Patterns of innovation in Korea and Taiwan

Author

Choung, Jae-Yong

Author_Institution

ETRI, Taejon, South Korea

Volume

45

Issue

4

fYear

1998

fDate

11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

357

Lastpage

365

Abstract

This paper examines the technological capabilities of Korea and Taiwan using US patent statistics for the period 1969-1992. The analysis reveals three important trends. First, that the growth of Korean and Taiwanese technological activity has been rapid both during and after the 1980s. Second, that the processes of technological development in these countries show different patterns: a highly concentrated technical field with dynamic growth in Korea and a highly diversified technical field with stable growth in Taiwan. Third, it is shown that the main agent of Korea´s technological innovation has been the small number of large companies in the electrical technology field, while Taiwan´s patenting activities have been spread among a large number of individuals exploiting nonelectrical and miscellaneous technologies

Keywords

patents; research and development management; Korea; Taiwan; US patent statistics; dynamic growth; highly concentrated technical field; highly diversified technical field; innovation patterns; intellectual property; miscellaneous technologies; nonelectrical technologies; patenting activities; stable growth; technological activity growth; technological capabilities; Economic indicators; Electronics industry; Government; Helium; Industrial economics; Intellectual property; Manufacturing industries; Research and development; Statistics; Technological innovation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9391

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/17.728577

Filename

728577