Jeju CCEI (제주 창조경제혁신센터): Aerospace and Energy, Not Tourism
제주 창조경제혁신센터
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.
Jeju is the sharpest example in the network of a centre being 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, and 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.
| Dimension | Value as published by KISED |
|---|---|
| 전담 대기업 | 카카오 (Kakao) |
| 특화분야 | 우주·항공, 에너지 |
| 출범일 | 2015-06-26 |
| 주소 | 제주시 중앙로 217, 제주벤처마루 3·4층 |
| Operator type | Government-designated |
Where aerospace actually clusters
Three centres name space or aerospace: Daejeon (우주, 국방), Gyeongnam (우주항공, 원전) and Jeju (우주·항공, 에너지).
If you are building in that category, those are your three doors, and Jeju is the one nobody is queueing at because of what its name suggests.
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
- 창업진흥원_창조경제혁신센터 데이터 현황_20260604 — KISED's centre dataset: 전담 대기업, 출범일, 지역, 주소 and 특화분야 for all 19 centres — read 2026-09-01
- CCEI unified portal — centre directory and notices — read 2026-09-01
- KISED, 창업 인프라 — states 전국 19개 창조경제혁신센터 and the centre contact directory — read 2026-09-01
Everything above is the rule as published. See how it applies to your case.