Open AccessCharacteristics of ICT‐Based Converging Technologies
Author(s) -
Kim Pang Ryong
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
etri journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.295
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 2233-7326
pISSN - 1225-6463
DOI - 10.4218/etrij.13.0113.0043
Subject(s) - information and communications technology , pace , technological convergence , diversification (marketing strategy) , european commission , convergence (economics) , business , industrial organization , technological change , index (typography) , emerging technologies , telecommunications , information technology , knowledge management , engineering , computer science , economics , marketing , international trade , economic growth , european union , geography , artificial intelligence , operating system , geodesy , world wide web
The rising pace of technological change in information and communications technology (ICT) has provoked technological convergence by providing a new mode of diversification. This paper investigates the nature of ICT‐based converging technologies by examining comparative empirical evidence on converging versus nonconverging technologies in relation to the following issues: patent application trends, concentration across technologies, the concentration of patenting activity across firms, R&D efforts, and a technology impact index. For this study, a new operational definition of ICT‐based converging technology is derived, and a massive quantity of patents, up to around 600,000, is analyzed. This study follows the International Patent Classification as well as the modified European Commission's industry classification system for the classification of technologies and industries, respectively.