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Policy Lessons from South Korea's Development
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- 4 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on January 16, 2017
- Ends on February 12, 2017
Course details
Syllabus
- The factors that contributed to South Korea’s remarkable performance from the 1960s to the 1990s and how some of its policies could be applied to similar effect today
- The strategies used to build a science, technology and innovation system and to nurture innovation capability
- The forward looking developments promoting diversification into advanced manufacturing, tradable services and digital/green technologies
- Current efforts to upgrade skills and productivity of an ageing workforce and the strengthening of a social safety net
- The city of Songdo; the effectiveness, scalability and applicability of its green and smart technologies
Prerequisite
Instructors
- Shahid Yusuf
- Sayyora Krulikowski
- Taejong Kim
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