Convergence in information and communication technology (ICT) using patent analysis

Authors

  • Eunhee Kim Chonnam National University
  • Jaejon Kim Chonnam National University
  • Joon Koh Chonnam National University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4301/S1807-17752013000100004

Abstract

Since the 1990s, information and communication technology (ICT) has been perceived as the critical technology for economic development, and the ICT industry itself has been growing exceptionally fast. Moreover, technology convergence in ICT has received particular attention. ICT innovations diffuse into existing products and thus come to form a new integral part of the goods. This is an exploratory research to examine technology convergence of the supply side as a firm level in the ICT sector using International Patent Classification (IPC) of 43,636 sample patents from 1995 to 2008. This study finds a degree of merger and relationships between different technology domains through the association rule mining of patent co-classification. This type of analysis helps companies to take strategies under the environment of technological trajectory change.

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Published

2014-04-01

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Artigo Original

How to Cite

Convergence in information and communication technology (ICT) using patent analysis . (2014). Journal of Information Systems and Technology Management, 11(1), 53-64. https://doi.org/10.4301/S1807-17752013000100004