본 연구는 우리나라의 정부 및 공공부문에서 기초융합 연구의 효과를 극대화하기 위해 전략적 측면에서의 기획 과정을 선진화하기 위한 방안을 도출하는데 목적을 두었다. 먼저 기술융합 연구의 출현과 해외동향에서는 기술융합 연구의 동향과 기초융합 연구의 중요성이 제시되었으며, 유럽연합(EU), 미국, 그리고 일본 등 선진국에서의 융합연구 사례를 분석하고, 국가적 차원에서의 전략적 효과를 극대화하고 국제적 우위를 선점하기 위해 중점을 두는 영역을 다루었다.
통상적으로 기획과정은 연구개발 목표 및 방향의 설정, 조직의 핵심 역량 평가 및 측정, 기술 수요조사, 기획과제의 도출, 산업 및 특허표준에 대한 분석을 포함한 과제 기획 수행, 기획 과제의 심의 그리고 신규지원 대상과제 및 예산(안)을 확정하는 연구개발 과제의 성공여부를 결정하는데 핵심 프로세스를 포함하고 있기 때문에 매우 중요하다. 또한 우리나라에서의 기초 융합연구는 초기단계에 있으며 타분야에 파급효과가 크기 때문에 국가 기술 전략적 위치에서 매우 중요하다.
본 연구에서는 국내의 기술융합연구 현황과 한계를 논의한 이후, 특히 융합연구의 효과를 극대화하기 위해서는 연구과제의 도출 및 선정평가 등을 다루는 기획과정에서의 프로세스의 전략화 및 인프라 개선 방안을 제시하였다. 주요 제안내용은 전략적 융합 연구개발 영역 선점과 과제 기획 과정 및 발굴 평가 방식의 개선을 위주로 하는 융합연구 관련 정책 프레임워크 구축 및 관리가 있으며, 연구 관련 조직, 연구 기반, 그리고 학문 및 학제 기반 등을 주요 내용으로 하는 융합연구 인프라의 개선으로 요약할 수 있다. 마지막으로 토의 및 결론에서는 위에서 제시된 기초융합연구의 활성화를 위한 기획과정의 선진화 방안이 정리되었는데, 이러한 연구결과가 관련 정책 수립이나 검토에 참고가 되고, 후속 연구가 활성화되기를 기대한다.
This study is to suggest the advanced strategy for planning stage of basic convergence research and development in the strategic perspectives of Korean government and public side. At first, we review the current status and trend of research and development about convergence technology at the developed country for example EU, US and Japan. In these leading countries, we can find that their various efforts are focusing to enlarge the effect of research and development about convergence technology and to set themselves the leading and positioning commitment of global society. In this study, the achieved status and limitation of convergence research and development in Korea is described, and then the advanced planning process of convergence research and development and infrastructure reconstruction are suggested for maximization for the effect of research and development. The planning process of research and development programs is very important because it contains the key process which decides on the success or fail of them such as, strategic goal and direction setting of R&D, key competence evaluation and measurement of organizations, investigation of technical demand, searching and inducing the research and development programs, the initial planning including the industry and patent analysis, project screening, and, project decision and budgeting. Also the basic research and development about technology convergence is important which stage is sprouting phase globally and influence effects on the industry and application areas can be propagated on the various territories. The major suggestion items of policy framework establishment and management are the preemption of the strategic convergence research areas and the enhancement for planning and searching/evaluation of research program. And these of convergence research infrastructure construction are consisted of research organization, research basement, and disciplinary education system. At the conclusion, these suggestions was summarized and discussed with expecting to adopt these results for policy making and consecutive study.
This study is to suggest the advanced strategy for planning stage of basic convergence research and development in the strategic perspectives of Korean government and public side. At first, we review the current status and trend of research and development about convergence technology at the developed country for example EU, US and Japan. In these leading countries, we can find that their various efforts are focusing to enlarge the effect of research and development about convergence technology and to set themselves the leading and positioning commitment of global society. In this study, the achieved status and limitation of convergence research and development in Korea is described, and then the advanced planning process of convergence research and development and infrastructure reconstruction are suggested for maximization for the effect of research and development. The planning process of research and development programs is very important because it contains the key process which decides on the success or fail of them such as, strategic goal and direction setting of R&D, key competence evaluation and measurement of organizations, investigation of technical demand, searching and inducing the research and development programs, the initial planning including the industry and patent analysis, project screening, and, project decision and budgeting. Also the basic research and development about technology convergence is important which stage is sprouting phase globally and influence effects on the industry and application areas can be propagated on the various territories. The major suggestion items of policy framework establishment and management are the preemption of the strategic convergence research areas and the enhancement for planning and searching/evaluation of research program. And these of convergence research infrastructure construction are consisted of research organization, research basement, and disciplinary education system. At the conclusion, these suggestions was summarized and discussed with expecting to adopt these results for policy making and consecutive study.
