Complete Overhaul of SME Policy Information Platform 'Gieop Madang'

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on the 27th that it has newly revamped the corporate plaza website, a policy information platform for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

From the 28th, SMEs and small business owners will be able to find various SME support information provided by the government and public institutions more easily and conveniently through the fully revamped Corporate Madang.

Corporate Madang is an SME policy platform that integrates and provides various SME policy information supported by central government ministries, local governments, and public institutions based on Article 79, Clause 2 of the "Act on the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises." Currently, it provides a total of 14,327 pieces of policy information annually, including 10,556 business announcements from 538 institutions, 2,371 event information, and 1,400 policy news items.

Corporate Madang has been providing various policy information supported by multiple institutions since July 2006. There has been a consistent demand from the field for "easy access to customized policy information." Accordingly, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups conducted a survey last May targeting 3,295 SME and support institution officials and reflected various opinions to carry out this website revamp.

First, information search has become more efficient. When companies search for necessary information on Corporate Madang, the search results are displayed according to various hashtags pre-assigned by the person in charge of each project. In addition, popular search terms are placed at the top of the initial screen so that businesspeople can easily grasp the latest policy trends.

The mobile application has also been fully revamped. SMEs that have pre-set interest area keywords in the "My Page" menu can receive related policy information once a week in the form of text messages. Also, for the core content of Corporate Madang, such as support project announcements and event information, QR (Quick Response) codes are provided so that policy information can be easily accessed via mobile and shared using social networking services (SNS). Furthermore, by using the location-based event venue search service, event venues by region can be easily found.

By using the newly established "Policy Promotional Materials" menu, users can access card news and videos that summarize detailed contents of each policy. Additionally, legal information such as legislative notices, administrative notices, and announcements related to SMEs can also be found.

SMEs needing meeting rooms can use the "Regional SME Shared Video Conference Room Reservation Service." Businesspeople can use this service to access 1,572 meeting rooms nationwide free of charge. In particular, they can easily reserve nearby meeting rooms by using the location-based map service.

Users can simply evaluate their satisfaction and register opinions about the policy information found on Corporate Madang through the "Information Satisfaction and Opinion Registration" feature located at the bottom of the detailed policy information screen.

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups plans to collect satisfaction and other opinions and provide reports to the policy managers of each project.

Kang Hojung, Director of Policy Statistics and Analysis at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, said, "We have revamped the system so that businesspeople can find SME policy information more easily," adding, "We will continue to develop Corporate Madang into a pan-government SME policy information platform."

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