Korean Science and Technology in an International Perspective

South Korea has attained spectacular economic success in recent decades. It has reached the status of a Newly Advanced Economy, with challenges increasingly mirroring those faced by other advanced economies. These include the necessary upgrading of the la

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Jo¨rg Mahlich

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Werner Pascha

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Korean Science and Technology in an International Perspective

Editors Dr. Jo¨rg Mahlich University of Vienna Department of Economics Hohenstaufengasse 9 1010 Vienna Austria [email protected]

Prof. Dr. Werner Pascha University of Duisburg-Essen Mercator School of Management and Institute of East Asian Studies Lotharstr. 65 47048 Duisburg Germany [email protected]

ISBN 978-3-7908-2752-1 e-ISBN 978-3-7908-2753-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-7908-2753-8 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011942158 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Printed on acid-free paper Physica-Verlag is a brand of Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg Springer-Verlag is a part of Springer ScienceþBusiness Media (www.springer.com)

This work was supported by the Academy of Korean Studies Grant, which is funded by the Korean Government (MOEHRD, Basic Research Promotion Fund). AKS-2007-CB-2002

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Contents

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Introduction: The Challenge of Innovation and Technology for Korea as a Newly Advanced Economy Revisited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Jo¨rg Mahlich and Werner Pascha

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Moving to the Innovation Frontier: Lessons from the OECD Review of Korean Innovation Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Michael Keenan

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Korea’s New Techno-Scientific Strategy: Realigning State, Market and Society to Move Beyond Technological Catch-Up . . . . . . 41 Jitendra Uttam

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Innovation & Technology in Korea an International Perspective . . . 65 Ji Hong Kim

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Comment on JH Kim Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Iain Paterson

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Korean Innovation Governance Under Lee Myung-Bak – A Critical Analysis of Governmental Actors’ New Division of Labour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Margot Schu¨ller, Marcus Conle´, and David Shim

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Comment on Schu¨ller, Conle´, Shim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Eunsook Yang

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Three Potential Role Models for the Korean Innovati