Sydkorea leder OECD i fagkandidater inden for videnskab og teknik.<ref name="Business Insider">{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/most-technological-countries-lag-behind-in-science-2015-12/#7-estonia-26-has-one-of-the-highest-percentages-of-female-stem-graduates-at-41-in-2012-4 |title=These are the 10 smartest countries in the world when it comes to science |publisher=Business Insider |date=4. december 2015 |access-date=26. oktober 2016 |archive-date=27. oktober 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027055849/http://www.businessinsider.com/most-technological-countries-lag-behind-in-science-2015-12/#7-estonia-26-has-one-of-the-highest-percentages-of-female-stem-graduates-at-41-in-2012-4 |url-status=live }}</ref> Landet er først blandt de mest innovative lande i Bloomberg Innovation Index.<ref name="The Bloomberg Innovation Index">{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-17/sweden-gains-south-korea-reigns-as-world-s-most-innovative-economies/ |work=Bloomberg |title=The Bloomberg Innovation Index |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412062212/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-17/sweden-gains-south-korea-reigns-as-world-s-most-innovative-economies |archive-date=12. april 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://nocamels.com/2015/02/bloomberg-innovation-index-israel/ |title=Bloomberg: Israel Is World's 5th Most Innovative Country, Ahead Of US, UK |publisher=No Camels |date=4. februar 2015 |access-date=29. oktober 2016 |author=David Shamah |archive-date=23. januar 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123114928/http://nocamels.com/2015/02/bloomberg-innovation-index-israel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Derudover er Sydkorea i dag kendt som en startpakke for et modent mobilmarked, hvor udviklere kan høste fordele ved et marked, hvor der kun er meget få teknologibegrænsninger. Der er en stigende tendens til opfindelser af nye typer medier eller apps, der udnytter 4G og 5G internet infrastrukturen i Sydkorea. Sydkorea har i dag infrastrukturen til at opfylde en befolkningsdensitet og kultur, der har evnen til at skabe stærk lokalitet.<ref name="Tesla">{{cite web|url=http://www.innovationiseverywhere.com/south-korean-startups-save-conglomerates/|title=Can South Korean Startups (and the government) Save its Flailing Giant Tech Conglomerates? – Innovation is Everywhere|last=Tesla|first=Agence|date=22. juni 2016|access-date=18. juli 2016|archive-date=25. september 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925080223/http://www.innovationiseverywhere.com/south-korean-startups-save-conglomerates/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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