Recent industrial espionage has become a problem not limited to one region or one state, but applicable to the whole world. Considering the realities of domestic and international industrial technology outflow, one must conclude that Korea is no longe...
Recent industrial espionage has become a problem not limited to one region or one state, but applicable to the whole world. Considering the realities of domestic and international industrial technology outflow, one must conclude that Korea is no longer a safe zone.
As the number of espionage cases is increasing year and year, a damage to the country's industries rises accordingly. So it is necessary for the Korean government to manage the industrial technology for the effective prevention and protection. In addition, Korean government should cooperate with the private agency for industrial technology prevention and protection.
Therefore, in this paper I will analyze the realities of the current protection for the industrial technology then, search for reforming directions.
This study approaches the issue from the position of emphasizing proactive measures against industrial espionage. Because industrial technology outflow done by industrial spy could be beyond imagination, one must come to the conclusion that prevention and protection are the ultimate method against espionage.
This study was carried out by examining the reports and the analyses, of domestic and foreign literature and relevant agencies on industrial technology.
In addition, for the realities of industrial technology outflow, research papers by the National Intelligence and Small and Medium Business Administration, which are in charge of industrial technology's protection in Korea, and academic periodicals of the relevant members of the academic community have been examined. Also relevant agency's websites, magazines, newspaper articles, and statistics have been looked into in order to understand the current industrial technology outflow-related trends.
Especially this paper is completed policies with the question about how government and relevant agency cooperate against industrial technology outflow. Therefore I suggest some methods to solve the problems against industrial technology outflow.
Above all, it is necessary to establish network-system between governmental institutes or between related institutes in private area, to make these ways effective and to vitalize connection between facilities related with this matter. Especially, to be professional for dealing with the industrial technology outflow, The Korean Association for Industrial Technology Security should check and aid weak point of private area.
In addition, the government and private agency should expand an protection education of industrial technology, and give consultant on all related companies.