Daedeok Innopolis, formerly known as Daedeok Science Town, is the research and development district in the

Yuseong-gu Yuseong District (Yuseong-gu) is a gu ("district") of Daejeon, South Korea, known for high tech industries, Daejeon Expo '93, Daedeok Science Town and the Yuseong Special Tourism District. Daejeon Islamic Center is also located in Kung-dong, Yus ...

district in

Daejeon Daejeon () is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019. Located in the central-west region of South Korea alongside forested hills and the Geum River, the city is known both for its technology and ...

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. Daedeok Innopolis grew out of the research cluster established by President

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in 1973 with the opening of the

KAIST The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is a national research university located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea. KAIST was established by the Korean government in 1971 as the nation's first public, research ...

. Over 20 major research institutes and over 40 corporate research centers make up this science cluster. Over the last few years, a number of IT venture companies have sprung up in this region, which has a high concentration of Ph.Ds in the applied sciences. There are 232 research and educational institutions to be found in Daejeon, many in the Daedeok region, among them the

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute () is a Korean government-funded research institution in Daedeok Science Town in Daejeon, Republic of Korea. Overview Established in 1976, ETRI is a non-profit government-funded research i ...

and the

Korea Aerospace Research Institute The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), established in 1989, is the aeronautics and space agency of South Korea. Its main laboratories are located in Daejeon, in the Daedeok Science Town. KARI's vision is to continue building upon indig ...

. The "town" will provide a core for the

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. The Daedeok Innopolis logo was created by the industrial design company INNO Design in

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Government agencies

Agency for Defense Development The Agency for Defense Development (ADD) is the South Korean national agency for research and development in defense technology, funded by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). It was established in August 1970 under the banner ...

*Central Branch Office (중부분소), National Forensic Service *Central Research Institute (중앙연구원),

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP; ) is a subsidiary of the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). It operates large nuclear and hydroelectric plants in South Korea, which are responsible for about 27 percent of the country's electric power. I ...

*Electric Power Research Institute (전력연구원),

Korea Electric Power Corporation Korea Electric Power Corporation, better known as KEPCO (Hangul: 켑코) or Hanjeon (Hangul: 한전), is the largest electric utility in South Korea, responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the developme ...

Institute for Basic Science The Institute for Basic Science (IBS; ) is a Korean government-funded research institute that conducts basic science research and relevant pure basic research. IBS was established in November 2011 by the Lee Myung-bak administration as a res ...

*International Intellectual Property Training Institute *

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute The Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) is the national research institute in astronomy and space science of South Korea funded by the Government of South Korea, South Korean Government. Its headquarters are located in Daejeon, i ...

Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) in Daejeon, South Korea was established in 1959 as the sole professional research-oriented institute for nuclear power in South Korea, and has rapidly built a reputation for research and developme ...

Korea Basic Science Institute The Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI; ) is a Korean government-funded research institute that conducts basic science research and relevant pure basic research. KBSI was established in August 1988 as a research institute under the National R ...

*Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology *Korea Institute of Energy Research *Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources *Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials *Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control *Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety *

Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) is a private Korean oceanography research organization in Busan, South Korea. Formerly known as the Korean Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI), it started functioning with the ...

*Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine *Korea Institute of R&D Human Resource Development *

Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information The Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), Korea () is a government backed research institute in Daedeok Science Town in Daejeon, South Korea. Chronology See also *Korea University of Science and Technology The ...

*Korea Institute of Toxicology *

Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) is a government research institute in Daejeon, South Korea. It is dedicated to biotechnology research across a broad span of expertise, from basic studies for the fundamental unde ...

*Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology *

Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) is the national measurement standards laboratory for the Republic of Korea. It is a government-funded institute responsible for providing national measurement standards and advancing m ...

*Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) (hosts

KSTAR The KSTAR (or Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research; ko, 초전도 핵융합연구장치, literally "superconducting nuclear fusion research device") is a magnetic fusion device at the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy in Daejeon, So ...

) *National Institute for Mathematical Sciences *National NanoFab Center *National Research Foundation of Korea *National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage *National Security Research Institute *National Urban Research Institute (국토도시연구원),

Korea Land and Housing Corporation Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) is a government-owned corporation which is responsible for the development of land in cities, and the maintenance and management of land and housing. Foundation Basis LH was built by law to form the Korea ...

*Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute *Reactor Design Division (원자로설계사업본부),

KEPCO E&C KEPCO E&C (full name: KEPCO Engineering & Construction Company, INC., formerly: KOPEC) is a power plant design and engineering company in South Korea. It was established in 1975 as a public enterprise. KEPCO E&C engages in designing, engineering, ...

*Research Institute of Water Resources (수자원연구원),

K-water The Korea Water Resources Corporation (한국수자원공사, 韓國水資源公社, Korea Water Resources Corporation), or K-water, is the governmental agency for comprehensive water resource development and providing both public and industrial w ...

*Ship & Offshore Plant Research Institute (선박해양플랜트연구소, KRISO), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology

Public enterprises

*KEPCO Research Institute (전력연구원) *

Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation The Korea Minting, Security Printing and ID Card Operating Corporation (KOMSCO; Korean: 한국조폐공사) is a state-owned corporation which is responsible to print and mint the banknotes and coins and other government documents. Its headquar ...

Korea Nuclear Fuel KEPCO Nuclear Fuel(KEPCO NF) is a South Korean public enterprise established in 1982. It provides nuclear fuels to 24 nuclear power plants in South Korea. The price of the nuclear fuel provided by the company accounts for 60% of the average intern ...

*National Urban Research Institute (국토도시연구원),

*Research Institute of Water Resources (수자원연구원),

Other science and culture facilities

*Currency Museum of Korea *

Expo Science Park Expo Science Park is a science park in Yuseong-gu to the north of Daejeon, South Korea, built for Taejŏn Expo '93. Facilities at Expo Park included a garden, amusement park, and observation tower. While the tower and some buildings remain, most o ...

Geological Museum The Geological Museum (originally the Museum of Economic Geology then the Museum of Practical Geology), started in 1835 as one of the oldest single science museums in the world and now part of the Natural History Museum in London. It transfe ...

* National Science Museum

References

External links

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