STARTUP HELP: Google Inc opened the new campus in Seoul, where startups will be able to receive consulting services from Google experts and have opportunities to exchange ideas with overseas firms based at other Google campuses.
SEOUL: Google formally opened its first Asian start-up “campus” in Seoul on May 8 – a marquee-name nod to South Korea’s aspirations as a regional hub for a new generation of tech entrepreneurs.
Opened by President Park Geun-Hye who has touted establishing a “creative economy” as a key policy for her administration, Campus Seoul is housed in the capital’s upscale Gangnam district which has become a focal point for the Korean start-up community.
