한국 정보산업의 공간맥락

Spatial Contexts of the Information Industry in Korea

This paper aims to show the evidences of spatial contexts in the growth of information industries at the province level in the Republic of Korea. The information industry is widely acknowledged and defined as a dynamic driver sustaining the economic growth of regions, and placed much importance on its sharply increased contribution to the increase of GDP in various regions. In this paper, the concept of spatial contextual growth of the information industry in Korea primarily relates to the existence of spatial concentration or specialization followed by urbanization or localization economies. This paper analyses those statistical data published by the Korean Statistical Information Services and the Bank of Korea to draw out the spatial patterns of information industries in Korea by the shift-share analysis method. The analysis shows strong urbanization economies of information industries in Korea.