Abstract
ABSTRACT Recently US/EU governments are utilizing nanotechnology as a key catalyst to support national innovation poli-cies with economic recovery goals. US/EU nano policies have been serving as a global model to various countries, including Korea. So the authors initially seek to understand US/EU national innovation policy interconnections, and then find the role of nanotechnology development within. To strengthen national policy coherence, nano-technology development strategies are under evolution as an innovation catalyst for promoting commercializa-tion. To strategically support nano commercialization, EHS (Environmental, Health, Safety) and informatics are invested as priority fields to strengthen social acceptance and sustainability of nano enabled products. The current study explores US/EU national innovation policies including nano commercialization, EHS, and Informatics. Then obtained results are utilized to analyze weaknesses of Korean innovation systems of connecting creative economy and nanotechnology development policies. Then ongoing improvements are summarized focusing on EHS and informatics, which are currently prominent issues in international nanotechnology development.
Highlights
Since the global economic crisis around 2008, international policies are refocusing on innovation sources such as revitalizing manufacturing
Stimulated by the rapid chasing of Asian followers including Korea, the US/EU changed the focus of their nanotechnology development policies from fundamental exploration to application/commercialization
US/EU nanotechnology policies and legislative/administrative activities have been aligned with national visions over the last decade to maximize national capabilities for national innovation and societal challenges
Summary
Since the global economic crisis around 2008, international policies are refocusing on innovation sources such as revitalizing manufacturing. Nanotechnology is especially regarded as a key catalyst to resolve high-priority social issues including national innovation, job creation, and economic impact (President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology [PCAST], 2011 and 2012a; High-Level Group on Key Enabling Technologies, 2011) Following this trend, the main focus of nanotechnology development policy is shifting from the promotion of fundamental exploration to innovation/commercialization (PCAST, 2012b; National Nanotechnology Initiative, 2013; Communication from the Commission to the Council, 2004, 2005), to serve as innovation engines for sustainable economic growth. The economic crisis around 2008 combined with threats by fast followers including China and Korea (National Nanotechnology Initiative, 2013; PCAST, 2010 & 2012c) accelerated the evolution of US nanotechnology development strategy as a national innovation engine This is similar to the EU in that nanotechnology development direction has evolved to align coherence with national-level innovation policy, as well as a catalyst for innovation and commercialization (NANoFutures, 2012; High-Level Group on Key Enabling Technologies, 2011). In the case of the US/EU, they have already initiated harvesting tangible results of nanoEHS whereas Korea is under development
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