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A Study on the maDMP (machine-actionable DMP) Implementation Cases and its Application Method (maDMP 구현 사례와 적용방안에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Juseop;Kim, Suntae;Han, Yeonjung;Youe, Won-Jae
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.111-134
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    • 2021
  • Recently, the preparation and submission of DMP is gradually becoming compulsory, centering on domestic government-funded research institutes. However, as DMP preparation is described in written or free text, there is a problem that research data management cannot be properly explained due to non-standardization and insufficient preparation in terms of standards, formats, and management. Therefore, in this study, a case study was conducted on a machine-readable DMP that can be automatically generated and maintained by a machine, and a method for applying maDMP was proposed. Examples of maDMP investigated included RDCS, Argos, Haplo Repository, and DMap. In addition, the use of permanent identifiers, application of controlled vocabulary, and application of semantic technologies such as ontology can be mentioned as possible ways to apply maDMP.

A Study on the Concentration of Research Investment in National R&D Projects Using the Theil Index (타일(Theil) 지수를 이용한 국가연구개발사업의 연구비 집중도 분석)

  • Yang, Hyeonchae;Sung, Kyungmo;Kim, Yeonglin
    • KIPS Transactions on Software and Data Engineering
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    • v.8 no.9
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    • pp.355-362
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    • 2019
  • In the past, when research and development(R&D) resources were absolutely scarce, the so-called 'choice and concentration' strategy of national R&D projects has been persuasive. Under the current situation where various actors such as GRIs(Government-funded Research Institutes) and universities supported by more abundant R&D resources conduct national R&D projects, this strategy cannot be applied without distinction. In order to see how the strategy has worked, this paper analyzes the concentration of research funds allocated to actors performing national R&D projects. Concentration is measured based on the amount of research funds supported by government from 2002 to 2016 using the Theil index to break down the concentration of individual actors in the overall national R&D project. The results from the Theil index were compared with concentrations using the Gini coefficient, a widely known indicator. As a result, the Theil index could be used to analyze the concentration and sub-components' contribution such as universities and GRIs that make up the entire national R&D system. The results also showed GRIs had the highest concentration, followed by universities, but their concentration has been somewhat reduced compared to 10 years ago. On the other hand, small-sized companies have maintained a certain level, although they are not highly concentrated. In other words, universities and GRIs tend to reduce the gap in the allocation of research funds among institutions, while small-sized companies tend to distribute them evenly.

Human Studies on Functional Foods: How They Are Regulated (기능성식품 인체적용시험 제도 비교)

  • Kim, Joo-Hee;Kim, Ji-Yeon;Won, Hye-Suk;Kwon, Hye-Jin;Kwon, Hye-Young;Jeong, Hye-In;Kwon, O-Ran
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.43 no.6
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    • pp.653-660
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    • 2010
  • Along with the steady growth of health functional food (HFF) markets, research evaluating the human effects of HFF has been expanding. In this study, we investigated the regulatory and management system of human study on HFF in the USA, Japan and UK, and the Korean domestic regulations on HHF, medicines, medical devices, cosmetics and biotechnology in order to improve the domestic management system. In these four countries, institutional review board (IRB) or research ethics committee (REC) approvals are required for on human study of HHF, but regulatory and management systems differ from country to country. In the USA, human studies on HFF for structure/function claims do not require the FDA's prior approval but clinical trials of the disease treatment effects of HHF require prior approval from the FDA. In the USA, IRBs are managed by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) rather than the FDA, and IRBs in those institutions which would execute the clinical trials requiring prior approval from the FDA or human studies funded by the USA federal government are required to be registered on the DHHS. In the UK, although the government does not require prior approval of human study, authorized RECs managed by the National Research Ethics Service (NRES) and other independent RECs review the human study. In Japan, human study for HFF must conform with "Ethical guidelines for epidemiological research" and IRB registration has not been required. In Korean domestic regulations, the responsibilities, compositions, functions and operations of IRBs on medicines, medical devices and biotechnology are legally specified, but not those of IRB on HHF. These foreign statuses for the management of human study on HFF and comparisons with Korean regulations are expected to be used as basic data to improve the domestic legal system.

Analysis of the Compensation Level and Portfolio for Advanced S&T Manpower (고급 과학기술인력의 보상 수준과 포트폴리오에 관한 분석)

  • Min, Chul-Koo
    • Journal of Technology Innovation
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.219-245
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study is to design the compensation model by analyzing the compensation level for advanced science and technology manpower. The result of this study can be summarized as follows. First, advanced S&T manpower has preferred not only economic rewards, but also non-economic rewards which comprises both social reputation, self-satisfaction for job and other aspects of life. Second, the way of what high grade human resources in S&T have preferred to be rewarded differs among agencies. While professors in universities prefer research environment, researchers working for GRIs(Government-funded research institutes) want to have job stabilization and researchers in companies want to have higher monetary reward. Third, two main factors to change their occupation have been turned out to be monetary reward and social reputation. It means that the compensation system should satisfy what advanced S&T manpower at GRIs and companies need upgrading their social reputation.

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An Analysis of the Factors that Influence the Choice of R&D Collaboration : Evidence from Korean Manufacturing Companies (기업의 연구협력 선택에 미치는 요인분석 : 한국 제조업체를 대상으로)

  • Choi, Hyung-Pil;Lee, Jae-Ho
    • Journal of Technology Innovation
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.153-175
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    • 2010
  • Firms must focus on innovative activities via R&D investment in order to secure competitive advantage and sustainable growth. However, their innovative activities do not always result in successful outcomes and are often obstructed by uncertainty and non-appropriability of technology being developed and by insufficient internal resources and capabilities to tap into it. In this situation, collaboration with external partners can be a part of good alternative strategy to solve those problems. This paper aims to analyze what factors lead to Korean manufacturing companies’ decision to collaborate with external partners for technology innovation. For empirical analysis, we used the Korean Innovation Data compiled by STEPI, government-funded research institute in Korea. The research findings are: 1) firms tend to participate in external collaboration for product innovation with greater firm size, more past collaboration experiences and when they belong to high-tech industries 2) unlike our expectation, our chosen ‘innovation-impeding’ factors are found not to contribute to the enhancement of collaboration for product innovation.

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Public Infrastructure Practitioner's Recognition on Project Performance (공공토목공사 실무자의 성과요인 인식차이 분석)

  • Park, Hee-Sung
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.93-100
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    • 2007
  • Performance measurement and evaluation is a critical issue in public funded civil infrastructure projects in recent years. As a results, Korean government has introduced the related policies and regulations based on the foreign cases to evaluate public construction projects. However, construction circumstances are different from other countries and the results from adopted regulations are not satisfied. Therefore this research proposes the critical success factors(schedule, cost, productivity, change order, safety, quality) for public construction projects based on previous related research outputs to successfully implement construction performance evaluation. Then, this paper also proposes the weights for the critical success factors. The proposed weights are developed by AHP of construction experts. Furthermore, the paper shows the difference of the weights of the critical success factors by project participants (owner, constructor, engineering, and inspector). This efforts will enhance the ability to develop an effective performance evaluation process and system for public construction projects.

Curriculum Development for the Fostering Consultant in the Field of Rural Women's Business Startup (농촌여성의 소규모 창업을 위한 컨설팅 전문가 육성 교육과정 연구)

  • Kim, Won-Suok;Ko, Soon-Chul;Kwon, Oh-Park
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.167-180
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    • 2003
  • The objective of this research is to acquire basic data to develop a program for professional consultants who can consult and provide advice for rural women's small business entrepreneur. In this research, startup business educational programs and 10 major related textbooks in Korea were analyzed, and a survey was conducted in which 71 owners of government funded rural small business responded. The major findings are as follows; First, most programs were targeting city females and were providing basic information mostly using lecture method over a few days. And no programs for rural women's small business could be found. Second, no textbooks dealing with rural women's small business could be found and the contents of each textbook differed significantly even though there were a few common points. Third, the result of the survey indicated that rural women's small business entrepreneurs had difficulty especially in acquiring necessary initial funds and raw materials, selling products, and judging the possibility of business success. And, there was significant difference in importance and perceived knowledge over 36 business know-hows in business startup area among the respondents. Based on the results, the followings could be recommended; First, educational programs for rural women's small business entrepreneurs should use a unique and different approach than other industries. Also, it is necessary to foster startup consultants especially for the rural women's small business entrepreneurs and to develop a delivery system for the startup educational programs. Second, contents of educational programs need to be selectively included depending on the level of uses. Finally, a workbook should be developed so that entrepreneur candidates can actually practice rather than just acquiring basic information and superficial knowledge during the participation.

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A Strategic Approach to the Researcher Information System as Social Capital (사회적 자본으로서 연구인력정보시스템 구축에 관한 탐색적 연구)

  • Lee, Jung-Yeoun;Chung, Yeon-Kyoung;Chung, Eun-Kyung
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.43 no.3
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    • pp.59-84
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    • 2009
  • In the context of the knowledge and information society, social capital has been considered significantly in conjunction with human and physical capital. Social capital contains the social capacity which is beneficial to the efficiency and associated capital of social policies. This study aims to examine the strategic plans in order to establish researcher information systems in terms of research and development, and researcher resources at the national level. To achieve the goals of this study, firstly the current status of researcher information systems in Korea was examined. The analysis of researcher information systems includes information systems in the national R&D management institutes, the national distribution institutes, and the government funded research centers. Secondly, strategic plans for researcher information systems as social capital were discussed.

The Effects of Information Culture and Organizational Culture on Knowledge Utilization (정보문화와 조직문화 유형이 지식활용에 미치는 영향 분석)

  • Seo, Eun-Gyoung;Park, Heejin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.285-308
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    • 2018
  • Knowledge utilization is an activity directly linked to organizational capacity and is the most essential activity in knowledge management that is to produce new values. Thus, systematic and comprehensive understanding of factors and the environment that affect knowledge utilization are needed. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of information culture and organizational culture on knowledge utilization. For this, data were collected from 300 workers from 6 institutions including government-funded research institutes, libraries, and cooperation research institutes. This study analyzes the effects of six aspects of information cultures and four organizational culture types on knowledge utilization. The results show that information cultures(control, transparency, proactiveness) and organizational culture (The Clan Culture, The Adhocracy Culture, The Market Culture, The Hierarchy Culture) are significantly influential factors for the knowledge utilization. Based on results, this study provides the implication of knowledge sharing in the organizations and suggests further studies.

Researcher's Needs from KISTI Content Curation (KISTI 콘텐츠 큐레이션에 대한 연구자들의 요구)

  • Rhee, Hea Lim
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.51 no.4
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    • pp.121-156
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    • 2020
  • Content curation aims to limit the user's experience to the most necessary content; to do this, it is necessary to identify users' information needs. Given that KISTI's Content Curation Center was established in 2018, it had little information about its users. This study intends to investigate what content scientists want to see from KISTI and how they want it curated. It investigated researchers who worked for government-funded research institutes through online surveys and telephone interviews. This study's results helped me review the current practice of KISTI content curation and give some suggestions to improve future practice. They present information on content and content curation services required by researchers; therefore, they can be used as a reference for information agencies (e.g., libraries, data centers) to improve their content curation practices.