Hee-Dae Kim
Director General, Daegu Technopark
Hee-Dae Kim holds a Ph.D. in Technology and Business Management from KAIST and serves as Director General at Daegu Technopark, South Korea. He is also the Project Director of the Korea Smart City Specialized Complex Development in Daegu and Chief Secretariat of Daegu Creative Living Lab (D-Lab), a member of ENoLL. His work focuses on designing innovation ecosystems that connect technology, cities, and citizens through living labs, digital transformation, and AI-enabled urban innovation. He developed the Smart Communication Platform methodology to strengthen citizen participation in urban governance and has led numerous smart city initiatives since 2016. An active member of ENoLL since 2019, he has served as an evaluator for ENoLL research activities and chaired the Living Labs for Business and Emerging Technologies research track at OpenLivingLab Days 2025. He has authored several books and published extensively on smart cities, living labs, and digital innovation.