Policy and Networking: an RIS in Korea

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Policy and Networking an RIS in Korea

• Yu Jin Jung
• (yjung4_at_gmu.edu)
• School of Public Policy
• George Mason University

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Overview
1. Introduction
2. Definition RIS
3. Korean RIS the DSP
4. Policies from 1998 to 2002
5. Networking Pattern Analysis
6. From the DSP to the DI
7. Conclusion
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Introduction

• Purposes of the study Analyzing the relationship
  between policies and the regional networking
  patterns
• Can we call the Daedeok Science Park (before July
  2005) as an RIS case? If we can, what type of RIS
  is it?
• What were the governmental policies affecting
  public research institutes in the era of DSP
  (from 1998 to 2002)?
• During the DSP era, were all networking patterns
  between businesses and research institutes the
  same or not?

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Definition RIS

• Regional Innovation System (RIS)
• Innovation system explains innovation processes
  through the interaction between institutional and
  organizational elements (systematic perspective).
• Concept of RIS was started from NIS.
• An RIS consists of interacting knowledge
  generation and exploitation sub-systems linked to
  global, national and other regional systems for
  commercializing new knowledge (Cooke and others,
  2004).
• Two kinds of subsystems production system and
  institutional system

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Definition RIS (continued)

• An RIS is

Research Institutes
Another RIS
Another RIS
Universities
Firms
Innovation
Governments Others
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Korean RIS the DSP

• Daedeok Science Park (DSP)
• In 1970s, the DSP was built by the central
  government in Daejeon as the first region for
  balanced national development and regional
  economy development as well as RD, human
  resources and information interchange, and
  cooperation research within the country.
• However, because of changed government strategy
  focusing on NIS or RIS, the DSP had changed from
  the research park to the RIS with newly emerging
  high-tech firms.

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Within the DSP
Formation of networking Among actors and infra
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Policies for the PRIs (1998-2002)

• Governmental Policies affecting the Public
  Research Institutes in the DSP from 1998 to 2002
• Almost all RD projects were assigned, funded,
  and managed by the National RD Initiative.
• Products, results, and technologies are patented
  and commercialized through the follow-up research
  or the cooperative efforts with private sector.
• Some PRIs earned profits from their business
  support services (e.g. technology assessment,
  chemical analysis, and reliability evaluation)

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Networking Pattern Analysis(1998-2002)

• Methodology
• Comparison Between the ETRI and the KRICT
• Electronics Telecommunications Research
  Institute (ETRI) and the telecommunication
  companies in the DSP
• Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
  (KRICT) and the chemical companies in the DSP
• Log function comparison in spin-off, information
  / equipments provision, technology guidance and
  consultation, loyalty contracts, loyalty
  contracts (amounts), technology transfer, and
  financing
• Based on the annual performance reports of the
  two institutes
• Interview Results with the researchers in the two
  PRIs

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Networking Pattern Analysis(1998-2002)

• Comparison
• ETRI vs. KRICT (in the telecommunication industry
  and in the chemical industry)

ltETRIs networkgt
ltKRICTs networkgt
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Networking Pattern Analysis(1998-2002)

• Findings (1)
• Both PRIs patterns are similar annually.
• Each institutes networking
• ETRI
• overall statistics were growing
• shows balanced networking methods
• KRICT
• overall statistics were growing (but not clear)
• more focused on facilities and equipments
  provision (shows limited networking patterns)

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Networking Pattern Analysis(1998-2002)

• Findings (2)
• Networking patterns are closely related to the
  characteristics of the industries.
• Telecommunication industry
• market-oriented (short-term production cycle),
  small-size tech units, and very sensitive to the
  national economy
• Chemical industry
• KRICT is mainly providing public services to SMEs
  (for the public purposes)
• dangerous and needed longer time to be
  commercialized (long-term production cycle)

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From the DSP to the DI (since July 2005)

• In the era of the DI
• Daedeok RD Special Zone Law (Nov. 2004)
• Declaration of the Daedeok Innopolis (Jul. 2005)
• Based on the law, the DI has received full
  support from all levels of the government.
• Paradigm shift
• All regulations and institutions affecting the
  DSP have been changed
• Master Plan for the DI four purposes, twelve
  action plans

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In the DI Master Plan
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Conclusion

• Impacts of governmental supports to the two PRIs
  technology innovation were presented.
• Even in the same RIS, individual actor shows
  different networking patterns based on each
  industrys characteristics.
• To promote innovation and active networking, the
  government should consider industrial attributes.

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In the Future

• Follow-up studies are required.
• i.e. the implementation of DI plan and its
  impacts on the same PRIs
• Diversified research about the relationship
  between PRIs and firms in all industries should
  be done.

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Thank You

• Questions?