Knowledge Sharing with North Korea
In November 2007, the Korean Institute for International Economic Programs and the The Stanley Foundation sponsored a conference on The Prospects for International Cooperation on Knowledge Sharing in the Service of Economic Development in the DPRK. Several papers from the conference are available here.
Overview
This Stanley Foundation paper, "Prospects for International Cooperation in Economic Development Knowledge Sharing with North Korea," provides an overview of the entire conference.
Papers
The introductory paper, Knowledge Sharing with the DPRK: Future Possibilities and Challenges, by Bradley O. Babson, establishes the context for the discussion by reviewing the interests and challenges in implementing knowledge sharing activities.
Dr. Randall Ireson's paper, "The Knowledge Sharing Experience in Agriculture," explores the history of knowledge sharing activities on agriculture with North Korea and makes recommendations for the future. It includes lists of topics covered and countries that have hosted delegations.
In his power point presentation "Ten Years of Knowledge Partnership with North Korea," Dr. Sung Wook Nam reviews Knowledge Partnership activities with the DPRK.
Chan Bong Park's power point presentation, for his presentation "Plan for Economic Cooperation Between Two Koreas and the Impact of Knowledge Sharing," outlines the possible effect of the North-South summit on Inter-Korean economic cooperation.
North Korea's Needs for Knowledge Sharing, a paper by Jin Park, reviews ninety-one economics-related knowledge-sharing projects that took place from 1997 to 2006.
Dr. Young-Ho Park's paper, Korean Perspective of the Role of Knowledge-Sharing in ROK-DPRK Bilateral Relations After the Summit, reflects on the possible impact of the October 2007 North-South Summit.
In "Towards a Liaison Unit for Knowledge Sharing in Pyongyang," Erich Weingartner describes some of the different perspectives of knowledge sharing, and discusses the potential usefulness of a central organization to coordinate knowledge sharing activities.