The Daejeon Metropolitan Government introduced Thursday that it held the Daejeon Science and Technology Committee assembly at City Hall and deliberated and accepted the 2026 implementation plan for the Daejeon Science and Technology Promotion Master Plan (2023-2027).
Key figures from trade, academia, analysis institutes, and authorities attended the assembly, together with Daejeon Mayor Lee Jang-woo, heads of main government-funded analysis institutes in Daedeok Research and Development Special Zone, regional college presidents, and representatives from enterprise and media sectors.
The metropolis developed this yr’s plan primarily based on coverage achievements from 2025. Last yr, Daejeon achieved main milestones together with groundbreaking for the Defense Acquisition Program Administration’s Daejeon workplace, designation as a nationwide quantum hub, and choice as a Global Innovation Special Zone for superior bio-manufacturing, recording a 117.1% achievement charge towards authentic targets.
This yr’s implementation plan focuses on translating these infrastructure achievements into tangible financial outcomes, with the course set towards “creating visible results through advancement of core strategic industries and linkages between demonstration, commercialization, and investment.”
The metropolis will pursue 16 precedence duties and 86 detailed initiatives underneath 4 main methods. A complete of 436.9 billion received ($320 million) can be invested this yr, comprising 187.9 billion received from the nationwide authorities, 114.6 billion received from town price range, and 134.4 billion received from personal and different sources.
Under the primary technique of “intensive development of core strategic industries,” 90.6 billion received can be invested to improve hub infrastructure for six key industries: house, bio-health, nano-semiconductors, Okay-defense, quantum know-how, and robotics. Industrial competitiveness can be strengthened by initiatives together with “expansion of micro data centers based on domestic AI semiconductors” and “operation of the Global Innovation Special Zone for advanced bio-manufacturing.”
For “building a science-industry ecosystem,” 118 billion received can be allotted. The metropolis plans to improve manufacturing competitiveness by demonstration testbed metropolis implementation and structural upgrading of getting old industrial complexes, whereas establishing a virtuous cycle within the regional funding ecosystem by the Daejeon Investment Finance operation.
An funding of 110.8 billion received will go towards “establishing a global science-industry convergence innovation hub,” selling the Daedeok Special Zone Convergence Research Innovation Center and Majungmul Plaza growth, and strengthening international firm attraction and R&D cooperation networks by expanded joint initiatives with the Global Innovation Network Initiative (GINI).
For “nurturing science talent and spreading science culture,” 117.5 billion received can be invested to assist KAIST’s progressive digital medical science graduate faculty and quantum graduate faculty, domesticate specialised workforce by the Regional Innovation System of Higher Education (RISE), and increase the science tradition base by occasions such because the Daejeon Science Festival.
“This year marks a critical period when core strategic industry infrastructure translates into actual industrial growth and corporate support,” a metropolis official mentioned. “We will do our best to help Daejeon leap forward as a global science-industry convergence innovation hub through bold investments focused on demonstration and commercialization.”