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RESEARCH & PUBLIC PROJECTS

Public and research projects

Research and consulting in standardization, smart tourism cities, regional innovation and public-sector management innovation.

CREDENTIALS

Official designations
and advisory roles

  • International Standards Expert, Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)2022 – present
  • Expert Member for smart factory consulting, Korean Standards AssociationPresent
  • Advisory Professor, Saemangeum Development and Investment AgencyPresent
  • Advisory Professor for AI city development, Korea Smart City AssociationPresent
  • Chair of External Relations, Korean Production and Operations Management SocietyPresent
  • Professor, Dongguk University Graduate School of Business · Ph.D. in Business AdministrationPresent

PUBLIC PROJECTS

Projects by field

Smart Tourism · Cities

  • Korea Tourism Organization: consulting on the Smart Tourism City Development Manual
  • Developed Korea’s first implementation guidelines for smart tourism cities
  • Consulting on a development plan for Incheon as a smart tourism city
  • Advisory Professor for AI city development, Korea Smart City Association

Standardization · Smart Factories

  • Korean Standards Association: international standardization support program for SMEs and mid-sized companies (Match-up), five years
  • Korean Standards Association: strategy for spreading and upgrading smart factories
  • Korean Standards Association: training program for standardization support consultants
  • Identifying standardization needs linked to Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies

Regional · Industrial Innovation

  • Gangwon and Gyeongbuk Centers for Creative Economy & Innovation: culture diagnosis and mid- to long-term strategy
  • Korea Labor Foundation: mid- to long-term development strategy; teaching methods for workplace innovation consulting
  • Advisory Professor, Saemangeum Development and Investment Agency
  • National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA): customer satisfaction management consulting

Public-Sector Management Innovation

  • Korea Sports Promotion Foundation: mid- to long-term customer satisfaction strategy; service quality system for its cycle and motorboat racing parks
  • Korea Expressway Corporation: mid- to long-term customer-centric management strategy
  • Korean National Railroad and Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation: customer satisfaction management innovation consulting
  • Developed and launched a quality evaluation system for Korean public institutions

REPORTS

Selected research reports and books
(published in Korean)

2024
Final Report: Survey of Consultants for Regulation-Free Special Zone Match-up Companies
2023
Final Report: Ripple Effects of Smart Agriculture Standardization · Report on the Status of National Data Standardization · Preliminary Study and Environmental Analysis for Data Interoperability Standards and Certification · Survey Report on Big Data Platform Operators · Report on the Use of Technical Data in Key Industries · Final Report: Restructuring Gyeongnam’s Industry Around Logistics
2022
J TaaS Platform Project: Consulting Report · Report on a CCUS Certification System
2021
Final Report: Mid- to Long-Term Development Strategy for Smart Tourism Cities · Final Report: Development Plan for Incheon as a Smart Tourism City · Final Report: Identifying Standardization Needs for Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies · Standardization Roadmap for Agricultural Electronic Communications · Final Report: Survey of Green-Certified Companies in the Match-up Program
2020
Final Report: Benchmarking Best Practices in Overseas Tourism Industries · Research Report on Manufacturing Improvement for Spreading Smart Factory Standards · Report on Identifying Standardization Needs
2019
Final Report: Workplace Innovation Consultant Training Program · Final Report for the Gyeongbuk Center for Creative Economy & Innovation · Final Report for the Gangwon Center for Creative Economy & Innovation · Final Report: Standardization Support Consultant Training Program
2017
The Historical Development of Labor Relations and Leadership at General Electric (The Korean Academic Association of Business Administration)
2014
Introducing a National Certification System for Biosafety (Biosafety Evaluation Division, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; joint research)
Books
Case Studies of Wage Systems in Korea and Abroad (Economic and Social Development Commission; joint research) · The Paradigm Shift in the Global Banking Industry · Report on Three Global Banks in Korea

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