"Manufacturing Renaissance Led by KS Myeongga Companies"... Discovering and Promoting Excellent Enterprises

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The National Institute of Technology and Standards is preparing a plan to select KS Myungga, a designation for KS-certified companies that have made significant contributions to industrial development and have a long-standing tradition.

The Sogang University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, conducting research on topics such as enhancing KS awareness, held an expert meeting on the 24th to share domestic and international cases of quality improvement awards and gather opinions.

According to the '2019 Industrial Standardization Status Survey,' 90.8% of KS-certified companies reported an increase in sales of certified products.

In response, meeting participants agreed on the need for policies to discover and spread manufacturing innovation cases of excellent KS-certified companies and to enhance the pride of these companies.

Through studies of overseas cases such as the United States' Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and Japan's Deming Prize, the direction and criteria for selecting KS Myungga were also intensively discussed.

The National Institute of Technology and Standards plans to finalize the selection criteria for KS Myungga by completing research projects and gathering opinions from industry and academia in the fourth quarter of this year. The selection criteria will consider companies that lead the industry, have excellent reputations, and have grown primarily through KS-certified products.

At the end of the year, the institute will enhance the reliability and awareness of the KS system through promotions such as spreading the success stories of KS Myungga.

Lee Seung-woo, Director of the National Institute of Technology and Standards, stated, "KS-certified companies are the protagonists of South Korea's industrial development history, having elevated our manufacturing industry to the world's highest level. We ask for the interest and support of businesspeople and the public for KS Myungga companies that will lead the 'manufacturing renaissance' in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution."

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