Sangwon Ko
Senior Research Fellow and Executive Director, International Cooperation Research Division - Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI)
Mr. Sangwon Ko is a Senior Research Fellow and Executive Director of the International Cooperation Research Division at the Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI). He is a vice-chair for ITU-D Study Group 1 and an executive committee member of the Korean Labor Economic Association. He was an Assistant Secretary to the President for Science at the Office of the President, a vice-chair of the Committee for the Information, Computer and Communications Policy (ICCP), the Working Party on Information Economy (WPIE), and the Working Party on Measurement and Analysis of Digital Economy (MADE) in OECD.
Mr. Ko’s main research interests include the impact of AI on jobs, ICT R&D, national innovation systems, and the telecommunication industry. He has published on a range of topics, including Issues in Science & Technology Human Resources Development in Korea, Structural Change and Employment in the Manufacturing Sector, the Effect of Government R&D Direct Subsidies on Corporate R&D Investment, and the Analysis of IT Labor Market and Policy Directions.
Mr. Ko received his Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University in 1992, and his B.A. in Economics from Yonsei University in 1987.
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