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STRATEGY 2/4

Strategic Goals

What does NFEC do to promote co-utilization?

Users refrained from sharing equipment with their competitors, and had concerns over possible loss or technical troubles that might arise from co-utilization. As such, most equipment was not open to outside users.

To promote co-utilization, NFEC has developed ZEUS05 which helps users make one-stop reservations of the co-utilized equipment. ZEUS provides Clinic Service 06 where mentors, who are research equipment experts, are available to researchers for consultation on a real-time basis. Researchers can lessen their concerns over the loss of or technical troubles with equipment. In addition, ZEUS operates a call-center to facilitate the matching of demand and supply of equipment. NFEC, in addition, collects information on large-scale research facilities to publish a compilation. World of Large Facilities07, is also operated to give domestic researchers easy knowledge about domestic and international large-scale research facilities. NFEC holds its annual R&DIA08to identify those who have contributed to co-utilization and honor them with awards.

  1. 05NFEC operates a service to promote the co-utilization and provides various content information on the equipment.
    Background
    Research equipment is the essential means for the state-of-the-art R&D activities. The government made great efforts to encourage equipment co-utilization by establishing guidelines and providing institutional support, but the result was not sufficient. In addition, there has been no intermediary service system focusing on users who actually co-utilize equipment.
    How to Work
    NFEC constructed the 1st phase of ZEUS or a one-stop service system for the co-utilization of the nation’s research facilities and equipment. It was put into demonstrational operation and could integrate and collect information at the national level, and provide reservation service. Following this, NFEC upgraded the system and added various content resources for equipment operation reflecting user opinions. In this way, ZEUS has been developed as a portal site for comprehensive support of equipment co-utilization.
  2. 06NFEC provides support services for the purchase, operation, utilization, and disposal of equipment.
    Background
    Research equipment is, by nature, an area that requires complex and expert knowledge. In reality, however, there has been a shortage of competent manpower with necessary abilities. All in all, the degree of utilization of research equipment purchased with national R&D budget was considerably low.
    How to Work
    NFEC has made available a group of experts from industries, academia, and research institutes who have varied experience and know-how in operating research equipment for online mentoring service. In addition, NFEC offers on-site visit services to resolve difficulties in a prompt manner and operates a call-center on a continual basis.
  3. 07NFEC provides users with information at a glance on large-scale research facilities of the world.
    Background
    Large-scale research facilities may be utilized as innovative foundation for the nations’ development of science and technology; for the growth of national economy; and for effectively inducing international researchers. Until recently information had not been sufficiently collected on large-scale research facilities, and its utilization had not been satisfied either. A service was, needed to introduce international large-scale research facilities to promote co-utilization, and Korean large-scale research facilities to international researchers as well.
    How to Work
    NFEC has cooperated with domestic and international research institutes to provide their information at a glance. The information comes in the form of an online map by which users can intuitively refer to the places, facts, and characteristics of large-scale research facilities easily and promptly.
  4. 08NFEC presents awards to those who have contributed to the co-utilization of research facilities and equipment.
    Background
    Various awards were granted to excellent research achievements every year. On the other hand, no recognition was made for those who have contributed greatly to the enhanced co-utilization of research facilities and equipment.
    How to Work
    NFEC provides a forum for communication by locating, honoring, and encouraging those who have greatly contributed to the co-utilization of research facilities and equipment for the development of science and technology infrastructure, and are widely spreading best practices.
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