Tenure-track Faculty
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Lee, Taejun
Professor
Digital Government and Governance, Public Communication and Media, ICT for SDGs, City of Culture
Professor Taejun (David) Lee has been a faculty member at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management since 2015. Prior to that, he served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts, Bradley University (2010–2012), and at Kookmin University in South Korea (2012–2015).
His research focuses on how technological innovation and digital transformation can strengthen social capital, foster innovation ecosystems, and improve the quality of governance. He has played a leading role in the design and implementation of policies and systems related to government innovation, open government, and digital governance, working in close partnership with both the Korean government and international organizations.
Professor Lee leads the Open Government & Innovation (OGI) Lab, which collaborates not only with central ministries and public institutions in Korea but also with partners in the United Kingdom, Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, and ASEAN member states. The Lab also works closely with major international organizations, including the OECD, the World Bank, the United Nations, and a range of think tanks and innovation bodies affiliated with the European Union.
He has served as a principal investigator or co-researcher on more than 70 policy projects commissioned by government ministries and public institutions. In addition, he has served as a policy advisor to a wide range of governmental bodies, including the Office of the President, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Korea Communications Standards Commission.
Professor Lee has published over 80 scholarly articles in both international SSCI-indexed journals—including Government Information Quarterly, International Journal of Information Management, New Media & Society, Information, Communication & Society, and International Journal of Advertising—as well as in leading KCI-listed journals in South Korea.
His research focuses on how technological innovation and digital transformation can strengthen social capital, foster innovation ecosystems, and improve the quality of governance. He has played a leading role in the design and implementation of policies and systems related to government innovation, open government, and digital governance, working in close partnership with both the Korean government and international organizations.
Professor Lee leads the Open Government & Innovation (OGI) Lab, which collaborates not only with central ministries and public institutions in Korea but also with partners in the United Kingdom, Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, and ASEAN member states. The Lab also works closely with major international organizations, including the OECD, the World Bank, the United Nations, and a range of think tanks and innovation bodies affiliated with the European Union.
He has served as a principal investigator or co-researcher on more than 70 policy projects commissioned by government ministries and public institutions. In addition, he has served as a policy advisor to a wide range of governmental bodies, including the Office of the President, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Korea Communications Standards Commission.
Professor Lee has published over 80 scholarly articles in both international SSCI-indexed journals—including Government Information Quarterly, International Journal of Information Management, New Media & Society, Information, Communication & Society, and International Journal of Advertising—as well as in leading KCI-listed journals in South Korea.