In Search of Talent: Startup Policy in South Korea

IF 0.3 0 ASIAN STUDIES European Journal of Korean Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI:10.33526/ejks.20222201.43
Felicia Istad
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Countries have long considered immigrant entrepreneurship and high-skilled immigration as crucial sources of economic growth and innovation. Still, little is known about what governments do to attract, support, and retain tech entrepreneurs with foreign backgrounds. This article examines startup programs in South Korea. It demonstrates how the demand for tech entrepreneurship is approached through a new set of policies, conceptualized in this study as (im)migrant startup programs. Through these policies, the South Korean government simultaneously supports immigrant residents with opportunities for entrepreneurship while facilitating the additional immigration of high-skilled entrepreneurs. (Im)migrant startup programs are characterized by intersecting elements of innovation, entrepreneurship, and immigration policies. This combination distinguishes the approach from previously observed skills-based visas, investment programs, and economic integration strategies. The findings are discussed with implications for the global competition for talent and the mobility of high-skilled entrepreneurs.
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寻找人才:韩国的创业政策
长期以来,各国一直将移民创业和高技能移民视为经济增长和创新的重要来源。然而,对于政府如何吸引、支持和留住具有外国背景的科技企业家,人们知之甚少。本文考察了韩国的创业项目。它展示了如何通过一套新的政策来满足技术创业的需求,在本研究中,这些政策被概念化为移民创业计划。通过这些政策,韩国政府在为移民居民提供创业机会的同时,也为高技能企业家的额外移民提供了便利。移民创业项目的特点是创新、创业和移民政策的交叉要素。这种方法与以前观察到的基于技能的签证、投资项目和经济一体化战略不同。研究结果还讨论了对全球人才竞争和高技能企业家流动性的影响。
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