Industry and Technology Policies in Korea [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,issuing body.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2014.
The Korean innovation system is in many ways highly developed and has helped to underpin Korea’s rapid industrialisation. However, long-standing policy emphases on manufacturing and large firms are today in question. Structural problems - such as the relatively weak innovation performance of SMEs, a lagging services sector and limited domestic job creation among the industrial conglomerates - have led to a shift in policy priorities. This shift is crystallised in the current government’s Creative Economy Strategy, which entails a far-reaching set of measures aimed at fostering cutting-edge innovation and consolidating a knowledge-based economy increasingly driven by high-value services. This review addresses Korea’s industry and technology policies and institutions, and provides policy recommendations.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
Commercialising publicly supported research -- Korea's evaluation system for research and development -- A new balance between manufacturing and services -- Encouraging more start-ups and SME growth -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Foreword -- The innovation system and the Creative Economy Strategy -- Assessment and recommendations for Korea's policies on industry and technology -- The Creative Economy Strategy as industrial policy -- Executive summary.
The Korean innovation system is in many ways highly developed and has helped to underpin Korea’s rapid industrialisation. However, long-standing policy emphases on manufacturing and large firms are today in question. Structural problems - such as the relatively weak innovation performance of SMEs, a lagging services sector and limited domestic job creation among the industrial conglomerates - have led to a shift in policy priorities. This shift is crystallised in the current government’s Creative Economy Strategy, which entails a far-reaching set of measures aimed at fostering cutting-edge innovation and consolidating a knowledge-based economy increasingly driven by high-value services. This review addresses Korea’s industry and technology policies and institutions, and provides policy recommendations.
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