring systems and autonomous operation technologies are increasing. This study holds significance in analyzing objective research trends through the utilization of big data analysis techniques and is expected to contribute to future research and development planning, strategic formulation, and project management.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.825-841
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• 2024

This study aimed to scrutinize the evolution of cosmetics research and development (R&D) in Korea, utilizing data from nationally funded R&D projects, and to suggest strategies to enhance the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A thorough analysis was performed on cosmetics-related national R&D funded project data from 2019 to 2023, a comprehensive analysis was conducted on annual trends, key organization, regional characteristics, major departments, and main functions and efficacy of R&D. The features revealed that the cosmetics industry, predominantly comprised of SMEs, is directing its efforts towards the development of a diverse range of functional products, with a recent shift towards the production of eco-friendly and sustainable materials. From a regional perspective, Gyeonggi-do and Chungcheongbuk-do had the highest levels of R&D activities, demonstrating the significant R&D capabilities of these local industry. It provides a systematic comprehensive analysis based on national R&D funded project data, identifies recent trends in the cosmetics industry, and evidence for SMEs to strengthen market competitiveness and establish long-term strategies for sustainable growth. Therefore, the results of this study dispense significant information and insights not only to SMEs but also to policymakers, using critical foundational data for formulating and implementing policies to advance the cosmetics industry.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.149-157
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• 2012

최근까지 정체 국면에 있던 3D 산업이 2012년부터는 런던 올림픽과 여수 EXPO 등 글로벌 이벤트 발생으로 관련 산업이 활성화될 것으로 전망되고 있다. BBC 등 글로벌 미디어들도 3D 방송을 본격화할 예정이어서 3D 콘텐츠 시장이 국내외적으로 급성장할 것으로 기대된다. 우리나라는 아직까지 3D 산업이 초기 시장이기 때문에 향후 3D 산업을 육성 발전시키기 위해서는 정부의 역할이 중요하다고 할 수 있다. 본고의 목적은 정부 주도로 연구개발을 수행하면서 3D 연구개발 분야에서 세계를 선도하고 있는 일본의 3D 연구개발 정책동향을 살펴보고, 우리나라에 주는 시사점을 발굴하는 것이다. 이러한 목적을 달성하기 위하여 본고에서는 'UNS(Universal Communications, New Generation Networks, Security and Safety for the Ubiquitous Network Society) 전략 프로그램 II'를 중심으로 일본의 3D 기술개발 관련 주요 전략을 살펴 보았으며, 3D 기술개발을 위한 R&D 조직인 NICT(National Institute of Information and Communication Technology) 및 URCF(Ultra-Realistic Communications Forum)의 역할을 소개하는 한편, 일본의 3차원 영상기술에 의한 초현장감 커뮤니케이션 기술개발의 현황과 전망을 고찰하였다.