• Embed Doc
  • Copy Link
  • Readcast
  • Collections
  • CommentGo Back
Download
 
South Korea:Mass innovation comes of age
Molly WebbThe Atlas of Ideas:Mapping the new geography of science
 
About Demos
Demos is one of the UK’s most influential think tanks. Our research focuses on fiveareas: cities, culture, identity, public services and science. We analyse social andpolitical change, which we connect to innovation and learning in organisations.Our partners include policy-makers, companies, public service providers and socialentrepreneurs. Our international network – which extends across Europe,Scandinavia, Australia, Brazil, India and China – provides a global perspective andenables us to work across borders.As an independent voice, we can create debates that lead to real change. We usethe media, public events, workshops and publications to communicate our ideas.All our publications can be downloaded free from
www.demos.co.ukMolly Webb
is a researcher at Demos, where her work focuses on science,technology, innovation and the environment. Molly led the Korea strand of the Atlasof Ideas project, looking at the Korean innovation system and models of scientificcollaboration. Molly moved to London from the United States in September 2003for an MSc in Environmental Policy, Planning and Regulation at the London Schoolof Economics, where her dissertation focused on the environmental and societalimplications of nanotechnology. Prior to this, Molly worked on e-commerce andcontent websites in Japan and the US, most recently as director of interactiveproduction at Oxygen Media in New York. She majored in Japanese at GeorgetownUniversity, graduating with a BSc in Languages and Linguistics. 
 
Introduction
05The many faces of Korean innovation
Mapping
12The magic numbers
People
21Skilling up a nation
Places
26Hubs, Seoul and CyWorld
Business
32Venturing beyond the chaebol
Culture
39The shy comedian
Collaboration
45New partnerships for new science
Prognosis
53Ubiquitous knowledge, ubiquitous innovation
Notes
59
Acknowledgements
64
List of organisations interviewed
65
12345678
Contents
of 00

Leave a Comment

You must be to leave a comment.
Submit
Characters: ...
You must be to leave a comment.
Submit
Characters: ...