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IRAN 2 2016/17 Knowledge Sharing Program (Industry & Trade) with Iran 2 2016/17 Knowledge Sharing Program (Industry & Trade) with IRAN 2 2016/17 Knowledge Sharing Program (Industry & Trade) with Iran 2 Project Title 2016 Knowledge Sharing Project (KSP) Industry/Trade Policy Consulting: Iran 2 Project performed by Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) Supported by Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF), Republic of Korea Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Prepared for The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran In cooperation with Vice Presidency for Science and Technology (VPST), Iran KOTRA Teheran Office Project Directors Won S. Yun, Executive Vice President for Biz info & Trade, KOTRA Sang Y. Hong, Director General, Development Cooperation Office, KOTRA Project Manager Sun Y. Chang, Manager, Development Cooperation Office, KOTRA Project Officer Chang S. Kim, Development Cooperation Office, KOTRA Authors Young B. Choi, Senior VP, ETRI Principal Investigator Chapter 1. Young K. Kim / Jong S. Kim (ETRI) Chapter 2. Myung S. Kim / Chang S. Park (ETRI) Chapter 3. Seung Ku Hwang / Hyung G. Roh (ETRI) Government Publications Registration Number 11-1051000-000808-01 ISBN 979-11-6097-675-5 (93320) 979-11-6097-676-2 (95320)(PDF) Copyright ⓒ 2018 by Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Republic of Korea IRAN 2 2016/17 Knowledge Sharing Program (Industry & Trade) with Iran 2 Securing the Means for the Development of the Iranian ICT R&D Center Background and Progress of 2016/17 KSP (Industry/Trade) (Iran 2) Implications and Expected Effects of the 2016/17 KSP Industry/Trade (Iran 2) Chapter 1. Iran's ICT Policies and ICT Industry Chapter 2. Suggestions for the Development of Iran's ICT Research Institutes Chapter 3. Proposals for the Expansion of Technology Commercialization in Iran Preface The Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP), sponsored by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, is the representative knowledge-based development cooperation program in Korea that supports the economic and social development of partner countries and establishes a friendly economic cooperation base with Korea. Since the initiation of KSP in 2004, we have provided customized policy advisories to 59 countries based on Korea’s development experience and knowledge, and reached many accomplishments, such as promoting institutional improvement of partner countries and linking businesses to follow-up with economic cooperation. KSP has been used strategically for economic cooperation and the demand for creating new growth engines in overseas markets has increased in recent years. As such, KOTRA has been participating as a joint general organization of KSP since 2014, providing advice to promising industries such as trade and investment and contributing to the project, making KSP a cornerstone of bilateral economic cooperation. KOTRA has been carrying out nine KSP projects including the project for the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology (VPST) of Iran as a general organization of ‘2016/17 KSP Industrial and Trade Investment Policy Advisory Program’ and focuses on the following two aspects. First, we emphasized the importance of knowledge sharing gained during the economic development process of Korea with partner countries and provided meaningful policy advice in accordance with KSP’s goals. Rather than delivering the experience of Korea to Iran unilaterally, KOTRA sought to find common implications through communication and cooperation with various participants, including senior officials of Iran. Second, we have improved the effectiveness of policy advice by upgrading the KSP project to lead to practical economic cooperation and allowing Korean companies to participate. Particularly, VPST demands a high level of cooperation in transferring ICT technology as well as joint study with Korean companies. Therefore, we held the ‘Iran ICT R&D seminar’ as a follow-up for finding cooperative projects and specific technical cooperation needs between Korean companies and VPST, expanding public-private partnerships. This report is organized by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance and directed by KOTRA. It is conducted by the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and releases the research results. The KSP project with Iran was conducted for the first time this year and KOTRA carried out the project under the title of “Establishment of ICT Research Center and its Operation in Iran” as the Iranian government is pursuing the development of ‘information technology and telecommunications’ in the sixth five-year development plan after the economic sanctions were lifted. We have selected three sub-contracts while sharing Korea’s experiences and drawing implications for Iran’s policy—first, research on ICT policy and industry in Iran; second, the suggestions for Iran’s ICT research institutes; and third, proposals for the expansion of technology commercialization in Iran. Prior to the publication of this report, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Dr. Bong Tae Kim, Dr. Seung Ku Hwang, and Young Bum Choi, vice presidents of ETRI; Young Bum Choi, vice president Mr. Jong Seo Kim, Mr. Chang Sik Park, Mr. Young Kwon Kim, Dr. Myung Soon Kim, and Mr. Hyung Gyun Roh, researchers of ETRI for working on this project. I am also grateful to Dr. Tae Ho Park, professor of Seoul National University, senior advisor of this project.. I also thank KOTRA’s overseas offices in Tehran and the Korean Embassy in Iran. Furthermore, I am thankful to those who have given valuable advice for the completion of the report, such as Mr. Sung-Jun Yoo, Mr. No-Taek Park, Mr. In-Su Kang, Mr. Dal-Seung Yu and Mr. Sun-Hui Han. Lastly, I’d like to disclose that the contents of this report are opinions of the experts who had participated in the project, and are not official opinions of KOTRA. August, 2017 Wonsok Yun Executive Vice President for Business Information & Trade Affairs, KOTRA Contents Background and Progress of 2016/17 KSP (Industry/Trade) (Iran 2) ···························· 1 Implications and Expected Effects of the 2016/17 KSP Industry/Trade (Iran 2) ········· 8 Chapter 1 Iran's ICT Policies and ICT Industry 1. Introduction of Iran ·························································································································· 12 2. ICT Policies and Industry of Iran ···································································································· 19 2.1. ICT Policies of Iran ··················································································································· 19 2.2. Iran's ICT Development Plans ································································································ 20 2.3. Iran's ICT Industry ···················································································································· 24 3. Korea's ICT Policies ··························································································································· 32 3.1. Cyber Korea 21 (1999-2001) ···································································································· 33 3.2. e-Korea (2002-2006) ················································································································· 39 3.3. u-Korea (2006-2010) ················································································································· 47 3.4. K-ICT (2015-2020) ····················································································································· 54 4. Implications and Recommendations ···························································································· 63 Reference ·············································································································································· 65 Contents Chapter 2 Suggestions for the Development of Iran's ICT Research Institutes 1. National Vision and Science and Technology Development Strategies of Iran ···················· 68 1.1. An Overview of Iran's Science and Technology Policies ····················································· 68 1.2. Science and Technology Governance of Iran ······································································· 74 1.3. Iran's R&D Investments ············································································································ 76 1.4. Techno Park and Company Support System ········································································ 79 1.5. Iran's ICT-devoted Research Institute (ITRC) ········································································· 85 2. Korea's National R&D Strategies ··································································································· 93 2.1. Korea's National R&D Policies and Implementation Systems ··········································· 93 2.2. Development process of national R&D programs ······························································ 97 2.3. Current Status of R&D Investments ····················································································· 102 3. A Case Study on the Activities of Korea's ICT Research Institute (ETRI) ······························· 104 3.1. Establishment of Government-funded Research Institute (ETRI) ····································· 104 3.2. Organizational Operation ······································································································ 107 3.3. Representative Research Achievements ··············································································
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