ABSTRACT

Chapter 28 by Eunjung Shin and Eric W. Welch discusses core issues in science and technology (S&T), which has become a major policy area in contemporary South Korean society. Shin and Welch introduce the basic concepts of, and perspectives on, S&T policy and explain the development of such policy in South Korea. In recent decades, Korea has expanded the scope of S&T policy while increasing its investment in research and development (R&D). Shin and Welch articulate the major changes in policy goals, target groups, policy instruments, and government structures that have accompanied the expansion of S&T policy and explicate the current issues and challenges facing S&T policy in South Korea.