South Korea
Sangwon Ko
Abstract:
This chapter discusses the characteristics, R&D expenditures, patents, and globalization of the ICT sector in Korea. Korea’s strength in the ICT manufacturing sector, R&D inputs, and quantitative R&D output shows a stark contrast to its weakness in the software sector, qualitative R&D output, and globalization of the ICT sector. Various statistics for the ICT sector such as R&D expenditure, the patent impact index, technological strength, the technology balance of payments, inward and outward FDI, and the R&D outsourcing index are provided and cross-country or crossindustry comparison is given. Firm-level analysis of R&D activities in the ICT sector is given and statistics such as CR5 and CR10 for ICT R&D ...
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