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Patterns of knowledge production: The case of information and telecommunication sector in Korea

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In recent years, the topic of knowledge production has been widely investigated in the advanced countries. However, the process by which knowledge is produced in the developing countries has not been fully explored or characterized. In Korea, the science and engineering fields strongly reflect systems of knowledge production in the universities and demonstrate the dynamics of systems of innovation for knowledge production. Through using a case study including data for knowledge production, in the field of information and telecommunication, the following general trends were observed. Firstly, there has been a trend towards increasing the capabilities for knowledge production, via domestic and foreign collaboration. Secondly, there has been an increasing trend towards the diversification of knowledge sources such as university-industry, and university-public research institutes. Finally, the establishment of a nation's knowledge base is influenced by governmental research and development policies.

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  1. School of IT Business, Information and Communications University, P. O. Box, 77, Yusung, Taejon, Korea

    Jae-Yong Choung, Hong-Ghi Min & Myeong-Cheol Park

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Choung, JY., Min, HG. & Park, MC. Patterns of knowledge production: The case of information and telecommunication sector in Korea. Scientometrics 58, 115–128 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025431608461

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