Evolution of the Korea's STI policy framework

This paper describes a concept of the coordination for science, technology and innovation (STI) policy which is currently performed in Korea. The STI policy comprehends science policy and/or technology policy, which are focusing on over all performances upon the innovation in governance. The process on STI policy in Korea raises a new issue of the need for the coordination of among the policy. The current STI policy in Korea is unprecedented, which demands a new approach to manage it, with regard to the appearances of the related complex cases and issues with the concerned agencies on the process of related policy. On this paper, we suggests why the coordination of STI policy is needed and how to analyze the pattern of coordination of STI policy, and its applicants to the case of OSTI (Office of Science and Technology Innovation) in Korea.