First, concerning our efforts for internal intellectual accumulation, it is important above all else to make employees realize the importance of intellectual property rights, and I think that this has contributed to active promotion of our Issue Note and Discussion Paper publications, and of joint research activities with external organizations.
The number of research papers increased sharply from 42 in 2010 to 105 in 2013, and starting from five cases of international joint research in 2011 that number increased to 20 in 2014. This revolutionary change, to an extent that makes any comparison to past figures meaningless, has been possible thanks to the excellent potential of our BOK staff.