Expansion of 'Smart Mirror, Kiosk, Smart Order' Installation in Small Business Stores
Ministry of SMEs and Startups to Develop 30 'Smart Pilot Shopping Centers' for Fostering Smart Small Business Owners
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jong-hwa] To enhance competitiveness by actively responding to non-face-to-face and digitalization, small business owners will designate smart pilot shopping districts, and stores within the designated districts will be equipped with smart mirrors, kiosks, smart orders, and more.
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced that it will recruit for the 'Smart Pilot Shopping District' project, which introduces smart technology to small business stores, from the 27th until the 19th of next month.
Recruitment is divided into 'complex-type shopping districts' that want to introduce both smart technology and smart orders, and 'general-type shopping districts' that only introduce smart orders. Stores selected within the pilot shopping districts will receive government support for technology introduction costs.
For leading stores, which can be designated about three per complex-type shopping district, the support limit has been expanded from the existing 4.55 million KRW to 14 million KRW, more than tripling, allowing small business owners to adopt highly useful and diverse smart technologies.
Applicants must be shopping streets or traditional markets where stores are densely clustered and organized business entities exist. By submitting the application to the local government where the shopping street or traditional market is located, the Small Enterprise and Market Service will select the final supported shopping districts in September after document and on-site evaluations.
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Shin Jae-kyung, Head of Smart Small Business Development at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, stated, "In the ongoing difficulties faced by small business owners due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, we hope they strengthen their competitiveness by adopting smart technologies and overcome management crises." More detailed information can be found in the announcements on the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and Small Enterprise and Market Service websites.
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