Startup Alliance Publishes Ecosystem Map for Daejeon Region Startups

10 Key Questions for the Growth and Advancement of the Daejeon Startup Ecosystem

Startup Alliance announced on the 24th that it has published a green paper highlighting the startup ecosystem in Daejeon in collaboration with the Daejeon Center for Creative Economy and Innovation.

Unlike a white paper, which investigates and organizes specific issues, a green paper is a document that gathers stakeholders' opinions and includes the discussion process ahead of policy decisions.

Startup Alliance publishes a green paper highlighting the startup ecosystem in the Daejeon area
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This green paper presents 10 key questions for the sustainable growth of the Daejeon startup ecosystem, suggesting directions for regional development. It is an expanded result of the report released by Startup Alliance in February last year titled “Is it the Future of Startup Regions? Startups and Regions Asking Each Other.” The paper provides an in-depth look at the Daejeon ecosystem through various internal and external perspectives such as “City of Science,” “No-fun City,” and “City of Seongsimdang.”

The green paper project involved Daejeon Center for Creative Economy and Innovation Director Park Dae-hee, local experts from Daejeon, and various external regional experts. Four roundtable discussions were held with members of the Daejeon startup ecosystem, and the “Regional Startup Ecosystem Summit” was held in August last year to derive 10 questions for the leap forward of the Daejeon startup ecosystem.

Key questions included ▲What does the future of Daejeon that we dream of look like? ▲How can Daejeon be chosen as a city where global talent can fully immerse themselves in “research and entrepreneurship”? ▲What is the optimal investment ecosystem model that leverages Daejeon’s unique characteristics?

A Startup Alliance official stated, “The competition for regional ecosystems is not with the metropolitan area but lies in each region developing self-sustainability and establishing an independent foundation for advancement,” adding, “We hope this green paper will serve as a positive example not only for Daejeon but also for other regional ecosystems.”