The European Union's Policies Towards a Knowledge- Based Economy and Information Society
Hee Yul CHAI The European Union has recently set itself a strategic goal of becoming a dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy and information society. Today, knowledge is increasingly important as a motor of innovation and growth, and the use of information technology contributes to the accumulation and diffusion of knowledge. In this respect, the strategic goal set by the EU is timely and pertinent. Furthermore, it is expected that the new economic and social model based on knowledge and information constitutes momentum to overcome the EU's deep-rooted, ywenty-year old unemployment problem. This study aims to provide an overview of the European Union's policies to promote the transition towards a knowledge-information society, as well as their implications for Korea.

The policy stance of the EU is ambitious and comprehensive. It tries to achieve both competitiveness and social cohesion. It emphasizes both the supply side and the demand side of the information society. However, it is doubtful if the financial sources are sufficient to support such an ambitious policy direction. On the other hand, an economic and social model based on knowledge necessarily implies a certain degree of revenue inequality of revenue and flexibility of the workplace. It is an open question as to how the EU will reconcile the necessary flexibility of labor market and the policy goal of social cohesion.

For Korea, the transition towards a new and feasible economic and social model is also a very important task. The concept of "productive welfare" introduced by the Korean government as one of the three pillars of economic and social policy has a lot to do with the EU's strategy towards a knowledge-information society. The case of the EU thus sheds some light on the way Korea might choose to go.

This study also extracts from the EU's experiences several practical lessons for Korean knowledge-information policies . The opinions of private economic agents shall be, as largely as can be, taken into account into the policy design and implementation. It is desirable to set up an incentive mechanism that can enhance peer competition between local governments. The government has an important role to play in the establishment of information technology standards.

I. 序論

II. EU의 長期發展戰略: 知識基盤經濟의 구축
1. EU 경제의 槪觀
2. 지식기반경제의 意義
3. 지식기반경제전략의 內容
4. 경제발전전략의 수립과정
5. 경제발전전략의 추진방식

III. EU의 情報化政策
1. 情報通信技術과 經濟的 成果
2. 정보화정책의 背景
3. 정보화정책의 展開過程
4. e유럽 戰略

IV. 관련된 政策課題
1. 디지털 隔差의 解消
2. 정보화와 雇傭
3. 危險資本市場의 整備

V. 評價와 示唆點
1. 評價
2. 示唆點

VI. 結論