지역 기반의 지식 트라이앵글에서 대학의 역할 강화 방안

With the development of a knowledge-based economy, the university"s role in creating innovation at the local level is becoming more important. As the importance of proximity reappears in knowledge production and innovation creation, and new innovation centers are emerging and changing around the world, a regional approach to innovation policy is a trend. On the other hand, as a knowledge-generating institution, universities are expanding the "third mission" beyond traditional education and research, and its influence and importance are growing in regional innovation. In particular, it is necessary to discuss and review new possibilities for universities to contribute to regional innovation, in addition to traditional industry-university cooperation focusing on technology transfer or manpower supply. This study examines the types of leading cases showing the new role of the university in terms of knowledge triangle, suggesting ways to strengthen the role of universities for regional innovation by analyzing the possibility and limitations of new attempts by Korean universities to participate in regional innovation. The Knowledge Triangle is a conceptual tool to understand the formation of knowledge as a systematic process based on interaction between research, education, and innovation. Recently, OECD (2015; 2016) emphasized the need for an integrated approach between research, education and innovation policies. It has been raised as an agenda. In the knowledge-based economy, where universities, which are all participating in the activities of the three sectors from the perspective of the knowledge triangle, occupy an important position and the regional growth and development are determined by the localization of innovation activities, university’s roles are a key analytic target. This study analyzes the new concept of the university contributing to regional innovation by positively interpreting the concept of knowledge triangle and presents new possibilities and limitations that Korean universities can contribute to regional innovation.