Daegu Technopark, Fostering 'Star Companies,' Receives 'Institutional Commendation' as an Excellent Case from the Ministry of SMEs and Startups

Senior Researcher Im Jaehyun Receives Commendation for Meritorious Service

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] Daegu Technopark (Daegu TP) announced on the 17th that it received an award for excellence as an exemplary institution and a commendation for a contributor (Senior Researcher Jae-hyun Im) in recognition of its contribution to fostering local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and revitalizing the economy by proactively leading the nationwide expanding 'Star Enterprise Development Project.'

Daegu TP was recognized for discovering 46 outstanding local SMEs by strategically linking the 'Star Enterprise Development Project,' Daegu City's representative policy for fostering promising small enterprises, with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' policy of 'Establishing a Growth Ladder for SMEs' to ensure its successful implementation.

Since 2007, the 'Star Enterprise Development Project,' promoted by Daegu City and Daegu TP to nurture promising local enterprises, was adopted as the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' 'Regional Star Enterprise Development Project' in 2018 and has since been expanding nationwide as a benchmarking model.

This project provides multifaceted support, including growth strategy consulting through corporate diagnosis, planning and support for commercialization research and development (R&D), matching with dedicated Project Managers (PMs), commercialization, and promotion.

Kwon Eop, President of Daegu TP, pledged, "Taking this award as an opportunity, we will do our best to closely link the central and local governments' policies for fostering promising enterprises to simultaneously drive regional economic revitalization and job creation."

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