Innovation Presentation: Inside Korea′s Creative Economy Innovation Centers. Just over one month remains until the Korean government completes its launch of 17 innovation centers across the country… as part of its plans to establish a nationwide chain of startup support centers.

For a look inside a center that has already opened and their current state of operations，… Song Ji－sun reports.
Open to any individual or company wanting to start a business with one－on－one mentoring services and customized support from legal advice to patent sharing.
These are just some of the benefits available at Korea′s centers for creative economy and innovation.
With the latest addition of the Gangwon－do center this week， ten innovation centers are now up and running，… and seven more are slated to launch by the end of June.

″Like this center in Korea′s IT and online games capital Pangyo， also known as Techno Valley… all innovation centers are established in areas that can maximize synergy for designated industries… by connecting startups to large companies that can lend them a helping hand.″
This startup with just nine employees was given office space here rent－free for six months.
The team has created an award－winning smartphone app that converts any non－touch display into a temporary touch screen by matching infrared ray points with a special touch pen.

″We wanted to make a ubiquitous classroom or meeting rooms anywhere by utilizing smart devices that almost everyone has these days. Instead of equipping offices with expensive projectors and large instruments， our app enables up to 30 people to simulatenously write and share this board online.″
Startups that are still in the product development stage can also test their products at these state－of－the－art labs， free of charge.
It′s a win－win situation for all involved， including the large companies operating the centers.

″The big firms link startups to their large， pre－established networks. But these companies also benefit by collaborating with startups… as they can enhance their supply chain by outsourcing some of their business to smaller firms.″
These startups can also expand overseas through networks set up with foreign acclerators and Korea Innovation Centers branches abroad.
Song Ji－sun， Arirang News.

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