Kim Hak-do, Chairman of the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency, "Leading Institution in Major Shift for SME Support This Year"

Jungjingong Holds Non-Face-to-Face and Online Opening Ceremony for the New Year of the Year of the Ox

On the 4th, at the 2021 Jungjinkong non-face-to-face opening ceremony, Chairman Kim Hak-do is delivering the New Year's address.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] The Small and Medium Business Corporation (Chairman Kim Hak-do, hereinafter referred to as SBC) announced on the 4th that it held the 2021 New Year's opening ceremony non-face-to-face.

The opening ceremony was prepared to announce a new start for the New Year of the Year of the Ox and to encourage employees, and was conducted via online live streaming to participate in the government's strong social distancing policy. Employees joined the opening ceremony online through the SBC YouTube channel from offices across the country and from their homes while telecommuting.

Chairman Kim Hak-do praised the employees' hard work, saying, "Despite the more difficult internal and external management environment than ever last year, I am grateful for the dedicated efforts to proactively respond to COVID-19 so that small and medium ventures could overcome the crisis." He added, "This year, SBC will leap forward as an institution leading a major transformation in support for small and medium ventures in the new new normal era, continuing to support our small and medium ventures to lead innovative changes and fulfill their role as a core growth engine of the national economy."

Earlier, Chairman Kim Hak-do, marking 100 days since his inauguration last year, established three major innovation plans: ▲Digital Innovation ▲Regional Industry Innovation ▲Social Safety Net Innovation, and reorganized the organization and regulations. In his second year in office this year, he plans to focus on producing visible and concrete results centered on the three major innovation plans.

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