Daeugu `Techno Polis zone` in attention

Technopolis zone is attracting attention as the core base of technology commercialization of Daegu R & D special zone. Daegu has transformed the industrial landscape of Daegu, which was a textile city in the past, into high technology-based research and development (R & D) and industrial center. In recent years, robots, the core industry of the fourth industrial revolution, and innovative companies leading in the field of autonomous vehicles and electric cars have moved in and have changed their clothes into mecca leading high-tech industries.

◇ Leading Innovation in Daegu `High-tech Industry` = Technopolis as a base for technological commercialization of the Daegu Special Zone, located at 791m ㎡ in Hyungpung and Yuga-myeon in Daegu-dong, Daegu. Daegu Arboretum ~ Daegu Technopolis Road (12.95㎞) and Daegu Technopolis Inner Road (2.35㎞) will be transformed into a `smart future city for self-driving` with a test bed for testing autonomous vehicle parts and technology next year.

The power of the Technopolis district comes from the fact that research institutes such as Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, In addition, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group holding companies such as Hyundai Robotics and Lotte Chemical joined together to join the new family.

Meanwhile, Hyundai Robotics, the No. 1 company in the field of industrial robots and the seventh company in the world, set up a production plant in August 2007 on a site of 78,000 square meters in Technopolis district. The company is expected to achieve sales of 5 billion won in 2021 and become the world`s fifth largest robot company. With Hyundai Robotics moving in, Tongmyong Junggi, Ilseong M-Tech, Sunwoo Robotek, and other partners have moved to become a robot industry cluster.

Daewoo Chabi, a subsidiary of Daewoo Corporation, a subsidiary of Daewoo Corp, is leading the growth of the electric car industry and the Daegu Special Zone, winning orders from the Ministry of Environment for fast charger installation business.

◇ "Public Technology Ecosystem Center" = The Technopolis district is emerging as a center of entrepreneurial ecosystem utilizing public technology. In the shortest period of time, we have established a research institute in Korea within the shortest period of time by accepting the R & D enterprise system, which is a technology start-up model of R & D special zones. The research institute is a company established within the R & D special zone to directly commercialize the technology owned by the public research institutes. Daegu Special Administrative Region has the largest number of 111 research institutes among the four special districts. In particular, `joint-venture-type research institute`, which combines the technical power of public institutions and the funding power of private companies, accounts for 80%. These research institutes are integrated in the Technopolis district, using the superior technology of DGIST, ETRI, and mechanical research as their seeds, and making the technology startup and venture ecosystem of the Daegu Special Zone Headquarters nurtured have.

The Daegu Special Administrative Headquarters is establishing the Daegu Tech Biz Center as a core infrastructure for the diffusion of technology commercialization by research institutes and exchange-industry-university exchanges. The center, which is built on the basement floor and 6 stories above ground, is expected to be completed by the end of last month and be completed in the second half of next year.

Han Sang-mun, the head of the Daegu Special Administrative Region, said, "The Technopolis district, which is the core of technology commercialization in Daegu, will grow and develop into a futuristic hybrid industrial robot, a self-driving car, a Korean-style Silicon Valley in the green energy sector, and a virtuous cycle ecosystem of openness, innovation and cooperation. I will not spare my support. "

Daejeon=By Lee Joon Gee bongchu@


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