Stony Brook University Technology and Society

Past and Present Research

I have been very active on the global stage, which helped me gain a broad and global spectrum of experiences in policy research and program/project implementation.

My research activities have focused on developing technology programs and implementing projects at an international level: (1) building technology infrastructure, (2) promoting international technology cooperation and (3) building SDG’s related consultation and training. In the early 2000s, I designed and initiated the first R&D program between Korea and the United States and operated for many years since. I also led many successful programs and projects with numerous advanced countries including Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and others.

Until 2003, I carried out numerous projects pertaining to how to build technology infrastructure such as establishing science parks and prioritizing R&D policies through technology forecasting and other tools. Many reports and papers were published based on the results of the Delphi method and econometric applications.

During the period of 2003-2012, various programs and projects between Korea and major countries were developed and implemented. As a director in charge of industrial technology cooperation, I led efforts in developing and implementing various programs with the United States, and major European countries including the United Kingdom, Germany and France.

Since 2012, I am concentrating on the HRD (Human Resources Development) programs such as the STEAM education and industrial ODA domestically and globally. A STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) education project with a local elementary school was successfully carried out in 2020 so that the KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) aired the outcome of the project throughout the nation. Also, the Africa Mission (2017) – a volunteering program (2016-2019) for Burkina Faso and Ghana – that I directed as part of an official development assistance was aired via a special program titled “Thanks to the unprecedented value” on KBS. In 2013-2015, I conducted the training programs for high government officials from Vietnam along with over 200 government employees to deliver on policy implementation and culture in Korea.

Now, I am working on a new project for students from local elementary and middle schools to help them broaden their understanding in the field of STEAM. I wish to establish an institute for STEAM education at SUNY Korea to foster creativity in future talents.  

[Research Activities and Presentations (selected)]

• A Feasibility Study of HRD Infrastructure Project on an African Public Corporation, International Commerce and Information Review vol. 22, No.3, September 2020, pp.141-167.(Paper, coauthor)
• Performance Analysis on Different Research and Development Types, Asian Research Policy, 2016.7 (paper, co-author)
• Global Trade: The Driving Force behind Korea’s Economic Development, KITA, 2014 (book, editor in chief)
• The Shared Prosperity of ASEAN and Korea: The Suggestions for S&T Cooperation, Korea-ASEAN Seminar, July 18, 2019 (Lecture)
• Ten Tips on Technology Transfer, UNESCAP ENEA, March 21,2019 (Lecture)
• Industry 4.0 and Policy Implications, Policy Seminar for National Assembly Budget Office, February 7, 2020 (Lecture)
• Entrepreneurship Training Program for Developing Countries, World Bank, 2015-6, 2020-21 (co-PI)
• The Sustainable Sanogho Village in Burkina Faso Project, A Better World, 2016-2019 (report)
• Technoparks in Korea, 2017/2018 KSP with Tanzania Inception Workshop, Korea MOSF, Korea EXIM bank, STEPI, EPZA (Tanzania), Dar es Salaam, Nov. 22, 2017(Lecture)
• The Master Plan for Ghana Energy Initiative, KEPCO, along with the Korean Government ODA research project, 2016-2017 (report)
• A Study of Building the Policy Infrastructure for Technology Transfer, Commercialization and promoting the Technology Innovation Activities in Uzbekistan: based on the Experience of Korea's Policy Implementation (Chapter 3), Strengthening Uzbekistan's National Innovation System, KDI and Ministry of Strategy and Finance, 2012, pp. 128-162. (report)
• Green ODA and Shared Growth, Workshop on Equitable Energy Access, hosted by UNDP and GTCK, sponsored by MOFA, April 30th May, 2013, Seoul, Korea (Lecture)
• An econometric model for evaluating success/failure of an R&D project: the case of Korea, International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 2011 Vol. 10 No. 1, pp. 69-79. (paper)
• Korea-Vietnam M&C Training Program, MOTIE (Korean Government),2013-2015 (ODA project)
• Technology Transfer and Capacity Building for Enhancing Access to Energy, UNOSD 2013 Expert Consultation on Knowledge and Capacity, March 13, 2013, Incheon. (Lecture)
• Green Asia and Shared Growth, Sustainable Asia Growth 2013 (SAC2013), June 28th, 2013, Incheon, Korea (Lecture)
• CONCYTEC-STEPI Technological Roadmap of Peru Seminar, October 19th, Peru (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qodz04DjWv4)

[Professional Activities]

• President, Korean Society of Innovation, Management and Economics (KOSIME), 2020-21
• Editor, vice president, and director for many academic associations since 1994
• Have been the evaluator, referee and member of academic journals, various government policy and R&D committees, have played a major role in developing and implementing many bilateral and multilateral R&D programs with many countries such as making a critical contribution to Korea’s membership of EUREKA, and have also actively involved in development assistance programs and ODA projects for developing countries such as Burkina Faso, Ghana, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Colombia, Algeria and in the projects of international organizations such as World Bank.