Dongui University Busan IT Convergence Parts Research Institute Issues 'SW Quality Certification'... Busan City Attracts Southeast Region's First 'GS Institution'

Establishing Regional Hub SW Research Institute with New Designation as Ministry of Science and ICT Certified Institution

Rapid GS Certification for Busan and Southeast Region SW Companies, Promoting Quality Innovation and Activation Increased

Dong-Eui University.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A software quality certification agency that had monopolized the Seoul metropolitan area has now been established in the southeastern region as well. The Busan IT Convergence Components Research Institute at Dong-Eui University has been selected as a software quality certification (GS) agency.

Busan City (Mayor Park Hyung-joon) announced on the 24th that the institute was finally selected on the 17th in the Ministry of Science and ICT's public contest for new designation and field expansion of software quality certification (GS) agencies.

Since 2011, Busan City has been supporting the Busan IT Convergence Components Research Institute to strengthen the capabilities of local software companies, which are disadvantaged compared to the metropolitan area, through software consulting, testing, professional workforce technical education, and certification acquisition.

Both organizations have led the IT and software convergence of local key industries to enhance software quality competitiveness. In 2016, they obtained recognition as the first KOLAS internationally accredited testing agency in the software field in the southeastern region, and this time they were selected as a GS certification agency.

The Busan IT Convergence Components Research Institute at Dong-Eui University will issue GS certifications in five fields: system management software, enterprise management software, industrial software, multimedia/game software, and embedded application software.

Starting in July, local software companies wishing to receive GS certification in these five software fields can apply online through the Busan IT Convergence Components Research Institute website.

The process from application → reception → product testing → review committee → certificate issuance takes about two months to receive the GS certification.

With the establishment of a GS certification agency in Busan, the inconvenience and burden experienced by southeastern region software companies due to certification delays of 3 to 6 months?because there were only two GS certification agencies in the metropolitan area (Korea Information and Communication Technology Association and Korea Testing Laboratory)?can now be resolved.

As GS certifications can be issued more promptly, it is expected to promote software quality innovation and revitalize related industries.

Busan Mayor Park Hyung-joon said, “With the selection of the Busan IT Convergence Components Research Institute as a GS certification agency, we can expect the revitalization of local strategic industries and the software industry, as well as the creation of high added value through software quality enhancement.”

The mayor added, “We plan to actively utilize GS certification in public software projects promoted by Busan City and provide various supports to improve the competitiveness of local software products and develop related industries.”

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