1. Seoul 2. R&D competitiveness 3. Investment opportunities
Seoul
Beauty of Seoul
Seoul’s International Population Doubl ed in 5 years 262,902
129,600
‘05
‘10
High percentage of Busin ess related immigrant
3% 17% Others
40%
R&D competitiveness
No. 4 for R&D expenditure in 2009 1
Israel
2
Finland
3
Sweden
4.28% 3.96% 3.62%
4
Korea
3.36%
5
Japan
6
Denmark
7
Switzerland
8
Taiwan
9
Germany
10
USA
3.36% 3.02% 3.00% 2.94% 2.78% 2.77% OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators 1/2011
Š IMD WORLD COMPETITIVENESS ONLINE 1995-2011 (Updated: Sep 2011)
Source: “Patents are a virtue Which countries file for most international patents? � Feb 8th 2010 | From The Economist online
$511million New Growth Engine Fund
G20 Seoul Summit 2010 www.G20.org
IT
BT
GT
NT
IT
Korea
4th IT producer
Seoul
45% IT companies
Main Products • • • •
Display, Mobile phone Digital TV Memory semi-conductor
Plan Enhance IT service industry
GT
Korea
Renewable Portfolio Standard 2012 200MW Photovoltaic installation
Seoul
2030 Green Design Seoul
• 40% reduction of CO2 • 20% more renewable energy • 20% reduction of energy consumption
Main Products • • •
LED Polysilicon Secondary Batteries http://www.enterpriseinnovation.net/
NT
Korea
4th Nano tech
Seoul
45% NT infrastructures
Main Products • •
NAND Flash Memory DRAM
Plan
NIT Cluster Magok Cluster Lux Reserch, USA www.luxresearchinc.com/
BT
Korea
11th Bio pharmaceutical industry 24% Annual growth rate
Seoul
30% BT professional
Opportunities • Samsung entered in BT Market • Novartis venture fund
Plan
www.novartis.co.kr/ $100Million Bio-Medical fund
www.investkorea.org
“A better future is not going to happen b y itself, We have to make that happen a nd we believe we can make that happe n together in very positive ways” -Martin O’Malley, Maryland State Governor –
Investment opportunities
Media, Entertainment And IT
1996 Stabilization groundwork
May. 2002 Make an worldwide ecological park
Sky Park
Peace Park
Sunset Park
Nanjicheon Park
1996 Stabilization groundwork
May. 2002 Make an worldwide ecological park
Sky Park
Peace Park
Sunset Park
Nanjicheon Park
Broadcasting
Movie Animation
IT/Software
Game
Music
Cyber Education
M&E 183 companies
Digital Convergence to New Media industries
IT 139 companies
2001 (past)
2015 (future)
2011 (Present)
600
The No. of companies in DMC
83,000
The No. of workers in DMC
44,893
451
37,002
339
209
245
284
Annual 35billion sales
293
27,530 20,903
11billion
22,119
14,895
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2010
2015
IT, BT, GT, NT R&D
Incheon 40min
Kimpo 5m in
Magok District
C Residential Lot
B International Business Lot
A High-Tech Industrial Lot
D Infrastructure Lot
R&D Hub Korea version of Silicon Valley Northeast Asia’s R&D Hub
LG R&D Center 30% of Magok District LG Chem Secondary Batteries GM’s Primary supplier
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