네이처, 27년 만에 한국 특집기사..."한국은 혁신 글로벌리더"<br /><br />South Korea's prevention and diagnosis technology in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic is under the spotlight.<br />The world-renowned scientific journal, Nature has published a special feature on the country's efforts.<br />The article called South Korea a global leader in innovation through its active investment and public-private partnerships.<br />Lee Seung-jae reports.<br />How South Korea made itself a global innovation leader.<br />That's the title of a feature story covered in Nature, a world-famous scientific journal.<br />But how did South Korea become known for its innovation?<br />This is one of a number of bio companies in South Korea,... that have created diagnostic kits during the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />With high accuracy and mass production facilities available,... export orders are flooding in from all over the world.<br />As the article indicates,... this is thanks to the South Korean government's steady investment in research and development in preparation for various infectious diseases.<br />"We were able to flatten the curve thanks to the diagnostic test kit technology we've accumulated over time."<br />According to the Nature Index and its report on OECD Gross domestic spending on R&D,... Israel at 4-point-9 percent,... is the only country that spends more of its GDP on research and development than South Korea,... at 4-point-5 percent.<br />This translates to 95-point-4 billion U.S. dollars spent on R&D in 2018 alone.<br />Nature also cited the South Korean government's top-down decision-making and systematic cooperation with the private sector as success factors.<br />The article adds that the approach has seen South Korea become a global leader in information and communication technology,... while establishing ties to government, academia and industry.<br />And as Tim Mazzarol from the University of Western Australia in Perth, who specializes in innovation and entrepreneurship concludes,... where South Korea is in innovation now,... "is a miracle when you consider were Korea was".<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.<br />
