Technology Skills and Internet Services in Korea : Moving Towards a Knowledge-based Economy

This report presents the main findings of three major studies carried out as part of Korea and the Bank's Knowledge Partnership. It is divided into three main sections: (a) a Strategic Review which integrates, and summarizes the most important...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Knowledge Economy Study
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2432537/korea-technology-skills-internet-services-korea-moving-towards-knowledge-based-economy
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spelling okr-10986-146152021-04-23T14:03:16Z Technology Skills and Internet Services in Korea : Moving Towards a Knowledge-based Economy World Bank TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS TECHNOLOGY GOVERNMENT POLICY KNOWLEDGE DELIVERY SYSTEMS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS STUDIES CORPORATE STRUCTURE GOVERNMENT POLICY CHANGES TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE PARTNERSHIP ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATIONAL PLANNING LABOR MARKET NEXUS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS EDUCATIONAL REFORM STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT POLICY MAKING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMPETITIVENESS PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION MARKET-BASED INSTRUMENTS TRAINING ASSISTANCE CONSULTING SERVICES EVALUATION CRITERIA ADVERTISING BUSINESS CYCLES BUSINESS INFORMATION CAPITAL GOODS COLLABORATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION POLICY DEBT DEVELOPED COUNTRIES E-BUSINESS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC IMPACT EFFECTIVE USE EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT EXERCISES FINANCIAL SUBSIDIES FISHERIES FORESTRY FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH ICT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION SERVICES INNOVATION INTERNET SERVICES KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LEARNING LICENSING MANAGERS MARKETING MCT NETWORKS PARTNERSHIP PEDAGOGY POLICY MAKERS PORTALS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PUBLIC SECTOR PUPILS REGULATORY REFORM RESEARCH CENTERS RESEARCH PROGRAMS ROUTERS SCHOOLS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SOFTWARE INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS WORKPLACE This report presents the main findings of three major studies carried out as part of Korea and the Bank's Knowledge Partnership. It is divided into three main sections: (a) a Strategic Review which integrates, and summarizes the most important findings, and policy recommendations for Government to consider; (b) the three in depth studies regarding Korea's transition towards a knowledge-based economy, and, (c) detailed annexes. Korea faces complex challenges in moving toward a knowledge-based economy, which will require inspired corporate strategies, and government policies. The three studies represent an important 'triad' of issues that constitute a core part of the foundation of Korea's knowledge economy: the deepening of technological knowledge at the firm-level; the intensification of the use of internet enabled services by firms; and, the educational implications for upgrading of the workforce. At the firm-level, further mastery of technological knowledge is essential for firms to move further 'upstream' from their base in manufacturing, towards higher value added activities based on research, development, and new product innovation. For each of these three themes (firm-level innovation, Internet enabled services, and educational reform), new empirical data are presented for understanding, and promoting knowledge-intensive economic progress. The Strategic Review summarizes several difficulties confronting government policy makers in the aim to promote advances towards knowledge intensive activities. These include the need to ensure: (a) that any new policies are consistent with existing policies designed to ensure good corporate governance, competition, and transparency; (b) that private sector, market-based mechanisms play their proper part in any upgrading efforts (i.e. training and consultancy providers); and, (c) that further evaluation of the scope, and effectiveness of existing policies in the three areas is carried out. 2013-07-26T16:26:20Z 2013-07-26T16:26:20Z 2003-06-17 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2432537/korea-technology-skills-internet-services-korea-moving-towards-knowledge-based-economy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14615 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Knowledge Economy Study Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Korea, Republic of
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topic TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS
TECHNOLOGY GOVERNMENT POLICY
KNOWLEDGE DELIVERY SYSTEMS
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS
STUDIES
CORPORATE STRUCTURE
GOVERNMENT POLICY CHANGES
TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE
PARTNERSHIP
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATIONAL PLANNING
LABOR MARKET NEXUS
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
EDUCATIONAL REFORM
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
POLICY MAKING
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
COMPETITIVENESS
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
MARKET-BASED INSTRUMENTS
TRAINING ASSISTANCE
CONSULTING SERVICES
EVALUATION CRITERIA ADVERTISING
BUSINESS CYCLES
BUSINESS INFORMATION
CAPITAL GOODS
COLLABORATION
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMPETITION POLICY
DEBT
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
E-BUSINESS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC IMPACT
EFFECTIVE USE
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPLOYMENT
EXERCISES
FINANCIAL SUBSIDIES
FISHERIES
FORESTRY
FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH
ICT
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
INFORMATION SERVICES
INNOVATION
INTERNET SERVICES
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
LEARNING
LICENSING
MANAGERS
MARKETING
MCT
NETWORKS
PARTNERSHIP
PEDAGOGY
POLICY MAKERS
PORTALS
POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUPILS
REGULATORY REFORM
RESEARCH CENTERS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
ROUTERS
SCHOOLS
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
SOFTWARE INDUSTRY
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
WORKERS
WORKPLACE
spellingShingle TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS
TECHNOLOGY GOVERNMENT POLICY
KNOWLEDGE DELIVERY SYSTEMS
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS
STUDIES
CORPORATE STRUCTURE
GOVERNMENT POLICY CHANGES
TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE
PARTNERSHIP
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATIONAL PLANNING
LABOR MARKET NEXUS
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
EDUCATIONAL REFORM
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
POLICY MAKING
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
COMPETITIVENESS
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
MARKET-BASED INSTRUMENTS
TRAINING ASSISTANCE
CONSULTING SERVICES
EVALUATION CRITERIA ADVERTISING
BUSINESS CYCLES
BUSINESS INFORMATION
CAPITAL GOODS
COLLABORATION
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMPETITION POLICY
DEBT
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
E-BUSINESS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC IMPACT
EFFECTIVE USE
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPLOYMENT
EXERCISES
FINANCIAL SUBSIDIES
FISHERIES
FORESTRY
FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH
ICT
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
INFORMATION SERVICES
INNOVATION
INTERNET SERVICES
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
LEARNING
LICENSING
MANAGERS
MARKETING
MCT
NETWORKS
PARTNERSHIP
PEDAGOGY
POLICY MAKERS
PORTALS
POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUPILS
REGULATORY REFORM
RESEARCH CENTERS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
ROUTERS
SCHOOLS
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
SOFTWARE INDUSTRY
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
WORKERS
WORKPLACE
World Bank
Technology Skills and Internet Services in Korea : Moving Towards a Knowledge-based Economy
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Korea, Republic of
description This report presents the main findings of three major studies carried out as part of Korea and the Bank's Knowledge Partnership. It is divided into three main sections: (a) a Strategic Review which integrates, and summarizes the most important findings, and policy recommendations for Government to consider; (b) the three in depth studies regarding Korea's transition towards a knowledge-based economy, and, (c) detailed annexes. Korea faces complex challenges in moving toward a knowledge-based economy, which will require inspired corporate strategies, and government policies. The three studies represent an important 'triad' of issues that constitute a core part of the foundation of Korea's knowledge economy: the deepening of technological knowledge at the firm-level; the intensification of the use of internet enabled services by firms; and, the educational implications for upgrading of the workforce. At the firm-level, further mastery of technological knowledge is essential for firms to move further 'upstream' from their base in manufacturing, towards higher value added activities based on research, development, and new product innovation. For each of these three themes (firm-level innovation, Internet enabled services, and educational reform), new empirical data are presented for understanding, and promoting knowledge-intensive economic progress. The Strategic Review summarizes several difficulties confronting government policy makers in the aim to promote advances towards knowledge intensive activities. These include the need to ensure: (a) that any new policies are consistent with existing policies designed to ensure good corporate governance, competition, and transparency; (b) that private sector, market-based mechanisms play their proper part in any upgrading efforts (i.e. training and consultancy providers); and, (c) that further evaluation of the scope, and effectiveness of existing policies in the three areas is carried out.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Knowledge Economy Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Technology Skills and Internet Services in Korea : Moving Towards a Knowledge-based Economy
title_short Technology Skills and Internet Services in Korea : Moving Towards a Knowledge-based Economy
title_full Technology Skills and Internet Services in Korea : Moving Towards a Knowledge-based Economy
title_fullStr Technology Skills and Internet Services in Korea : Moving Towards a Knowledge-based Economy
title_full_unstemmed Technology Skills and Internet Services in Korea : Moving Towards a Knowledge-based Economy
title_sort technology skills and internet services in korea : moving towards a knowledge-based economy
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2432537/korea-technology-skills-internet-services-korea-moving-towards-knowledge-based-economy
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