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제주 창조경제혁신센터 (Jeju CCEI): aerospace and energy, not tourism

제주 창조경제혁신센터

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Jeju CCEI opened 2015-06-26 with Kakao as its 전담 대기업 and two published fields: 우주·항공 (space and aviation) and 에너지 (energy). Every English write-up that says smart tourism and workation is describing the island, not the centre.

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On this page
  1. The inference that produces the error
  2. Where aerospace actually clusters
  3. Where to apply

All nineteen Centers for Creative Economy and Innovation with the conglomerate assigned to each; seventeen are public centres and Pohang and Bitgaram are the two private ones

In this network, Jeju is the sharpest example of a centre described by its island rather than its mandate. Search in English and you will read about tourism tech, workation programmes and beauty startups.

KISED's dataset gives two fields for this centre, and they are space and aviation, and energy.

The inference that produces the error

Three assumptions do most of the damage across the nineteen centres. That a centre does what its partner company does.

That it does what its province is famous for. That an older English article is still current.

Jeju gets hit by the second one every time. The centre's published fields point at an aerospace and energy programme; the writing about it points at holidays.

DimensionValue as published by KISED
전담 대기업카카오 (Kakao)
특화분야우주·항공, 에너지
출범일2015-06-26
주소제주시 중앙로 217, 제주벤처마루 3·4층
Operator typeGovernment-designated

Where aerospace actually clusters

Three centres name space or aerospace: Daejeon (우주, 국방), Gyeongnam (우주항공, 원전) and Jeju (우주·항공, 에너지).

Building in that category, those are your three doors. Nobody queues at Jeju, because of what its name suggests.

Where to apply

Each centre runs its own calls; there is no central intake. Its own notices and programme calendar sit on its subsite at https://ccei.creativekorea.or.kr/jeju.

The unified CCEI portal carries the directory and cross-centre notices.

There is no single national deadline. Each centre recruits on its own calls, so the dates that bind you are the ones on that centre's notice board.

Frequently asked questions

What are Jeju CCEI's published specialisations?
우주·항공 (space and aviation) and 에너지 (energy). Tourism, workation and beauty do not appear in KISED's record for this centre.
Is Amorepacific a partner?
No. KISED lists 카카오 (Kakao) alone. Only one centre in the network has two 전담 대기업 — Incheon, with 한진 and KT.
Why do so many articles say Jeju CCEI is about tourism?
Because Jeju is a holiday island and the inference is easy. It is also the clearest example in the network of a centre's reputation drifting away from its published mandate.
Where is it and when did it open?
제주특별자치도 제주시 중앙로 217, 제주벤처마루 3·4층. It opened 2015-06-26.
Does a Kakao pairing help a space startup?
전담 대기업 is a designated partnership; the centre's funded fields are set separately and are what your application is read against. Kakao being the partner does not narrow the centre to software.
Can foreign founders apply?
The 모집공고 for each rolling call carries the eligibility line. Read 대상 and 창업업력 on the specific call rather than assuming.

Sources

Everything above is the rule as published. See how it applies to your case.

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