글로벌 생산 네트워크의 지역별 불균형 발전: ICT 부품·소재 산업을 중심으로

Abstract

Global production networks (GPNs) emerged as multinational companies strategicallyrelocated different stages of their value chain over many regions. Since GPNs requiremoving materials, parts, components and finished products across national bordersmultiple times, as well as coordinating it efficiently, they are intensified further within anintegrated region. Within the region, developed countries which enjoy a comparativeadvantage in higher value-added tasks specialize in the production of ICT parts andcomponents and exhibit high export RCA indices while developing countries show highimport RCA indices. But, as developing countries upgrade technological capabilities andachieve industrial upgrading through participation in GPNs, their level of sophisticationimproves. East Asian countries have participated in GPNs to a greater degree whencompared to countries in other regions because of a variety of factors. They havebenefited much as shown by a significant increase in the level of ICT sophistication andexport shares, which in turn led to uneven regional developments of GPNs in the ICTparts and components industry.