The Korean government believes it can turn the country into one of the top 10 competitive economies by 2010. This volume offers an in-depth analysis of the Korean innovation system and shows how its science and technology policies actually work. As Korea's economy is now reaching the status of a newly advanced economy, the book also takes a close look at ongoing structural changes in the course of economic globalization.

InhaltsangabeIntroduction: Korea as a Newly Advanced Economy and the Role of Technology and Innovation.- Introduction: Korea as a Newly Advanced Economy and the Role of Technology and Innovation.- General Surveys.- The Korean Innovation System: From Industrial Catch-Up to Technological Leadership?.- The Development of Technological Capability and the Transformation of Inward FDI in Korea from 1962 to 2000.- On the Time Lag between Technology Policy and FDI Policy in Korea - A Comment on Jin-Hyo Joseph Yun's Paper.- Paradigm Shift and Challenges for Korean Industry: Case Study of Samsung.- Cross-cutting Issues.- Corporate Governance and Investment in R&D in South Korea.- The Revolution of Auditing System in Korea.- Public-Private R&D Collaboration in Korea - A Cross-Sector Survey of Incentive Structures.- Public-Private R&D Partnerships: Current Issues and Challenges.- The Technological Competencies of Korea's Firms: A Patent Analysis.- Korean Technological Competencies: Institutional Framework and Patterns of Industrial Competition.- Effects of Patents on the Total Factor Productivity of ICT Industry in Korea.- Comment on Keun Yeob Oh and Taegi Kim: Patents and Productivity Growth in Information and Communication Technology Industry of Korea.- Use of Technology Foresight in S&T Policy Making: A Korean Experience.- The Added Value of Technology Foresight.- Sectoral Issues.- Nanotechnology in Korea - Actors and Innovative Potential.- Korea's Telecommunications Industry.- Keeping Pace with Globalisation: Innovation Capability in Korea's Telecommunications Equipment Industry.- Success of CDMA Telecommunications Technology in Korea: The Role of the Mobile Triangle.