Evolution and Features of Korea"s Science & Technology Policy Coordination System

Jieun Seong 과학기술정책연구원 2011 STI Policy Review Vol.2 No.1

Korea is examining how to coordinate its S&T policies and solidify its position as a leader of infrastructure innovation policy that forms the foundation for many different policies. A number of questions have been raised, such as whether to install a superior coordinating body like the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) or separate the budget allocation and coordination authority from the budget-planning ministry. Korea has tried using various institutional coordination devices and functions such as reorganizing its administrative ministries based on related functions and installing or reinforcing a superior coordinating body. In line with these discussions, the strengthening of the S&T policy coordination function through the NSTC is currently under review. In order to design an effective S&T coordination system in step with changing political and social demands, it is important to have a clear recognition of the current context as well as the unique institutional characteristics of Korea. This study examines the evolution of Korea"s S&T policy coordination systems and analyzes its features.

Post Catch-Up Innovation and Development of Creative Talent in Korea

Jieun Seong,Wangdong Kim 과학기술정책연구원 2010 STI Policy Review Vol.1 No.3

Current Status and Tasks of the Korean Living Labs as Field & Citizen-driven Innovation Activities

Jieun Seong(성지은) 적정기술학회 2018 적정기술학회지(Journal of Appropriate Technology) Vol.4 No.2

최근 사용자 참여와 현장지향성을 강조하는 리빙랩이 변화를 이끌어내는 개념으로 등장하고 있다. 리빙랩은 ‘살아있는 실험실’이라는 뜻으로, 특정지역의 생활공간을 설정하여 공공-민간-시민 간의 협력을 통해 문제를 해결하는 수단이자 방식이다. 한국에서도 중앙정부 주도의 하향적 정책추진, 기술 공급자 중심의 연구개발, 대기업과 경제성장 중심의 산업혁신이 가지는 한계를 넘어 새로운 혁신 및 문제 해결의 수단으로서 리빙랩 활동이 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 국내 리빙랩 현황을 추진 주체인 중앙정부, 중간지원조직, 대학, 주민으로 구분하여 각각의 사례를 분석하고 정책 과제를 제시하였다. 아직 초기단계에 머물고 있는 리빙랩이 사회의 실질적인 변화를 이끌어내기 위해서는 중앙정부 및 지자체의 일하는 방식의 변화, 플랫폼 구축에 대한 전망, 공익성을 지닌 똑똑한 최종 사용자의 조직화 등이 중요한 과제이다. The main task of this study is to diagnose and evaluate the current status and problems of the domestic living lab currently being promoted and to draw up policy issues to be solved in the future. Living Lab is still in the policy experiment stage in Korea. Considering this, this study explores the possibilities of expanding the living lab as a means and a way to derive the success model through sharing experience and achievement of living lab and to innovate R&D project, regional innovation and social innovation project. We would like to suggest a way to refine the concept and methodology of living lab that is suitable for the Korean situation and to improve and develop in the mid to long term.

The Green Growth Policy of the Lee Myungbak Government

Jieun Seong 과학기술정책연구원 2011 STI Policy Review Vol.2 No.2

S&T policy has been traditionally regarded as a sector policy; however, it is now evolving into an infrastructure innovation policy that forms the foundation of diverse types of policies. Simultaneously, environmental and energy policies formerly considered as sector policies are now being expanded and integrated into a higher level policy for sustainable development. With these changes underway, the importance of policy integration has increased. Efforts are being made to minimize contradictions between environmental, social, and innovation policies that emphasize proactive linkage among policies or place the highest priority on environmental policy following the theory of Environmental Policy Integration (EPI). Confronted with these policy changes, the Lee Myung-bak government announced “Low-Carbon Green Growth” in 2008 as national agenda for development that focus attention on environmental and energy issues. Economic policy and environmental policy have been traditionally seen in a conflicting relationship with different paths of policy development. However, the administration of President Lee is now emphasizing the synergy effects between the environment and economic growth with the concept of green growth. The green growth policy of the Korean government has great significance as it has built a momentum for incorporating social goals such as environmental values or sustainable development into economic growth-oriented policies; however, there remain many challenges due to the legacy of the development period that has dominated Korean society. The Korean government says it reflects “EPI” or “environmentalism” in policy goals; however, in reality it prioritizes development over the environment.

Assessment of Innovation Policy Coordination Through Korean Office of Science, Technology and Innovation (OSTI)

Jieun Seong,Wichin Song 과학기술정책연구원 2013 STI Policy Review Vol.4 No.2

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.

The Rise of Korean Innovation Policy for Social Problem-Solving

Jieun Seong,Wichin Song,Hongtak Lim 과학기술정책연구원 2016 STI Policy Review Vol.7 No.1

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.

지역의 위기와 도전과제에 대응하는 ‘전환적 지역혁신정책’연구

성지은(Jieun, Seong),송위진(Wichin Song),진우석(Wooseok Jin),정병걸(Byungkul Jung),김은영(Eunyung Kim),김인호(Inho Kim) 과학기술정책연구원 2022 정책연구 Vol.- No.-

연구개발사업의 사회적 파급효과 분석 가능성과 과제

성지은(Jieun Seong),김미(Mee Kim),임홍탁(Hong-Tak Lim),김은정(Eun Jeong Kim) 한국과학기술학회 2014 과학기술학연구 Vol.14 No.2

연구개발사업 평가에서 ?사회적 파급효과?가 중요한 가치로 등장하고 있다. 미국, 영국, 네덜란드 등에서는 연구개발사업 평가 항목에 ?사회적 상호작용?, ?연구결과의 사회적 영향? 등의 정성적 지표를 포함하여 이를 오래 전부터 강조하고 있다. 최근 우리나라도 논문 피인용, 기술이전 등 정량적 지표 위주의 평가체계에 대한 반성과 함께 연구활동의 파급효과에 대해 관심이 커지고 있다. 올해부터는 추적평가를 본격 도입, 사업종료 후 연구성과의 파급 경로 등을 추적하여 해당 사업으로 인한 과학기술적, 경제사회적 파급 효과 측면의 효과성을 평가한다. 본 연구는 연구개발사업 성과의 파급효과 분석 가능성을 살펴보고 그 과정에서 개선되어야 할 부분을 도출한다. 연구개발사업 성과의 파급효과를 실시하고 있는 해외 사례를 살펴보고 정책적 시사점을 제시하고자 한다. Social-impact is getting more emphasized for the R&D program evaluation. Qualitative indicators such as ?Productive-interactions? and ?Social-impact of R&D? have been included for the evaluation criteria in USA, UK and Netherlands. Recently, Korean government also realizes importance of the social-impact, so ?Follow-up evalution? is launched in order to evaluate not only technical-impact but also social-impact. In this paper, possibilities and challenges of social-impact analysis are reviewed. Furthermore, successful cases from the leading overseas countries are benchmarked to have policy implications.

통합형 혁신정책 구현을 위한 정책수단과 과제

성지은(Jieun Seong) 한국기술혁신학회 2009 기술혁신학회지 Vol.12 No.3

최근 과학기술혁신정책은 그 목표와 영역이 확대되면서 사회 ? 환경 ? 복지 ? 노동 ? 에너지 등 다른 정책 분야와의 결합이 활발해지고 있다. 특히 이명박 정부는 ?저탄소 녹색성장?을 주요 국정 과제로 제시하면서 그동안 개별적으로 진행되어 온 과학기술, 환경, 사회, 자원 ? 에너지 등 관련 정책간의 연계?통합이 핵심 과제가 되고 있다. 정책통합은 본질적으로 서로 다른 영역에서의 정책을 하나의 정책으로 묶어주는 것으로 정책의 본질적인 특성인 복잡성 ? 시스템적 특성을 실제 정책과정에 반영하려는 노력이다. 또한 정책통합 과정에서 장기적인 비전의 공유를 강조함으로써 정부 전체의 효율성과 목표달성에 기여하도록 하는 것이다. 향후 우리나라가 나아가야 할 미래를 종합적으로 준비 ? 설계해 나가기 위해서는 미래 예측 기능 강화와 더불어 장기적인 미래상을 바탕으로 현재를 끊임없이 준비해 나갈 필요가 있다. 특히 최근 과학기술혁신은 모든 사회변화의 기반이 되고 사회문제를 적극적으로 해결할 수 있는 핵심요소로 등장하면서, 각 부처가 소관정책에 투입하는 과학기술적 정책수단에 대해 관련 부처가 공유하고 종합적으로 검토하며 필요시 조정 ? 통합될 수 있도록 하는 새로운 정책적 접근이 요구된다. 이와 함께 각 부처에서 각개약진 식으로 진행되고 있는 개별적이고 파편화된 정책 중 공통적 요소는 통합적인 전략으로 묶어 낼 수 있도록 하는 ‘정책통합’을 정책과정에 반영하거나 조직적 접근을 추가하는 경우 국가 전체적 정책효율은 제고될 수 있을 것이다. 이러한 접근은 영국 ? 호주?핀란드 등 선진국에서 최근 도입하는 통합형 정부형태에서도 볼 수 있고, 1990년대 이후 등장한 환경정책담론과도 유사하다. 우리나라의 정책결정 문화의 틀에서 부처할거주의와 수직적 의사결정의 문제점을 극복하고 과학기술적 접근의 비중을 높이며 정책효율을 제고하는 방법으로 정책통합의 방법을 제시하고 이에 필요한 정책과제를 제시하였다. Lately innovation is perceived as a systemic, horizontal phenomenon and requires a new governance for innovation. Subsequently, broader societal questions enter the domain of innovation policy and coordination and integration between innovation policy and various other policy domains, such as economic, educational, social, regional and environmental policies become crucial. Definitions of policy integration include terms such as coherence, cooperation, coordination and put great emphasis on joint working to promote synergies among policies and reduce duplication and the use of the same goals to formulate policy. As innovation capabilities of the private sector have improved and it has become unclear who to catch up with, the Korean government, a leading player in the process of “catch?up,” is likely to have more difficulties in maintaining the old way of planning and executing policies. The Korean government is now under the pressure of planning technologies and policies that do not allow any easy imitation or copy of other advanced countries longer, which in turn reveals various limits of the existing policy framework. Policy integration involves a continual process demanding changes in political, organizational and procedural activities. To ensure long term and cross sectoral innovation policy, overall change and improvement in policy and its implementation needed in terms of political commitments, governance systems, policy instruments and monitoring, and evaluation systems.

혁신 활성화를 위한 리빙랩에서의 최종 사용자 조직화 모델 연구

성지은(Jieun Seong),송위진(Wichin Song),정병걸(Byungkul Jeong),전호일(Hoil Jeon),김미영(Miyoung Kim) 과학기술정책연구원 2021 정책연구 Vol.- No.-

Recently, Living Lab which is resident, user, and field-led innovation model and a cooperative model among the private sector-industry-academia-research institute-the government, is emerging. The concept of Living Lab can be defined as living laboratory and our village laboratory as user-participating innovation space. In the Living Lab, an organized group of end users who actively participate in problem solving while oriented towards the public is very important. In particular, the participation and role of actors pursuing social values and public goals, rather than resolving individual complaints or pursuing private interests, are necessary. This study examines the composition, roles, and activities of end-user groups in the Living Lab, and discusses policy issues. Seongdaegol Energy Conversion Living Lab, Ministry of Public Administration and Securitys Empathy e-Project, National Police Agency-Ministry of Science and Technology Police Lab project, Seongnam Senior Industry Innovation Center Senior Living Lab, Korea Type 1 Diabetes Patients Association, Ministry of Science and ICT-Ministry of Public Administration and Securitys Science and Technology Utilization to Resolve Residents Sympathy for Local Problems were analyzed. And the composition method, roles, and activities of the end users participating in the Living Lab are summarized, and the issues and tasks related to the activation of the Living Lab are reviewed.