The Institute for Industrial Policy Studies (IPS) is a government-approved research institute established under the auspices of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy (MOCIE) in 1993. IPS carries out empirical studies on worldwide industrial policies, advisory work on government organizations and consulting activities for corporate strategic planning. It also provides a range of education programs for government officials and business executives.

IPS regularly hosts seminars as well as symposiums that serve as a venue for the presentation of results from major studies to advance the economy and management-related mindset of top managers, and operates database of research findings for related parties to share knowledge and information.

Address and Phone Number
6F Daehyun B/D, 67-5 Daehyun-Dong
Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul 120-170, Korea
TEL. +82-2-456-5588
FAX. +82-2-456-2044

IPS conducts objective and independent research in a variety of areas including analysis of national and regional competitiveness of countries across the world and the study of corporate organizations and roles appropriate for the evolving society to define an ideal industrial policy and corporate strategy.

In particular, its research team conducts independent research activities by tapping into its research networks equipped with more than 2,500 experts in economy and management from both within and out of the country, as well as operating 32 research centers including the Center for National Competitiveness Studies, Center for Brand Value Research, and Center for Industrial Design and Center for Management Innovation.

 - Study of national competitiveness of countries from around the globe
 - Study of competitiveness of regions and cities Study of brand equity evaluation and development strategy Brand Management Institute project
 - Study of ethics management, CSR, and sustainability management Study of industries including semiconductor, IT and socio-cultural industries
 - Other competitiveness-related research and consulting

For search the detail information about researches, please click

Go to Seminars & Conferences

For inquiries on research or consulting, please click the link below link for 1:1 Inquiry.

Go to Q&A

 - B.E.S.T Forum (Business Ethics is the Source of Top performance)
Amidst the strengthened emphasis on ethics management across the world, the B.E.S.T Forum was launched in February 2003. The B.E.S.T Forum is an interdisciplinary forum aimed at expanding an ethical corporate culture in Korea, spearheaded by stakeholders in ethics management. The Forum is comprised of 55 members including businesses, academic institutions and civic groups (as of June 2006). The CEO Club of the B.E.S.T Forum comprises 41 incumbent CEOs who gather every quarter to search for measures for expanding ethics management at the CEO-level.

 - Brand Forum
The Brand Forum was launched in November 2002 to confirm the importance of brand management and to share strategies and vision for developing competitive brands under the theme, "Brand Promises Your Future." It is a network comprising of experts including policy-makers, business practitioners and professors. The Forum is constantly exerting efforts to spread awareness on brand management.

 - Health Care Competitiveness Forum
In September 2002, the Health Care Competitiveness Forum was launched with the aim of contributing to the enhancement of the competitiveness of Korea's health care industry by serving as a venue for the sharing and exchanging of ideas on overcoming the challenges facing the industry.

 - Society for Design Industry
The Society for Design Industry, launched in 1995, is spearheaded by 60 experts in the design industry, and consists of discussion and research for verifying the current status of and raising awareness on diverse issues in the design industry, and seminars with external lecturers for identifying the link between diverse industries and design, and thus, serves as an arena for the members to share diverse information by forming a network.

 - Best Industrial Policy Award on Regional Economic Deveopment
The award aims to identify successful stories in the promotion of regional innovation, which is one of the 12 national agenda set by the Participatory Government launched in July 2002, and to honor and award the cities to ultimately promote sustainable economic development of the regions and to enhance national competitiveness.
 - Korea Brand Award
The Korea Brand Award is a government-sponsored award that honors enterprises, local governments and other institutions that have significantly enhanced industrial competitiveness through creative and advanced brand management and that have ultimately contributed to the development of national economy through the development of a powerful brand.
 - Grand Award for Excellence in Sustainability Management
The focus of businesses has recently shifted from attaining short-term profit towards growing into a sustainable and respected company. The announcement by eminent institutions from within and out of the country that companies that diligently strive to enhance their sustainability generate better results than those who do not has rendered support to the recent trend, and companies throughout the world are aggressively moving towards the implementation of sustainability management in their practices. Against this backdrop, the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies (IPS) has launched the Grand Award for Excellence in Sustainability Management to select and award companies that have achieved excellence in sustainability management with the aim of boosting the morale of and encouraging the introduction of sustainability management in businesses.

You can see the past award winners as blow(click).

Go to Awards

We conduct presentation and discussions on the research results conducted by IPS. For search the detail information about seminars and conferences, please click below.

Go to Seminars & Conferences

For its research themes, the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies (IPS) focuses on emerging trends as the source of competitiveness in the future. Please find reports on studies of national and regional competitiveness, national and corporate brand studies, ethics management and CSR studies, which are the core focus of IPS’ research efforts, at IPS Research Report.

The Institute for Industrial Policy Studies (IPS) is dedicated to expanding and establishing a knowledge base of diverse areas of society, and selects and comments on the best of the latest issues in the era of cut-throat competition including national competitiveness, brands, and sustainability management through its Issue Report.