27-28 June 2011 in Hangzhou, China Choi, Donggeun ([email protected]) Chief Manager, International Standards Team, KSA Secretariat, ICES 1 Research Profiling.

27-28 June 2011in Hangzhou, China

Choi, Donggeun ([email protected])Chief Manager, International Standards Team, KSA

Secretariat, ICES1

Research Profiling of 'Standards and Innovation',

Is it Diverging or Conveging? (2011 ICES Workshop )

CV: Donggeun Choi Dong-Geun Choi is Chief Manager at Korean Standards Association (KSA).

With eleven years of experience in KSA, Dong-Geun ’s research has focused on standardization and innovation, standardization and IPR, and standards education.

Dong-Geun initiated and managed several international projects of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Dong-Geun has served as project proponent/editor for APSC SCSC Education Initiatives in 2007-2011, and also served as Secretariat of International Cooperation of Education about Standardization (ICES) in 2009-2011.

In these international projects, Dong-Geun authored/edited several policy reports and guidelines: the first joint project between APEC-ISO joint project published as ISO TR 28682:2008, and the APEC SCSC Education Guidelines Series including the textbook about standardization for higher education, “Standardization: Fundamentals, Impact, and Business Strategy”.

Dong-Geun received a Bachelor’s degree in transport engineering from Hanyang University, and Master’s degree in transportation management from Seoul National University. He is now a PhD candidate in Technology Innovation and Management at Sungkyunkwan University.

Dong-Geun is a Program Committee Member for 2011 ITU-T Kaleidoscope Conference and 2011 IEEE International Conference on Standardisation and Innovation in Information Technology (SIIT) . Donggeun’ academic publications have appeared in such journals as Scientometrics (SSCI), International Journal of Technology and Design Education(SCI-E), International Journals on IT Standards and Standardization Research(Scopus SSCI), and ISO Focus.

Summary This presentation includes two sections about standardization and

innovation research. Section I includes the review of author’s recently published paper

“Research profiling for standardization and innovation” (Choi, Lee & Sung, 2001; Scientometrics 88(1), page 259-278). This paper demonstrates that the standardization and innovation research has continuously grown from publication of 13 papers in 1995 to 68 papers in 2008; the majority of these papers have been published in the six subject group domains of management, economics, environment, chemistry, computer science, and tele-communications. Technology innovation management specialty journals are the most central sources favorable for these themes. We also present an exploratory taxonomy that offers nine topical clusters to demonstrate the contextual structures of standardization and innovation.

Section II raises a question to standardization community if the studies on ‘standardization and innovation’ are diverging or converging. Although standardization and Innovation research is clearly emerging, it is not certain if it is converging as an academic discipline.

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Contents

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This section I includes summary of author’s published paper:

“Research profiling of Standardization and Innovation”

Choi, Lee & Sung, 2011; Scientometrics 88(1), page 259-278)

available at http://www.springerlink.com/content/f5p95542u30u26q0/

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I. Review of “Research Profiling of Standardization and Innovation

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Standardisation is a key factor in support of a number of government

policies, including competitiveness, innovation,

science and technology. Its importance is growing with the

globalisation, the convergence of technologies

and a growing knowledge economy.

The UK Government Public Policy Interest in Standardisation (2009)

– DIUS (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills)

1-1. Background - What is the relationship of SI-R? - What strategy/policy should we develop?

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Innovation

**SI-R: Standardization and Innovation Research

1-2. Results – Subject Domains - Variety of 135 Domains: Management..

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1-3. Results – Subject Domain Groupings - Major Groups

Subject Group

# of Subjects# of Papers

Subjects Grouped

Management

7 Subjects129 Papers

Management; Planning & Development; Business; IE; OR/MS; Eng, Multi; Eng, Industrial; Eng, Manufacturing

Environment

7 Subjects79 Papers

Env Sci; Env Stu; Eng, Env; Pub/Env/Occ; health; Energy & Fuels; Water Resources; Ecology;

Economics 2 Subjects54 Papers

Economics; Agricultural Economics

CS/IS 8 Subjects61 Papers

CS, Information Systems; CS, Theory & Methods; CS, Software Engineering; CS, Hardware & Architecture; CS, Interdisciplinary Applications; CS, Cybernetics; CS, Artificial Intelligence; Information Science & Library Science

Chemistry 9 Subjects37 Papers

Chemistry, Analytical ; Chemistry, Applied; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Chemistry, Physical ; Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear; Electrochemistry; Biochemical Research Methods; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Engineering, Chemical

EE/Telecom

3 Subjects47 Papers

Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Telecommunications; Communication

Civil/Transport

4 Subjects31 Papers

Eng, Civil; Construction and Building; Transport Sci and Technology

Law/PA/PSSocio.

4 Subjects31 Papers

Law; Sociology; Public Administration; Political Science

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1-4. Results – Subject Domain Groupings - CAGR in 1997-2008

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Year Block 1997-99 AGR1 2000-02 AGR2 2003-05 AGR3 2006-08 CAGR1. Management Group 10 30.1% 22 15.6% 34 18.8% 57 21.3%

2.Environment Group 8 26.0% 16 7.7% 20 24.9% 39 19.2%

3.Economics Group 11 -3.1% 10 9.1% 13 13.5% 19 6.3%

4.Computer/Info Group 10 3.2% 11 -10.1% 8 53.6% 29 12.6%

5.Chemmistry Group 2 35.7% 5 26.0% 10 21.6% 18 27.7%

6.Telecom/EE Group 4 40.1% 11 13.3% 16 -6.7% 13 14.0%

Six Group Total (354) 45 18.6% 75 10.4% 101 20.1% 175 16.3%

Total (532) 70 12.2% 99 10.3% 133 15.1% 203 12.6%

1-5. Results – Subject Domain Groupings - CAGR in 1997-2008

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1-6. Results – Journals - published more than 5 papers

Source Title SubjectGroup

Record Count

Research policy (RP) 1.Mgt *MOT 13

International journal of technology management (IJTM) 1.Mgt *MOT 7

Energy policy (EP) 1.Mgt, 2.Env, 3.Eco 6

Journal of environmental economics and management (JEEM) 1.Mgt 6

Journal of product innovation management (JPIM) 1.Mgt *MOT 6

Lecture notes in computer science (LNCS) 4.CS/IS 6

Technovation (TECH) 1.Mgt *MOT 6

IEEE transactions on engineering management (ITEM) 1.Mgt *MOT 5

Technological forecasting and social change (TFSC) 1.Mgt *MOT 5

Technology analysis & strategic management (TASM) 1.Mgt *MOT 5

Telecommunications policy (TP) 4.CS/IS, 6.TEL/EE 5

Water Science and Technology (WST) 2.Env 5

Transportation research record (TRR) Others 5

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1-7. Results – Exploratory Taxonomy - 4 Groups – 9 Clusters - Factor Analysis & Clustering

1-8. Results – Exploratory Taxonomy - 4 Groups – 9 Clusters

Level 1 Level 2 Descriptions

A1 (166)Function/Role

CL1 (60)Inter-relationshipof Standardizationand Innovation

Interrelationship between standardization and innovation Standards implementation as innovation tool Policy perspective of technological standards and innovation

CL2 (26)Tech-&Knowledge- Diffusion/Transfer

Standards adoption and innovation diffusion (Model, Factor, Network) Standards and knowledge transfer

CL3 (54)Regulation/Integration

Standardization as an integration tool; Regulatory standards and innovation on technology-based industry

CL4 (26) IPR/Patent/Law

Standards and IPR in competitive market Patent, standards, and legal issues

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1-8. Results – Exploratory Taxonomy - 4 Groups – 9 ClustersLevel 1 Level 2 Descriptions

A2 (181)Impact/Strategy

CL5 (88) Impact & Competitive Strategy

Impact of technology standards in market competition; Standards, and structure and modeling; Standardization as business competition strategy

CL6 (93)Business Performance

Business development, performance, standards; Standardization for innovation and technological performance

A3 (184)Sector-specific

CL7 (86)Technology & Product

Technology development, standards and innovation; Technology and product design, standards and innovation

CL8 (63) Quality & Management System

Quality assurance and management system standards for innovation; Environmental management systems standards

CL9 (35)Service

Role of standards in service innovation; Service, network and communication standards

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1-10. Epilogue

Standards are Diverse in its Definition or ScopeMetrology, Industry Standards, Conformity

AssessmentAgriculture, Building, ICT Technology, Service, QMS,

SRInnovation is Varying in its Definition or Scope

Launch of new products or processImplementation of new solutions to technological,

economical and social problems within an enterprise

Rethinking about the nature of Standards & Innovation

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II. Unsolicited Rethinking about Standards as Knowledge Asset

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Standards, Perceived Images are DifferentWhat ARE standards?What are IN standards?What are standards FOR?What are IMPACT of standards?

WHO and HOW should develop and implement standards?

HOW should we look at and strategically utilize standards?

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Diversity of Standards- measurement, tech & non-tech.

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Diversity of Innovation in different fields (Gamber 2008) The term innovation has been examined by

representatives of various fields of study, a number of varying definitions exist in literature.

In economics, innovation refers to the technological, social and economic changes.

In the field of political economics, innovation is referred to as a first commercial use of improvements, or in other words, the launch of a new product or process onto the market (acc. to [HOTZ-HART, 2001]).

From a business management point of view, innovation is the implementation of new solutions to technological, economical and social problems within an enterprise. In this case, innovation is aimed at finding new ways of fulfilling enterprise goals (cf for example [PLESCHAK & SABISCH, 1996]).

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Standards and Innovation Research- Converging or Diverging?Are the studies on ‘standardization and

innovation’ are converging or diverging?Although standardization and Innovation

research is clearly emerging, it is not certain if it is converging as an academic discipline.

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