Operational-Efficiency Improvement of Public R and D Management Agencies in South Korea

Abstract

Public R and D management agencies have been taking on key roles in the national R and D ecosystem. The purpose of this study is to suggest ways to improve the operational efficiency of public R and D management agencies based on analysis of their current status. We approached this study from a life-cycle perspective as it applies to the plan-management evaluation of R and D. Data-collection sources included documents, surveys, and interviews with staff members in agencies responsible for national R and D management. Based on the analysis results, we present suggestions for improvement in three areas: (a) unification of R and D planning and evaluation of individual ministries; (b) establishment of a panministerial management system for public R and D management agencies; (c) improvement and development of public R and D agencies’ expertise and management services. Finally, we discuss possible improvements and the limits of this study.

China or South Korea: a comparative analysis of innovative development

“…The private sector ( about 80% of all R&D spending) is starting to play an increasingly important role due to the pandemic. The growth rate and volume of private investment significantly exceed public funding [4,5].…”

Efficiency of Public R&D Management Agency and Its Improvement toward Open Innovation

“…First, this paper aims to examine the functions and roles of R&D management agencies, which are the main actors of planning and evaluation costs. According to Hong et al (2018) [5] and Hwang et al (2019) [6], as shown in Figure 1, the management and coordination mechanism of national R&D projects can be divided into pan-ministries, science and technology-related ministries, supporting organizations, and industry-university-research institutes. Supporting organizations herein refer to R&D management agencies, which receive their R&D budget from the government, and manage and execute them.…”

“…Park et al (2011) [27] assessed the efficiency of R&D projects supported by the government in scientific and technological areas such as papers and patents by utilizing science and technology investment and performance data of NTIS (National Science and Technology Information Service). Hwang et al (2019) [15] suggested improving the efficiency of public R&D through the improvement of the royalty system. Hwang et al (2019) [6] suggested improving the pro-ductivity of public R&D by improving the operational-efficiency of public R&D agencies.…”

“…Hwang et al (2019) [15] suggested improving the efficiency of public R&D through the improvement of the royalty system. Hwang et al (2019) [6] suggested improving the pro-ductivity of public R&D by improving the operational-efficiency of public R&D agencies. In addition, Yun and Zhao (2020) [28] conducted a study on business model development from the perspective of open innovation.…”

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“…Thus, R&D investments and their plan such as technology roadmap also have become more important to maintain the performance of national innovation activities [4]. Especially, R&D management agencies and policies have been taking on important roles in the national R&D environment [5,6]. In the recent era of open innovation, efficient R&D investment at the national level has a greater impact on the development of national competitiveness [7][8][9].…”