Deputy Minister Ki Jae: "Establishing Innovation Procurement Demand Discovery TF... Product Designation by First Half of the Year"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The government has established an Innovation Procurement Demand Discovery Task Force (TF) under the government-wide Innovation Procurement Promotion Team to identify innovative demands. Accordingly, the Ministry of Economy and Finance plans to gather opinions not only from local governments and public institutions but also from the general public to discover demand for innovative products.

According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance on the 20th, Deputy Minister Koo Yoon-cheol held a meeting of the Public Innovation Demand Discovery TF at the Government Complex Sejong on the same day and announced these details.

Deputy Minister Koo stated, "We have established the Innovation Procurement Demand Discovery TF under the government-wide Innovation Procurement Promotion Team and will identify innovative demands focusing on research and development outcomes."

Accordingly, the government plans to conduct a comprehensive survey of innovative demands from public institutions. A "Banner for Public Opinion Submission on Innovative Demand" will be newly created on the Innovation Market starting from the 1st of next month, allowing the general public to propose innovative demands.

Deputy Minister Koo said, "Since the 3rd meeting of the government-wide Innovation Procurement Promotion Team, we have launched public services on the Innovation Market and proceeded with the designation process for innovative products in the first half of the year for six ministries including the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Environment." He added, "It is time to improve the level of public services through innovation procurement and actively discover innovative demands hidden in the field."

Meanwhile, the meeting discussed the operation plan for the Public Innovation Demand Discovery TF, the selection results of demand proposals for innovative prototypes, and the progress of innovative product designation.

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