Being technology and knowledge-intensive and high valued, the engineering industry enhances the competitiveness and productivity of related industries. Moreover, recent economic circumstances continue to raise the significance of the engineering realm, not only along with the spread of...

In order to vitalize the domestic economy, the new Korean government adopted the economic concept of the ‘Creative Economy (afterwards, CE)’, which is accompanied by various interpretations. In fact, the CE can have many different approaches in accordance with aims and targets, whether they...

The Korean apparel industry is a high value-added industry that creates value by fusing fashion design, highly-sensitive and functional materials and brand value.In addition, the apparel industry, which consists of planning and design - patterns, samples, sewing and marketing - is a job-creating...

Technical textiles are rapidly creating new demand by replacing metals, ceramics and plastics with better-performing textiles featuring enhanced strength, heat resistance and elasticity through technological innovation. In particular, advanced technical textiles can augment value-added, not only...

This study focuses on the demand sector of smart factories, especially policies related to the introduction of smart factories by small and medium sized manufacturers. As will be explained later, discussions focusing on SMEs are important because the gap in capacity and resources between large...

There are various concepts associated with strategic R&D conducted by both the private and public sectors. Basically, Technology Innovation and Technology Management can be addressed as strategic concepts for effective and efficient R&D. Technology Innovation focuses on technology development...

Due to the structural low-growth around the globe and the advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution, industrial and regional policy see a paradigm shift. Industrial policies shift from ‘picking or backing winners’ to ‘matching winners’. ‘Matching winners’ industrial policy aims to...

For over a decade, emerging industries(afterwards, EIs) have been targeted by Korean government. These EIs are based on new technologies including BT(Biotechnology), IT(Information Technology), NT(Nanotechnology), CS(Cognitive Science), GT(Green Technology), and their converging technologies.1)...

Since roughly 2015, the world has been witnessing the dawn of the age of “NewSpace,” with space now being explored by a new set of parties for a set of purposes distinct from those of the past. NewSpace is commonly used to refer to the private sector’s growing leadership in space...

The new winds of the fourth Industrial Revolution are blowing through the ASEAN economies. ASEAN consists of 10 South Asian countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam), all of have attained rapid economic...