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This chapter attempts to draw out transferable lessons for sustainable technopolis development by analyzing the Daedeok Valley (DV) in Korea, the attempt to redesign a technopolis by restructuring a pure science city (DST). This chapter would discuss the definitions and key concepts of technopolis and sustainability, and analyses the DV development progress toward sustainability through in-depth analysis of the structure, industrial activities, and network buildings. The major principles of sustainability (environment, equity, and futurity) are used as the evaluation criteria for these development trends. The results indicate that the DV development could achieve a higher level of sustainability progress in most of the evaluation criteria when compared to former model of pure science city (DST).
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These two terms and the types of communities they represent are not mutually exclusive. For example, Silicon Valley in the USA is well established as both a science city and technopolis (Rosers and Dearing, 1990). The term ‘science city’ applies best to Tsukuba science city in Japan, which was consciously planned as a basic research city.
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National R&D Special Zone : all accommodating within the Daejeon Metropolitan City—Daedeok Science Town(DST), Daedeok Techno-Valley(DTV), Industrial Complex, Yuseong Tourist zone.
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ETRI led the world’s first ever commercialization of CDMA and has been instrumental in developing DRAM technologies. More recently, ETRI successfully developed WiBro (Wireless Broadband Internet) and DMB (Digital Mobile Broadcasting) which are fast proving to be next generation IT industries. Other prominent research institutes including the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, which successfully produced localized atomic fuel, are part of our complex as well. Daedeok Innopolis is also home to the Korea Aerospace Research Institute which developed KITSAT satellites 1–4 which are widely recognized as embodying globally advanced technologies. (DAEDEOK INNOPOLIS Management Office, 2006).
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The chief managers of 52 institutions in DST are its members, of which about 84% are public institutions. DSTA has major jobs such as activation of DV, policy formulation for DV development, formation of research atmosphere, building up international cooperation. Enhancing cooperation among member institutions, and building ties with local communities are also its major tasks.
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KAIST concentrates its efforts in the field of new technology, particularly in the R&D of high-tech industry, and supporting venture start-ups so that it could create a base for international competition in DST. KAIST has a Technology Innovation Center (TIC) and a Consulting Center for Technology Transfer which is to accelerate technology innovation by providing research results from KAIST to opening firms and support venture business firms by the establishment of the national technology utilization system.
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ETRI is the second research institution which launched its own TBI business in DST. The TBI of ETRI is the core venture incubator in DST, as it has been playing a critical role in incubating many venture firms in the field of IT. Moreover, ETRI established Information and Communication University (ICU) to provide bachelor, master and doctorate courses for training professional manpower in the field of IT.
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The aim of ‘Daedeok 21C Venture Family’ is to accelerate information exchange and technology innovation among venture firms in DST and to develop a venture ‘ecosystem’. It had changed its name to ‘21C Venture Family’ in 2000 and expanded its number up to 280 firms from Daejeon and Chungnam province.
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Oh, DS. (2014). Sustainable Development of Technopolis: Case Study of Daedeok Science Town/Innopolis in Korea. In: Oh, DS., Phillips, F. (eds) Technopolis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5508-9_5
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