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collaborative activities among research institutions in DV was gradually increased
and subdivided as time progressed. KAIST,
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CNU, and ETRI individually began
to match the collaborating project with industrial sectors. The different way of
collaboration between R&D institution and industrial sector in DST can be made
in technology transfer activities. In particular, it was KAIST and CNU that have
led this collaboration since the initial time. They facilitated knowledge creation,
human capital formation, technology transfer provision of regional leadership and
knowledge infrastructure, etc.
Furthermore, regarding collaboration between university and industry, there are
also BI (Business Incubator), Regional Research Center (RRC), and Rental
Research Institutes (RRI). ETRI has been also active in the collaboration with
the industrial sector as a research institute in DV. It has two major roles in the
collaboration with the industrial sector: one is venture incubation through TBI;
the other is the management of higher education institution called ICU.
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Figure
8
explains how the collaborative network in DV works in the initial time.
Networking among venture firms in DV can be classified into two types. One is
an active and direct networking by organizing community, and the other is a
passive and indirect networking by information infrastructure. 'Daedeok 21C
Venture Family' is an example of networking by organizing community. It is an
early model, in which venture firms in DST were networked and confined to
organizations
which
were
made
up
of
spin-offs
only
from
Public
research
institutions.
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However, networking alone is not enough to make organizations but to main-
tain close relationships for active technological commercialization and project
building. Therefore, it is necessary to develop cooperative projects for members to
keep them in close cooperation with a particular project.
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KAIST concentrates its efforts in the field of new technology, particularly in the R&D of high-
tech industry, and supporting venture start-ups so that it could create a base for international
competition in DST. KAIST has a Technology Innovation Center (TIC) and a Consulting Center
for Technology Transfer which is to accelerate technology innovation by providing research
results from KAIST to opening firms and support venture business firms by the establishment of
the national technology utilization system.
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ETRI is the second research institution which launched its own TBI business in DST. The TBI
of ETRI is the core venture incubator in DST, as it has been playing a critical role in incubating
many venture firms in the field of IT. Moreover, ETRI established Information and
Communication University (ICU) to provide bachelor, master and doctorate courses for training
professional manpower in the field of IT.
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The aim of 'Daedeok 21C Venture Family' is to accelerate information exchange and
technology innovation among venture firms in DST and to develop a venture 'ecosystem'. It had
changed its name to '21C Venture Family' in 2000 and expanded its number up to 280 firms from
Daejeon and Chungnam province.
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