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Asia Association of Learning, Innovation and Coevolution Studies (ASIALICS)

ASIALICS is a network among scholars, practitioners and policymakers who are interested in a learning, innovation and competence building system in Asia. It has a cooperative relationship with the Global Network for the Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems (GLOBELICS). ASIALICS aims to explore and develop the concept of learning, innovation and coevolution as an analytical framework. The objective of ASIALICS is to stimulate the establishment of knowledge based strategies for economic development in Asia. The idea is to bring together interesting issues about what is going on in Asian countries and companies and to share experiences regarding methodology, analytical results and policies.

Asia has been a serious player not only in science, technology and innovation but also in linking different cultures of the world. This is in line with the ongoing Asia-wide cooperation schemes that emphasize knowledge and experiences sharing and joint efforts to promote knowledge-based and learning economies such as ASEAN Plus Three (Japan, China, and South Korea), ASEAN-Japan Free Trade Area, and Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD). To achieve this aspiration, a group of Asian scholars from Thailand, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China and Vietnam with strong support from GLOBELICS held the first international conference on Asian innovation systems in Bangkok on April 2004 (programs and papers can be downloaded at www.nstda.or.th/nstc/nis.htm). About 150 professionals who participated in the seminar agreed to organize the ASIALICS conference annually, publish a journal and book in Asian innovation system and clusters, and explore possibilities of joint research and training in this field.

Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI)

Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI) as a Korean government think tank for science, technology and innovation policy research in Korea, has celebrated its 30 years anniversary in 2017. It has spin-offed from Korea Institute of Science and Technology which is one on the premier research institutes in the world. STEPI has been making significant contributions to the national development as a leading policy think tank specialized in researching science, technology and innovation agenda. For the past thirty years, STEPI has dedicated itself to an important mission of advancing Korea’s national status from an underdeveloped country to a developing and, ultimately, to a developed country through science and technology.

The Science and Technology policy research of STEPI is dedicated to advancing science and technology through its analyses of S&T related activities and other relevant socio-economic issues. Its main research areas include: social technology innovation, industrial innovation, entrepreneurship and SME research, global S&T policy research and international innovation cooperation.

Through its forward-looking policy research on science, technology and innovation, STEPI aspires to become a world’s leading think tank organization, which not only serves the interests of the nation and its people but also meets the future needs of the global society.