Ministry of SMEs and Startups and KOSME Hold APEC SME Cybersecurity Forum

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Minister Park Young-sun) and the Small and Medium Business Corporation (Chairman Kim Hak-do, hereinafter referred to as SBC) announced on the 13th that they held the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (hereinafter APEC) Cybersecurity Forum at the Glad Hotel in Seoul.

SBC prepared this forum to share the importance of information security in the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the digital era, and to enhance the technological competitiveness by strengthening the technology protection capabilities of SMEs among APEC member countries.

This year's forum was held in a hybrid format of online and offline to prevent the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). APEC SMEs participated in real time online. Park Seon-gon, head of SBC's Global Business Division, said, "Following last year's forum on strengthening SMEs' innovation capabilities using big data and AI technologies, this forum was held on cybersecurity, a key issue in the post-COVID era," adding, "We expect this forum, held with security experts from various countries, to improve the cyberattack response capabilities and core technology protection capabilities of SMEs within the APEC region."

SBC has been operating the 'APEC SME Innovation Center,' delegated by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups since 2009. To promote the co-growth of APEC SMEs, it has been carrying out strategic projects annually based on networks with 21 member countries, including ▲ participation in ministerial and working group meetings ▲ innovation consulting ▲ hosting forums and seminars.

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