RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT WITH MULTIPLE DEVELOPMENT CYCLES IN KOREA

A number of government-sponsored large-scale R&D projects in the telec ommunications sector have been carried out in Korea, Among them is the time division exchange (TDX) project that lasted for more than 15 yea rs. The project has two characteristics: the commercialization of gove rnment-sponsored R&D and the commercialization of R&D with multiple de velopment cycles. This paper describes these characteristics of the pr oject from various viewpoints: product development strategy, the role of each organization, success factors of each product, the classificat ion of commercial products by commercialization model, and technology transfer strategies encouraging participation of manufacturing firms. We conclude with several recommendations.