Overview of INNOPOLIS across the Country

With the diffusion of the INNOPOLIS model to other regional hubs, total five INNOPOLISes are currently in operation, making significant contributions to balanced regional development in South Korea.
From 2019 onwards, a sub-regional INNOTOWN, that is one-tenth the size of initial INNOPOLIS, will be created in response to increasing local governments' demands for innovation cluster. INNOTOWN will lead regional economic growth through science and technology innovation.

INNOPOLIS

R&D-leading innovation clusters wherein science, technology, and knowledge are efficiently created, transferred, and utilized.

Background

Fosters INNOPOLIS as innovation clusters to create knowledge assets and to facilitate commercialization in a bid to help create national growth engines.

INNOPOLIS
Daedeok

The Center of South Korea's Technological Innovation, the Global Hub of Advanced Integrated Industrial Technologies

Specialized areas

• IT convergence
• Biomedical
• Nano convergence
• Precision machinery

Designated : July 2005
Space : 67.4㎞²

INNOPOLIS
Jeonbuk

R&D Hub focused on Agricultural/Life Science and Advanced Materials

Specialized areas

• Convergence materials & components
• Agricultural/life science convergence

Designated : August 2015
Space : 16.3㎞²

INNOPOLIS
Daegu

The Hub of IT-based Industrial Convergence

Specialized areas

• Smart IT convergence
• Medical devices
• Materials convergence
• Green energy convergence
• Mechatronics convergence

Designated : January 2011
Space : 22.3㎞²

INNOPOLIS
Gwangju

Innovation Cluster Featuring Optics & Cultural Industries

Specialized areas

• Next-generation optics convergence
• Green vehicles components
• Smart grid
• Design & cultural contents
• Bio materials

Designated : January 2011
Space : 18.7㎞²

INNOPOLIS
Busan

R&D-based Shipbuilding & Offshore Plant Innovation Cluster

Specialized areas

• Shipbuilding
• Offshore plant materials
• Offshore plant engineering & service
• Green offshore devices

Designated : November 2012
Space : 14.1㎞²

ABOUT THE INNOPOLIS TODAY

Overview of INNOPOLIS Daedeok

INNOPOLIS Daedeok is a world-class innovation cluster composed of 26 government-funded research institutes, 7 universities, 1,900+ companies, and 30,000+ R&D workers.