Daedeok Innopolis

Daedeok Innopolis, formerly known as Daedeok Science Town, is the research and development district in the Yuseong-gu district in Daejeon, South Korea. The plan to concentrate research institutes and universities was made in 1967 and president Park Chunghee approved subsequent master planning in 1973. Now the district contains over 20 major research institutes and over 40 corporate research centers. 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 and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. A number of IT venture companies have sprung up in this region due to the high concentration of Ph.Ds in the applied sciences. Korea has invested heavily in building up the research expertise for over 30 years, creating long-term research programs. Over 7,000 PhD researchers are in the sciences in Daedeok and it had the most application for patents during 2000–2011 among the National Industrial Complex.

The "town" will provide a core for the International Science and Business Belt.

The Daedeok Innopolis logo was created by the industrial design company INNO Design in Palo Alto, USA.

Government agencies

 * Agency for Defense Development
 * Central Branch Office (중부분소), National Forensic Service
 * Central Research Institute (중앙연구원), Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
 * Electric Power Research Institute (전력연구원), Korea Electric Power Corporation
 * Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
 * Institute for Basic Science
 * International Intellectual Property Training Institute
 * KAIST
 * Korea Aerospace Research Institute
 * Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
 * Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
 * Korea Basic Science Institute
 * 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
 * Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
 * Korea Institute of R&D Human Resource Development
 * Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information
 * Korea Institute of Toxicology
 * Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
 * Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
 * Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
 * Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) (hosts KSTAR)
 * 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
 * Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute
 * Reactor Design Division (원자로설계사업본부), KEPCO E&C
 * Research Institute of Water Resources (수자원연구원), K-water
 * 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
 * Korea Nuclear Fuel
 * National Urban Research Institute (국토도시연구원), Korea Land and Housing Corporation
 * Research Institute of Water Resources (수자원연구원), K-water

Museums

 * Currency Museum of Korea, Daejeon
 * Geological Museum
 * National Science Museum

Parks

 * Expo Science Park