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- The research institutes and the venture companies constitute one of Asia¡¯s top innovation clusters for technology. Daedeok Innopolis derives its power it ability to effectively innovate, an organic and fluid ecosystem for creativity . The research institutes and universities in Daedeok Valley have spun off multiple start-ups and continue to do so at a remarkable pace. Unlike many other clusters one hears about, Korea has invested heavily in building up both the research expertise for over thirty years, creating long-term research programs of scale and depth. There are over seven thousand with Ph.Ds in the sciences in Daedeok and state-of-the-art infrastructure is in place that enables Daedeok to play a leading role in the world. That gives Daedeok the depth and the institutional continuity to conduct first-class research.
- Daedeok is often referred to as the "Silicon Valley of Asia" but this analogy risks obscuring the full range of technologies available here. The engine driving Daedeok is the organic circulation of ideas about technology and business between policy makers, researchers and businessmen working in the fields of telecommunications, nanofabrication, biotechnology, water, nuclear and hydro power, nuclear fusion, design, measurement technologies, mechanical engineering, fuel cells, aeronautics, new materials, robotics, new drugs and environmental technologies. Daedeok is exceptionally well endowed in all these fields and is expanding its international ties rapidly. Daedeok Innopolis' membership includes 898 corporations, 35 government invested and sponsored institutions; 6 universities; 15 public organizations.
- The Daedeok Innopolis ecosystem consists of six overlapping rings: universities, research institutes, government and government invested institutions, corporate research institutes and venture corporations. The mutual stimulation and cooperation between these six different communities produces remarkable innovation and commercialization of available technologies. When the Boston Consulting Group released recently a list of nations leading in innovation, Korea was ranked number two, just below Singapore. Daedeok Innopolis stands on the front line of Asian innovation, setting the pace for Asia and the world.
- Among Daedeok Innopolis' universities KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) is considered the top technical university in Korea and one of a handful with global reach in East Asia. Strong fields at KAIST include computer science, electrical and nuclear engineering, mechanical design, chemistry and telecommunications. The national university Chungnam University also plays a central role in those fields, but brings also focused expertise in biotechnology, medicine and the agricultural sciences. These universities are complemented by such outstanding universities as Hanbat University (a leader in IT), Pai Chai University, Hannam University, Mokwon University and Woosong University.
- Research institutes in Daedeok include the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Electronic and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), National Fusion Research Institute, National Nanofab Center, Korean Basic Science Research Institute, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Marine and Ocean Engineering Research Institute, Institute for information Technology Advancement, Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Agency for Defense Development, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Korea Institute of Nuclear Non-proliferation and Control, National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety and the National Security Research Institute. Among the outstanding technology produced in Daedeok are ETRI's wireless communications systems CDMA, WIBRO & DMB, KRIBB's nano biochips, KARI's KOMPSTAT satellites and NFRI's KSTAR nuclear fusion reactor.
- Daedeok is also home to twenty-one corporate research centers with global reach surrounded by an equal number at smaller firms. Some of the notable corporate research centers are Dongbu Advanced Research Institute, (biotechnology, microorganisms and agrichemicals), GS-Caltex Value Creation Center (environmentally friendly products including substitutes for oil), Hanwha Chemical Research (biotechnology, electronics materials, catalysts & nanotechnology), Honam Petrochemical Daeduk Research Institute (synthetic chemistry & petrochemicals), LG Chemical LTD. Research Park (Lithium Ion Battery & Polymer Battery Development), Samyang R&D Center (medical Research and electronics) and SK Institute of Technology (petroleum-related research).
Also such public corporation research institutes as Korea Electric Power Research Institute (hydroelectric projects and nuclear energy), Korea Institute of Construction Materials (authorized test agency for construction materials), Korea Institute of Aerospace Technology (aerospace design, satellites, launch technologies) are also part of the Daedeok ecosystem. The presence of the headquarters of KORAIL, Korea's railroad public corporation which manufactures and maintains the high-speed KTX train, KOMSCO, the bureau of engraving and printing and center for advanced security printing, and K-Water, the Korean water public corporation enhance Daejeon's stature. In addition, the air force army have their academies and headquarters near Daejeon and work together with several research institutes on security-related projects.
Daejeon is the home to the patent office and patent court for all of Korea. On top of that, we find other government offices in Daejeon: the Korea Customs Service, the Public Procurement Service, the Military Manpower Administration, the Cultural Heritage Administration, the Korea Forest Service, the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and the Small and Medium Business Administration are located in Daejeon. A new administrative capital is planned for nearby Sejong City that will make the region a center for business and technology for all of Asia.
The cross-fertilization between research fields in Daedeok encourages innovation and collaboration. Over the last 15 years, venture companies have sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain, numbering over 800 at last count. Some of those companies have gone on to become major players and others are coming of age today.
Intekplus's semiconductor package inspection systems, Hanool Robotics's remarkable cleaning robots, Menix Corporation's mobile security systems, RayCan's next generation lasers and ABC NanoTech's ceramic nano powder are just some of the products produced by the startlingly diverse panoply of venture companies that thrive in the ecosystem surrounding KAIST, Chungnam University, and the government and corporate research institutes.
The city supports one of the fastest developing business communities with a strong emphasis on technological innovation. The recently opened Daedeok Techno Valley on the north side of town brings together research with light manufacturing to create a unique environment for R&D. The universities and research institutes have set up venture firms here to explore new applications of their technologies. More recently, Daejeon's ACTS (Agency of Advanced Cultural Technologies and Services) has become a Mecca for multimedia entertainment and film.
Daejeon is located in the mid-southern part of the Korean peninsula and in the part of South Korea. As a gateway to Jeolla, Gyeongsang and Chungcheong provinces, Daejeon is 167.3 km away from Seoul, 294 km from Busan and 169km from Gwangju.
Daejeon developed in the eary 20th century along with the railroads. In 1993, Daejeon received a great boost to its momentum in becoming a world-class metropolitan area with its successful hosting of the 1993 International Daejeon Exposition. The '93 Expo attracted more than 14 million visitors from home and abroad. More than 100 countries participated in the '93 Expo, making it a noteworthy world event. With the urban expansion, Daejeon was upgraded to a city under the direct control of the central government in 1989. It was renamed Daejeon Metropolitan City in 1995 with the beginning of the nationwide local autonomy system. On December 29, 2004, the National Assembly passed the Daedeok R&D Special Zone Law giving a new development engine to the Daedeok Valley. For the past 30 years, Daedeok Valley has focused the development of the Daedeok Research Complex on national scientific technology, and the transformation to Daedeok Innopolis focuses on the commercialization of their R&D results.
Currently a massive project known as the ¡°Daedeok Techno Valley Development Project¡± is being implemented in collaboration with the metropolitan government, Hanwha Co., and the Industrial Bank of Korea. This project will build a new industrial park equipped with residence and leisure facilities including a sports field, and in particular an industrial zone exclusively for foreign investors in the Techno Valley.
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