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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Call for papers<span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>International Conference <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>„Innovation and Technology in Korea in
International Perspective”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>in Vienna, </span></b><b><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>24 and 25 September
2009</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>South
Korea has attained spectacular economic success in recent decades. It has
reached the status of </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>a Newly Advanced Economy, with challenges ever more mirroring
those faced by other advanced economies. Such challenges include the necessary
upgrading of the labour force, frictions of switching to a national system of
innovation and creativeness adapted to R&D-leadership, and designing
market-based economic policies that reflect the difficulties to foresee future
technological developments. In this context, the consequences for the
innovation system of socio-economic change, of socially and environmentally
responsible development concepts and of policy-making in reaction to and beyond
a period of financial and economic turmoil constitute further issues. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>In the forthcoming conference, it is planned to analyse the
parallel challenges for innovation and technology for the Republic of Korea and
other advanced economies more thoroughly, i. e. to analyse the Korean case <i>with
an international, comparative perspective</i> in mind. This comparison and
international benchmarking will allow policymakers and scholars to better
appreciate how much Korea has already moved into the circle of globally leading
economies and what can be done to consolidate and to strengthen its position.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
conference will deepen the outcomes of a former conference (2007) on
“R&D and Technology in Korea” and the subsequent book
publication (Jörg </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Mahlich and Werner Pascha (eds.): Innovation and Technology in
Korea. Challenges of a Newly Advanced Economy, Heidelberg and New York:
Physica/Springer 2007). Subject to the quality of contributions, it is planned
to publish the papers of the forthcoming conference as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Specific issues might include, among others:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
text-autospace:none;word-break:break-all'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Korea´s position in international
comparisons of innovation and technology,<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
text-autospace:none;word-break:break-all'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Impact of international trade,
foreign direct and investment and licensing on Korea´s technology and
innovation system,<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
text-autospace:none;word-break:break-all'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Possible ramifications of the
global financial and economic crisis on Korea´s innovation system,<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
text-autospace:none;word-break:break-all'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Impact of global and regional
institutions like OECD, APEC etc. on Korea´s technology and innovation
system through peer processes, standardization, and regulation,<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
text-autospace:none;word-break:break-all'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sectoral patterns: Korea´s
position to meet international challenges in strategic areas like
electronics, biotechnology, environmental (“green”)
industries, creative industries like film-making or electronic games,
etc.,<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
text-autospace:none;word-break:break-all'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Business challenges: Developing
Korea´s technological competence through international joint ventures,
M&A, strategic alliances, international human resource management,
etc.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
text-autospace:none;word-break:break-all'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bilateral and regional issues:
competition and cooperation between Korea and Japan, Korea and the US,
Korea and China, Korea and the EU, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
text-autospace:none;word-break:break-all'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>21<sup>st</sup> century
challenges: Effects of demographic changes in international comparison,
resource and energy dependency, environmental concerns, North Korea as a
challenge and opportunity for prioritising South Korea´s technological
progress.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
conference will be held in <b>Vienna, Austria, on 24 and 25 September 2009</b>,
at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It
is supported through a Modern Korea Grant of the Academy of Korean Studies
under the Strategic Initiative for Korean Studies. Through this support,
economy air fare to and from Vienna, three nights of accommodation, and a
honorarium of 400 Euros upon receipt of the final manuscripts will be available
for selected speakers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>One
page abstracts are requested by 30 April, 2009</span></b><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, conference papers by 20 August 2009,
final papers for publication by 31 December 2009. Please send your proposals by
email to all of the organisers listed below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dr.
Joerg Mahlich, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna/Austria, <a
href="mailto:joerg.mahlich@wko.at">joerg.mahlich@wko.at</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Prof.
Dr. Werner Pascha, Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST), Duisburg-Essen
University, Germany, <a href="mailto:werner.pascha@uni-due.de">werner.pascha@uni-due.de</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dr.
Bernhard Seliger, Head of Seoul Office, Hanns-Seidel-Foundation, <a
href="mailto:seliger@hss.or.kr">seliger@hss.or.kr</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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