Ik Jae Chung
Department of Public Administration
University of Albany,
State University of New York
135 Western Av., Milne #318
Albany, NY. 12222
(518)442-5258 (Phone)
(518)442-5298 (Fax)
chungij@albany.edu
55 South Lake Av. #32
Albany, NY. 12203
(518)462-6554
chungij@chollian.net
Place of Birth: Kimchon, Korea
Date of Birth: April 3, 1961
Nationality: Korean (South)
EDUCATION:
1986-1992
Doctor of Philosophy
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy,
The University at Albany, State University of New York
Dissertation: "Government Regulation of Market Information As a Public Policy Tool:
The Dynamics of Waste Recycling Market Development"
1981-1985
Bachelor of Arts
Department of Political Science
Korea University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1993-Present
Associate Professor
Department of Public Administration
Seoul National University of Technology
1997-Present
Research Associate Professor
Department of Public Administration
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy,
The University at Albany, State University of New York
1997-Present
Research Associate
Center for Policy Study
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy,
The University at Albany, State University of New York
1993-1994
Research Fellow
Korea Environmental Research Institute
Seoul, Korea
PUBLICATIONS AND WRITINGS:
"A Study on Information Policy Process with Lessons from Policy Failure" Government Studies, Vol. 8, No. 2
(2000)
"A Retrospect and Prospect for Risks in Korea" Korean Social Science Journal, Vol. 25, No. 1 (1999)
"A Review of Information Policy in USA. through The Policy Window" Korean Journal of Policy Studies, Vol.
6, No. 2: 33-57 (1998)
"How to Evaluate the Value of Information under A Dynamics Policy Environment?" Korean Public
Administration Review, Vol. 32, No. 2: pp. 39-57 (1998)
"A Dynamic Approach to Evaluate Information System Using System Dynamics" Proceedings of International
System Dynamics Conference, Istanbul, Turkey (1997)
"Infromatizing Korean Provinces: from top-down to central-local partnership" Paper presented ASPA National
Conference, Philadelphia, July 27 1997
"An Classification of Risks and Regulatory Responses" Korean Public Administration Review, Vol. 30, No. 1:
pp. 93-112 (1996)
"An Empirical Review of Risk Attitude in Korea" Proceedings of International Conference on Probabilistic
Safety Assessment, pp. 1205-1210 (1995)
"Koran Perception and Attitude to Technological Risks" Korean Public Administration Review, Vol. 29, No. 3:
pp. 935-954 (1995)
"Risk Analysis and Management in Korea" Korean Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 3, No. 4: pp. 50-66
(1994)
"Neural Network Heuristics for Controlling System Dynamics Models" Proceedings of International System
Dynamics Conference, pp. 43-52, Stirling, Scotland (1994)
"Neural Network As a Policy Maker in Dynamic Social Systems" Proceedings of International Conference on
Neural Information Processing, pp. 1873-1878, Seoul, Korea (1994)
"The Paradox of Rational Policies and Irrational Outcomes: Unexpected policy performance caused by
information delay" Proceedings of International System Dynamics Conference, pp. 42-50, Stirling, Scotland
(1994)
"A Dynamic Model of Waste Recycling Market" Proceedings of International Conference of Decision Science
Institute, pp. 602-605, Seoul, Korea (1993)
"The Dynamics of Regulation and Market Information" Korean Journal of Policy Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1: 146162 (1992)
"Issues of Designing Interactive Gaming Screens" with David F. Andersen and George P. Richardson,
Proceedings of International System Dynamics Conference, pp. 31-45, Boston (1990)
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RESEARCH PROJECTS
1999. 8 - 2000. 3
A study on utilizing government information in consideration of market price.
(funded by Ministry of Information and Communication)
1999. 6 - 1999. 12
A process-oriented approach to information sharing in public sector: Policy experience in US.
(funded by National Computerization Agency)
1998. 4 - 1999. 3
A review of information policy cases with successful outcome with a special emphasis on IT applications
in public sector. (funded by Ministry of Information and Communication)
1998. 4 - 1999. 1
A Strategic linkage of Korea information policy and Asia-Pacific Information Infrastructure.
(funded by Korea Information Society Development Institute)
1998. 2 - 1998. 8
Annual report of telecommunication policy and information technology industry in developed countries
(funded by Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute)
1997. 11 - 1998. 2
A study on environmental regulation and legal enforcement system in US.
(funded by Ministry of Environmental Conservation)
1997. 6 - 1997. 12
Lessons from policy failure in information technology applications in USA.
(funded by National Computerization Agency)
1997. 5 - 1997. 11
Role of government and private sector in constructing Korean information infrastructure.
(funded by Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute)
1996. 6 - 1996. 12
A strategy to improve postal service based on cost-benefit analysis of restructuring regional post offices.
(funded by Ministry of Information and Communication)
1996. 8 - 1996. 12
Information policy for local governments as a strategic way to expand regional economy basis
(funded by Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute)
1996. 8 - 1997. 4
A study on US information policy and National Information Infrastructure .
(funded by Ministry of Education)
1996. 1 - 1996. 8
A political economic approach to information society and national information policy
(funded by National Computerization Agency)
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1995. 12 - 1996. 4
A comparative study of legal system for radioactive waste management: US and Korea.
(funded by Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
1995. 8 - 1996. 8
A research on nuclear and technological risk management in Korea (III.)
(funded by Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
1995. 7 - 1995. 12
A study on developing evaluation framework for environment policy with a special emphasis on water
quality conservation. (funded by Ministry of Environmental Conservation)
1995. 6 - 1995. 10
A research on safety regulation and emergency management.
(funded by National Environmental Research Institute)
1995. 5 - 1995. 12
A study on designing Emergency Management Information System (EMIS).
(funded by Ministry of Information and Communication)
1995. 5 - 1995. 11
A dynamic approach to constructing Korea Information Super-highway using a System Dynamics Model.
(funded by Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute)
1995. 4 - 1995. 10
A study for developing IT applications on Korea Information Super-highway.
(funded by Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute)
1994. 8 - 1995. 8
A research on nuclear and technological risk management in Korea (II.)
(funded by Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
1994. 8 - 1995. 6
A study on environmental policy in European Union. (funded by Ministry of Education)
1994. 7 - 1994. 12
A study on developing information network in local government.
(funded by National Computerization Agency)
1994. 8 - 1994. 11
A survey for evaluating environmental policies implemented by local governments.
(funded by Korea Environment Institute)
1994. 5 - 1994. 10
A strategic linkage of national competitiveness and information super-highway.
(funded by Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute)
1993. 8 - 1994. 7
A research on nuclear and technological risk management in Korea (I.)
(funded by Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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1993. 11 - 1994. 2
A comparative review of waste management policies in developed countries.
(funded by Environment Institute)
1993. 4 - 1993. 10
A study on improving public relation (PR) function by public agencies. (funded by
Ministry of Public Relation and Communication)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Undergraduate Courses:
Introduction to Public Administration
Information Management & Policy
Management Science/Quantitative Method
Policy Analysis and Evaluation
Environment Policy
Risk Analysis and Management
Graduate Courses:
Data, Model, Decision Making
Information Management in Public Sector
Risk Management and Safety Regulation
Management Science/Quantitative Reasoning
Research Design and Method
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP:
System Dynamics Society
American Society for Public Administration
Korean Association for Public Administration (Editorial board member, present)
Korean Association for Policy Studies (Editorial board member, 1996-1998)
Korean Association for Policy Analysis and Evaluation (Editorial board member, 1996)
Korean Association for Regional Information Policy (Editorial board member, present)
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