Affiliation:
1. Institute for Industrial Policy Studies, South Korea
2. Ajou University, South Korea
Abstract
This study aims to present the evolution mechanism of the aerospace industry cluster in terms of new quadruple helix and open innovation. This study analyzed aerospace clusters located in Gyeongnam province in the Republic of Korea. It emphasizes the importance of active cooperation among industry, government, and university participating in innovation cluster. In addition, this study points out that the cooperation of clusters in other regions is also important. It also emphasizes that a common open innovation culture among participating actors strengthens these collaborative ecosystems. In the past, Korea has been dependent on imports for most of the civilian and military sectors from US as a latecomer in the aerospace industry. At present, however, it produces its own advanced trainer called the T-50. This has a unique development path as a latecomer, and the aerospace innovation cluster played a major role in this development.