KISTI, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, is the Korea's leading national institue offering tailored values to the clients.

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Korea Institute of
Science and Technology
Information

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KISTI History KISTI Overview Greetings from the Science & Technology
President Information Distribution
Korea Institute of
Science and Technology
Science & Technology Super Computing Global Network Project Exhibition Hall
Information Analysis
Information

3. In the rapidly advancing and changing information age, information has become the
foundation for success. KISTI is preparing your successful tomorrow with constant challenge
and passion.
Envision your future
with KISTI
Korea Institute of
Science and Technology Information

4. 1962 ~ 1981
1982 ~ 1990
Lay the foundation for S&T
1962. 1 Establish KORSTIC(Korea Science & Technology Information Center)
Enter into Innovation
1991 ~ 2000
1975. 7 Start Information Service based on Database
1975 Develop KIPS(Korean Information Processing System)
1978. 2 Operate IBM Model 138
Since 1962, KISTI has played a role of National Science & Technology Information Center to provide information that
researchers need to enhance the national competitiveness as a specialized science & technology research institute
supported by the government.
1982 Reorganized into KIET(Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade)
On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, KISTI as a science & technology information institute, will lead the way in making
1984. 10 Start an On-line DB Information Service
Korea a powerful science & technology country.
Compete with the World
1985. 7 Establish Technology Information Distribution Center
1986. 6 Hold ‘Workshop on International Technology Transfer’
1988. 5 Open CITI(Center for Industrial Technology Information)
1988. 10 Run Supercomputer No.1 (CRAY 2S)
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1991. 1 Open KINITI(Korea Institute of Industry and Technology Information)
1991. 2 Launch Science and Technology Information Distribution
Project(under System Engineering Research Institute)
1993. 4 Establish KORDIC(Korea Research & Development Information Center)
1993. 11 Run Supercomputer No. 2 (CRAY C/90)
History
1993. 12 Open Korea Russia Industrial Cooperation Information Center/
Hold The 1st Korea Japan TechnoMart
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1994. 2 Designated as an Integrated Information Agency for Science and
Technology Information
Lead the World
1994. 3 Establish Technology Transfer Information Center
1997. 8 Open Integrated Service Network(Inno-NET)
1999. 1 Reorganized as a Research Society, part of Prime Minister Office
2000. 2 Integration of KINITI and KORDIC
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2001. 1 Establish KISTI
Build Science & Technology Information Portal Service System(yes KISTI)
2001. 7 Designated as an Agency for building Science &
Technology Information Control and Distribution System
2005. 3 Open a Science & Technology Information Protection Center
2005. 8 Open GLORIAD(Global Ring Network for Advanced Application Development)’
2005. 10 Designated as an agency to develop NTIS (National Technology Information System).
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2008. 7 Open a Remote Control Center for Accelerator Test
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2009. 5 Introduce Supercomputer No. 4
2009. 9 Found ASTI(Association of Science and Technology Information)
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2010. 8 Designated as a Center for National Nano Technology Policy
2010. 9 Build a Hub of Large-Scale Test Data Center
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5. Vision·Mission
KIST is committed to seeing Korea join the world's top 7 countries in science and technology
Korea Institute of
with the provision of higher value-added information, an advanced research environment and
Science and Technology Information
the commercialization of science and technology.
Purpose of Establishment
•Contribution to the promotion of national science, technology and industry KISTI is creating value with a pioneering and cooperative spirit. KISTI is also promoting its contribution
to society, developing an open research environment, pursuing management with responsibility, and
•Comprehensive collection, analysis and management of data for science, technology and industry
advancing its service for creating customer value.
•Research on technology, policies and the standardization of information management
Science and Technology Management and Dissemination Service
KISTI Overview
Main Functions
•Development and management of infrastructure for R&D on science and technology
•Collection and management of S&T information and the development of its service system
•Development of knowledge information DB and the promotion of e-informatization
•Research and analysis of international and local science & technology trend
•Development and management of a high-performance research network
•Development of a high-performance computing infrastructure and its application technology
Korea is walking a path of hope to become a powerful country of science and technology along with ●
KISTI, a center of national science and technology. KISTI, World-class information research institute creating values for customers
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6. KISTI is a government-funded research institute designed to maximize the
efficiency of science and technology R&D and support high-tech R&D for
researchers.
Korea Institute of
KISTI has laid the foundation for sophisticated R&D by collecting science and
Science and Technology Information
technology information from countries around the world and providing the
information to companies and research institutions. Also, KISTI has supplied
customized information analysis service to enable researchers and small &
medium sized companies to make a right decision on time and has
contributed to maximizing research efficiency through building the world-
class super computing and research network.
Additionally, KISTI is helping researchers to generate excellent results
through higher value-added information, advancement of research and the
President’Message
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commercialization of science and is playing a key role in making Korea enter
the line of developed nations by actively responding to the global science and
technology paradigm, rapidly being converged and sophisticated.
We’ stand high as a“world-class information research
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KISTI will make utmost efforts to become a research institute whose top
institute to create values for customers.”
priority is to create values for customers and become a‘science &
technology milestone’institute while telling the direction in science and
technology R&D sectors, thus emerging as a world-class information
research institute to create customers’ values .’
Korea is dreaming of being
a strong country in terms of science
and knowledge.
KISTI will do its best to realize this.
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Young-Seo Park, President of KISTI
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7. Science & Technology
Information Distribution
Korea Institute of
Science and Technology Information
KISTI is responsible for enhancing scientific competitiveness of Korea by building and
providing high-value-added science and technology information
KISTI supports R&D activities in a full life-cycle via cooperation among industry,
university and institute and collects/builds/supplies necessary information for those
activities to enhance the efficiency of national R&D.
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Science & Technology
Information Distribution
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8. Build and Operate Foundation for Public Utilization of National R&D
Science and Technology Information
Information.
KSCD (Korean Science Citation DB)
NTIS (National science & Technology Information Service)
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information
Science & Technology
Support Informatization of Scientific Society
KSCD provides information about how many papers the local
journals of science and technology sector are issuing and how
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many time each paper is cited. It enables researchers to easily find
Korean Human Information
papers they need and to check research trend in the relevant area,
thus increasing efficiency.
NTIS is aimed at building and operating a portal service where
various information related to national R&D projects promoted by
KISTI promotes informatization of scientific society and establishes
the government authorities and agencies is gathered, worked and
One-Stop service system of scientific information. And it provides a
provided on a real time basis. Accordingly, it addresses the issue of
Total Management of National R&D Outcomes
scientific society with an information infrastructure such as
It is to reconstruct and utilize Korean human information with overlapped investment in the national R&D projects and enhances
development of KISTI -ACOMS(Article Contribution Management
computerized image. It is divided into two projects: Visible project efficiency and productivity of investment in R&D.
KOSEN(Korean Scientists and Engineers' Network)
System) and scientific society website and registration of CrossRef's
focused on serial human section image and Digital Korean project
KESLI (Korean Electronic Site License Initiative,
global identification symbols required for facilitating scientific activities
focused on CT data.
Consortium for Joint Purchase of Overseas Journals)
and effective management of scientific information.
Korea Institute of
KISTI was designated as an agency exclusive for national R&D
Science and Technology Information
KOSEN is a cyber human networking for korean scientists
reports and papers in August, 2008. Full-original text is registered
working around the world. It is a global site for securing
and donated permanently or temporarily by specialized research
Information related to national R&D project and science &
knowledge required for R&D, based on active information
management institution. KISTI provides them to utilize and spread
KESLI is a national joint purchase consortium intended to jointly
exchange among members.
technology information are collected and provided for public
good outcomes of research information.
KISTI collects, and builds information DB on state-of-the-art
purchase and extensively utilize overseas e-information. KISTI
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utilization, consequently making contribution to effectively
science and technology which are the core part in the research and
supports purchase procedure and utilization so as for local libraries to
managing R&D projects and improving efficiency of investment.
development. Based on cooperation system among various
jointly purchase various e-information in a reasonable manner.
communities home and abroad, information that researchers need
Currently, 21,618 types of e-journals are jointly purchased by a total of
is gathered and offered easily and rapidly.
61 consortiums whose members included 359 agencies, accordingly
maximizing efficiency of the information against the purchasing cost.
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9. Provision of Science and Next-Generation Information
Technology Information Service Service Technology based on
Semantic Technology
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information
NDSL(National Discovery for Science leaders)
Science & Technology
InSciTe(Science and Technology Intelligence Service)
Information Distribution
NDSL refers to a platform designed to contribute to innovating the
national science and technology by providing high-quality
information to researchers working in university, institute and Inscite is decision support system for forming R&D strategy. It is
DCMS (Digital Contents Management System based on
industry. It offers an integrated and specialized search service for leading information distribution paradigm through inference service
KoreaScience (Global Science Gateway) Semantic Technology)
approx. 99,000 contents related to science and technology including designed to support decision making.
academic paper, patent and research report.
Korea Institute of
Science and Technology Information
KoreaScience is a global service platform in which the domestic DCMS is an integrated management system which allows users to
science and technology information is developed into Global receive reliable high added value service in addition to control
KISTI supplies not only high-quality information to local
Content(english version) and then distributed worldwide. This various contents more rapidly and easily.
researchers but also builds and operates various information
platform is operated in connection with the World Wide Science.org,
service system where researchers around the world can have easy It provides a next-generation information service by developing
a global science & technology information search service.
access to excellent local research results. semantic web-technology where a computer understands meaning
of information and makes inference with the information.
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10. Science & Technology
Information Analysis
Korea Institute of
Science and Technology Information
KISTI makes a tailored analysis on various information for meeting demand of customers .
KISTI searches and monitors new technology information for those in need of the
information. Also, it builds an information analysis system for success of customers,
accordingly provides a milestone to join the advanced country of science and technology.
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Information Analysis
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11. From New Technology to
Promising Business Items
Specialized Information Analysis Portal Integrated Road Map for Small & Medium Sized
Companies
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information
New Technology Information Portal(MiriAn)
Science & Technology
Expert information analysis portals are provided to generate high
value-added information which can be utilized on research site. This road map offers vision and policy of technology development
Information Analysis
ReSEAT program which is operated by many retired scientists with for small and medium companies, including proposal of technology
long research career and know-how and GTNet(Green Technology development and support policy for the small and medium
R&D Planning Support for Individual Companies
Network) which aims to realize low-carbon green growth policy of companies and set-up of main strategic fields at the national level
nation are developed and provided by KISTI. through industrial environmental analysis. Especially, strategic
MiriAn is a customized service where international and domestic products are selected regarding promising technologies in 26 fields
Explore Promising Items
120 experts with doctor degrees provide information on around 200 and a relevant road map is built to be used in the R&D policy for the
issue technologies. Additional services provided include Global small and medium companies.
Trend Briefing (GTB) to select and offer the latest scientific
technology trend in other advanced countries, information on trend
This project provides consulting service about new technologies to
of technologies selected by KISTI and in-depth analysis report
individual small and medium sized companies in all stages from
analyzed by KISTI researchers.
R&D planning to commercialization. Services linked to SMBC(Small
& medium Business Corporation) are provided, including support This is to find highly potential business items suitable for each small
for planning small and medium company's R&D, support for and medium companies by systematizing solutions for new growth
Korea Institute of
preparing a technical road map and building a strategy of an engine of each company. As a part of this project, a Global-Up
Science and Technology Information
individual company, and technology valuation analysis. support program for commercializing technology of small and
medium companies is carried out in order to increase the success
rate of overseas business. Also, KISTI holds annually a 'Promising
Global science and technology information is analyzed and
Future Technology Seminar', the nation's largest seminar on
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provided through exploration of various promising technologies
science and technology which shows trend of future science.
and as a result, development of future technology can be
effectively promoted.
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12. Next-Generation Information ASTI Is Always with
Analysis System Customers
Information Analysis System for Technology
Commercialization
ASTI(Association of Science and Technology
Information)
R&D Early-Warning System Tailored for Customers
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information
KISTI establishes information analysis system which can give direct
Science & Technology
supports for technology commercialization. KISTI operates
promising pooling system designed to improve efficiency of
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promising item exploration process, evaluation system of
technology commercialization and diagnosis system of global KISTI and experts from various science and technology parts
innovative capability , in order to enhance competitiveness of small combine their forces together to support small and medium
KISTI builds an early-warning system which develops and and medium companies in technology companies in R&D and commercialization. Currently, 15 regional
systemizes a model able to detect competitive intelligence. When
1-1 Customized Information Service
commercialization. associations are founded and operated with approx. 12,000
an abnormal signal requiring attention on R&D-related
members from industry, university and institute.
Industrial Information Analysis System
environments is detected, a warning is given in a timely manner to
make it possible to take appropriate measures.
Researchers exclusively responsible for addressing difficulties of
individual small and medium companies are allocated and then
Star Science & Technology Information Analysis for R&D ,which
Korea Institute of
they annually visit working sites of 100 companies and investigate
provides objective investment information about technology value,
Science and Technology Information
demand.
is built and operated based on multidimensional technology
valuation model and information system. And the analysis-oriented
KISTI builds a next-generation information analysis system to ● Small and medium companies are accepted as core customers of
industrial market DB and industrial information analysis
create an environment where higher-quality analysis information is KISTI and full supports in technology commercialization are
system(Smart2) are being established.
provided to small and medium sized companies and researchers, provided until those customers make a success.
thus helping industry, university and research institute to perform
R&D effectively.
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13. Super Computing
Korea Institute of
Science and Technology Information
KISTI operates the national super computing center with development and operation
system of super computing infra.
KISTI's super computing intended to achieve rapid and accurate R&D outcomes has
become the national pride of Korea, science and technology powerhouse.
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14. Provision of World-Class Cyber Development of R&D Tools for
R&D Infrastructure for Global Maximizing the Utilization of
Collaboration Cyber-Infrastructure.
GLORIAD(Global Ring Network for Advanced
Application Development)
Development of National wide Super Computing Infra. Applied Research on Cyber Infra. Utilization
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information
GLORIAD is the world's first global ring network participated by 11
Super Computing
countries with an aim to support the International joint cooperative
GSDC(Global Science Experimental Data Hub Center)
research. Established as a 10 GB super-high speed network, it
backs up applied research of sophisticated science and technology.
Super computing technology is developed and efficiently operated to The efforts to enhance research ability, generate concrete research
Development of Next-Generation Cyber Research
give high-tech research environments to local scientists, consequently outcomes and build close relationship with communities are being
Environment
enhancing science and technology competitiveness. The efforts are made so as that many researchers can utilize cyber infra.
PLSI(Partnership & Leadership for the Nationwide Super
being made to operate general system related to super computer,
Computing Infrastructure)
develop the relevant technologies, and operate SMP(IBM) and
MMP(SUN) related to super computer No.4. GSDC maintains a virtualization system for the joint utilization of
experimental data from advanced research equipment and
maintains a global data grid computing infrastructure for joint
analyses of experimental data generated by the world's top 3
A next-generation super computing service environment equal to
Nationwide Cyber Lab and the Provision of Technical
proton accelerators. Also, it plays as a hub of global pipeline in the
that of advanced countries is created to perform a project to create
Support
Asia-Pacific region
KREONET(Korea Research Environment Open NETwork)
Korea Institute of
The nationwide super computing resources are interconnected to give virtual cell applied system, e-HEP(High Energy Physics), and visual
Science and Technology Information
more efficient operation and service environments for super computing. super computing environments.
With the introduction of world-best super computer, KISTI provides ● Cyber research infra is being constructed to ensure that researchers can
advanced cyber research environment to support scientists and engineers share research resources freely without limits in time and space while
A nationwide cyber lab for interactive cooperation in real time is
KREONET is a world-class research network based on 16 regional
to generate R&D performance better and faster. conducting R&D activities.
built for large-scale data analysis, high-quality convergence
nets across the nation. It enables scientists and engineers home and
research/education environment and technical supports.
aborad to conduct joint studies , thus contributing to improving
productivity of research.
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15. Technology Support for Research
in the area of Science and
Technology
Development of an Advanced Science Education Hub Science & Technology Information Security
Super Computer Strategy Support Program
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information
EDISON(Education-Research Integration through Simulation On KISIT protects the resources of core research information in
the Net) for natural science and engineering sector is built based on science and technology fields and minimizes any damage, thus
Super Computing
cyber infra research outcomes of KISTI. It makes a contribution to providing an information protection service including situation
improving adaptability of undergraduates and graduates from the control & analysis in real time and rapid response support, sharing
Development of Science Cloud Technology
natural science and engineering sector to the newest technology of security technology and prevention support, and research·
Super computing resources and applied technology are supplied for
and to localizing simulation S/W. application of technology on latest information protection.
M&S Support Program for Small and Medium Companies
applied research tasks in Computational Science and Engineering
field whose significance is recognized at the national level.
In order to satisfy the rapidly rising demand for cloud computing,
various technologies are studied and developed, such as
This program meets the need of domestic small and medium
management technology of virtual resources tailored for cloud
companies for super computing utilization. Under this program,
computing technology users, and linkage and utilization technology
KISIT plays a role of teaching and developing the super computing
for heterogeneous distributed computing service.
Korea Institute of
technology for small and medium companies.
Science and Technology Information
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research are supported to help all fields of study including science and
industrial technology to develop further.
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16. Russia
Canada
Finland
England
Korea
Ireland Mongolia
Germany
France Uzbekistan Japan USA
China
Israel Taiwan
Vietnam
Singapore
-CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific -HLRS (High Performance Computing -CNRS (Centre National de la
and Technical Information) Center Stuttgart) Recherche Scientifique, National
Center for Scientific Research)
-IN2P3 (National Institute of Nuclear
-CNIC (Computer Network Information -ISPC (Israel Structural Proteomics Physics and Particle Physics)
Center) Center)
-ISTIC (Institute of Scientific and
- LCAS (Library of Chinese Academy of
Technical Information of China) -NACESTI (National Center for
-VINITI (Russia Federal Science & Scientific and Technological
Technology Information Research Information)
Sciences) Institute)
-HUT (Hanoi University of Technology )
-NCSA (National Center for -JST (Japan Science and Technology
Supercomputing Applications) Agency) -VTT (Technical Research Center of
Finland)
-SDSC (San Diego Supercomputer -NII (National Institute if Informatics)
Center)
-AIST (Advanced Industrial Science and
-LSU CAPITAL (Louisiana Center for Technology) -Ireland Limerick University
•Reinforce global R&D capabilities by building global cooperation network with world-class
Applied Information Technology and
research institutes.
Learning)
-NESC (National e-Science Center)
• Expand the expert cooperation network and joint research with foreign institutes in three core
research areas of KISTI.
-IHPC (Institute of High Performance
Computing) -TUIT (Tashkent University of IT)
• Develop strategic partnership for establishing global base in abroad
-NGO (National Grid Office)
• Promote an open cooperative research program with foreign countries
-NUM (National University of Mongolia)
• Secure a strategic global base by building a cooperative network with foreign partners.
KISTI
-STPI (Science & Technology Policy
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Global Network •China •Israel
•Vietnam
KISTI is developed as a world-class information research institute that
•Russia
creates values for customers via expanded global partnership such as
international cooperation and joint research. KISTI, with global inspiration, raises
•USA •Japan
•Finland
the status of Korea in science and technology.
•Ireland
•England
•Singapore
•Uzbekistan
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•Mongolia
KISTI
•Taiwan

17. The KISTI Exhibition Hall shows everything about KISTI
KISTI, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2012, has established S&T Exhibition Hall to shed light on the
past, present and future of the institute.
The S&T Exhibition Hall has been renovated into a storytelling-oriented exhibition space displaying identity,
achievement and the future vision of KISTI.
For more information about KISTI, you can apply for visiting our S&T Exhibition Hall as below
•Opening Hour : 14 : 00 ~ 16 : 00 (excluding holiday, weekend)
•How to Apply : On-Line Application
• Contact : TEL. +82-42-869-1004 FAX. +82-42-869-0969
• E-mail : natally83@kisti.re.kr
Your are invited to this open space where you can see the 50 year-long history and future vision of
KISTI at the same time.
KISTI Science-Lounge KISTI People
KISTI History Hall Exhibition Hall
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