About ASV Free Economic Zone

January 15, 2026: Designation of Ansan Science Valley (ASV) as a New District of the Gyeonggi Free Economic Zone
1.66 ㎢ area in Sa-dong, Ansan-si, serving as a global R&D-based hub for advanced robotics and manufacturing industries
Based on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), expected economic impacts include KRW 2.2 trillion in production inducement and 12,000 jobs created

Vision

A Global R&D-Based Business Hub for Advanced Robotics and Manufacturing

Center for Innovative Growth

Goals

Global R&D Business Hub

Global Brand

Advanced Robotics & Manufacturing Innovation Cluster

Fostering National Strategic Technologies

Digital Transformation of Banwol-Sihwa National Industrial Complex

National Industrial Complex Digital Transformation Outpost

Core Strategic Industries

Advanced Robotics & ManufacturingR&D, Advanced Robotics, Smart Manufacturing

Project Implementation Strategy

Establishing a Global Industry-Academia-Research Innovation Ecosystem

Establishing a Global R&D Platform

Integration and Advancement of Advanced Robotics

Digital Innovation and Transformation of Industrial Complexes

Global R&D Business Hub

Global Brand

Hanyang University ERICA

Four-year Comprehensive University (13,657 undergraduate students, 1,755 graduate students)
Korea's first university-research-industry cluster
Ranked in the Top 10 for six consecutive years in the JoongAng Ilbo University Rankings ('15~'22)
Selected consecutively for major government-led national projects

worth KRW 120 billion over 10 years

Gyeonggi Technopark

Gyeonggi-Ansan Innopolis Center

Korea Testing Laboratory

Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute

LG Innotek

Korea Institute of Industrial Technology

Centered on Anchor Universities, Research Institutes, and Support Organizations

Establishing a Global Industry-Academia-Research
Innovation Ecosystem

Approximately 200 SMEs and venture companies and 4,600 researchers, including 2,500 master’s and doctoral-level researchers, are concentrated around Gyeonggi Technopark, Hanyang University, research institutes, and corporate R&D centers.
Expansion of the production functions of the Gyeonggi-Ansan Innopolis, including technical support, market development, investment support, management support, technology transfer, and startup promotion.
Development of Hanyang University Global R&D Town to attract global R&D companies and strengthen industry-academia-research cooperation.

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