4차 산업혁명 시대에 있어서 과학기술의 발전을 통한 국가경쟁력 강화 방안 연구

Abstract

The fourth industrial revolution is deemed as technology upheaval that is represented as AI, Iot and automatic driving, which combines and fuses digital technology with bioindustry, physics, etc. As it has an immense influence on various industries, it is considered a key player in the national development as a leading technology for the future industrial world. The current “Act on the Establishment and Operation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Committee” is to create jobs with an embracing growth power that seeks economic growth and social problem-solving, secure national competitiveness and improve the quality of life of the people by using the total transformation process of the fourth industrial revolution as a national redirection. In matters of reinforcing the national competitiveness with technology based on the fourth industrial revolution, however, the problems we face follow. First, R&D performance is poor due to a government policy issue for the fourth industrial revolution-based AI and DT and lack of alignment among industries. Level of core technology based on the fourth industrial revolution is lower than that in foreign countries, and intensive R&D is poor due to rigid regulations and insufficient support and lack of alignment among government, industry and university. Also, technological infrastructure based on the fourth industrial revolution is insufficient to build and utilize public services and smart public services, and international competitive power is also weak. The problem of technical manpower necessary for the fourth industrial revolution is addressed. The reason for this is that the educational system and labor market have less flexibility and even environments for creating a youth job and a startup have not been established well. Therefore, to reinforce the national competitiveness with technology based on the fourth industrial revolution, the following are suggested. First, a policy direction for technological innovation at a pan-government level should be set and performance management through win-win cooperation and self evaluation between government departments and among government, industry and university should be focused. Also, leading core technologies based on the fourth industrial revolution should be developed, new convergence industry should be promoted, data-based business model should be created, and R&D system should be innovated. Moreover, a national ICT network’s infrastructure for national strategic technology relating to the fourth industrial revolution should be established and R&D and support measures of core technologies such as system software, network, sensor, new materials should also be followed. In addition to them, more efforts should be taken to foster competent people with creative thinking based on the fourth industrial revolution as well as job creation and entrepreneurial supporting policy.