Implementation of the 'Gonggongjodal Mentor System'... 16 Projects Selected

Final Selection Project Bid Score Allocation and Priority Purchase Promotion by Product

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] A total of 16 projects have been finally selected to receive support for win-win cooperation in the public procurement sector. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Minister Park Young-sun, hereinafter referred to as the Ministry) announced on the 29th that it received 38 project applications through a recruitment announcement for companies participating in the 'Public Procurement Mentor System' and decided on the support targets after evaluation and deliberation. The Public Procurement Mentor System is a system that promotes the innovation capabilities of small and medium enterprises and the market expansion of material and component companies through win-win cooperation between large and small and medium enterprises.

Looking at the results of this deliberation, 13 material and component projects that improve product quality and innovation through win-win cooperation with large companies were selected, and 3 innovative growth projects were selected in which small enterprises with technological capabilities but insufficient production capacity cooperate with medium-sized enterprises with facilities to produce.

Regarding the main contents of the projects selected for the Public Procurement Mentor System, first, 29 member companies belonging to the Korea Surveillance Equipment Industry Cooperative and other small and medium-sized enterprises producing video surveillance devices are expected to improve quality and competitiveness by incorporating new technologies based on Hanwha Techwin's artificial intelligence (AI) cameras and design and technical support. In the furniture sector, where the procurement scale is large but there is a high dependence on low-priced Chinese material components, win-win cooperation projects were also selected to enhance product competitiveness by using high-functionality and high-quality domestic parts and materials. Pentad, a small enterprise selected for the innovative growth project, possessed bridge bearing technology capable of accommodating displacement in all directions but lacked production facilities, which disqualified it from participating in public institution bids. However, by sharing production facilities with SCoRTS and receiving production know-how such as quality control systems through a win-win agreement, it is expected to strengthen its supply to public institutions in the future.

Small and medium enterprises participating in the 10 projects selected in the first round in May have achieved results by developing and producing 25 products and starting supply to public institutions, and the 70 products from the 16 projects selected in the second round are expected to be launched in the public procurement market soon. No Yong-seok, Global Growth Policy Officer of the Ministry, said, "We plan to grant bidding points to lead companies producing win-win cooperation products and promote priority purchasing for each product so that public institutions can actively purchase them," adding, "Through this second selection, we expect that win-win cooperation between large and small and medium enterprises in the public procurement market will further expand and the purchase of small and medium enterprise products will be activated."

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