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Interview with assistant Professor Heui Jae Pahk, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University

"Unfair practices such as generalization of fair trade in Silicon Valley needs to be eradicated”

"Simulation and sophisticated design process comes before full-time employment policies"

Heui Jae Pahk, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seoul National University

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[Daily Newspaper Kang Kyung Rae reporter]

"To set up a ''sloping playground'', ''fair trade'' must first be established."

Heui Jae Pahk (56), a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Seoul National University, was interviewed by reporters at Seoul National University on the 29th. "The reason why the US Silicon Valley was created today is because of the people, technology, mergers and acquisitions "In order for Korean SMEs to grow properly, unfair practices that cause polarization between large companies and SMEs should be rooted out."

Professor Pahk, who is a "entrepreneur professor" in Korea, founded SNU Precision in 1998 as a venture company of Seoul National University Laboratory and worked as an entrepreneur for nearly 20 years. SNU, listed on KOSDAQ, is currently the No. 1 global player in LCD measurement equipment. He has served as deputy chief of the R & D Strategy Planning Department of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, called the chief technology officer (CTO) for four years from 2013 to the beginning of this year. He is also a scholar in the field of business and government. He also co-operates with the President of the Young Hope Foundation and the President of Korea Industrial Technology Protection Association.

Professor Pahk said, "Recently, there is a sense of crisis among businessmen." "The minimum wage has risen sharply, and the government is pushing for shorter working hours. The Supreme Court recently ruled that the regular wage will be extended to the public sector, and the Supreme Court has recently decided to expand the normal wage. "" Due to the retaliation of the "THAAD" (terminal high-altitude area defense system) And the domestic economy is in recession. The government is announcing a policy of "perceptual fluctuation" one after another, so businessmen are struggling. "

Professor Pahk emphasized that the government, which failed in the last administration, should be a teacher. He said, "The forced shutdown of the large-scale mart conducted by the government to save traditional market and alley trade has not led to the recovery of the traditional market and the neighborhood after three to four years. There was no policy, "he said. "If there was enough preliminary simulations in a pilot project before the implementation of the policy, there would not have been such a policy failure," he added.

Therefore, Professor Pahk emphasized, "If the current government pursues policy, it should fully refine opinions of company and the field, design direction, method and timing precisely." "The minimum wage increment, the conversion to full-time employment, and the reduction of working time are policies that should be implemented someday," but sudden introduction could lead to a difficult business environment. In order to realize effective policy from ''consumer'' rather than ''supplier'', it is necessary to listen and simulate voices enough in the field and there will be no trial and error. "

Professor Pahk said, "The co-existence between large corporations and small and medium-sized enterprises is still not working well." It is argued that the government should bravely punitive damages for illegal acts by large corporations that prevent fair trade such as unfair trade price cuts, unfair trade conditions, technology extortion, and unfairly supporting affiliated companies.

"If only the punitive damages are demanded in an era where global sourcing is possible, big companies can introduce equipment and parts from abroad, but they can not use domestic small and medium-sized suppliers'' products. "We need to be given the ''weapon of innovation'' so as not to fall behind even if we compete with.

Pahk explained, "The weapon of innovation is ''global competitiveness.'' He added, "In order for SMEs to secure global competitiveness, the government should support research and development (R & D) of small and medium-sized enterprises, while the university and research institute should fill in the lack of technology of SMEs through industry-academia cooperation."

Lastly, Professor Park emphasized that "To create a job," the government ruled by president Moon Jae-in, must first create a "good environment for business". "It is the enterprise that makes jobs. "When companies grow and grow, jobs will naturally increase." In order to create a job, it is necessary to create a good environment for start-ups. "