Gyeonggi-do Supports Small Businesses in Building 'Intelligent Factories'

This Year, 15 Companies Introduce Automation Equipment, Controllers, and Sensors
Preference Given to Micro Enterprises with Fewer Than 5 Employees

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Gyeonggi Province will select 15 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the province this year and support the costs necessary for establishing intelligent (smart) factories to enhance their productivity and competitiveness.

According to the province on the 2nd, since many small businesses face difficulties in formulating smart strategies due to labor shortages, support of up to 30 million KRW per company will be provided, focusing on hardware such as automation equipment, controllers, and sensors.

Professional consultants will be deployed to provide consulting throughout the entire process, from on-site diagnosis to the establishment of intelligent factories.

After construction, efforts will focus on post-management, including supporting training for dedicated personnel of intelligent factories through cooperation with large corporations, so that companies can independently maintain their intelligent factories.

In addition, post-management consulting support and customized on-site training will continue to maximize the utilization of equipment and systems for companies that established factories in the previous year.

The target companies are small and medium manufacturing enterprises located in the province, with additional points given to micro-enterprises with five or fewer employees.

However, companies that are temporarily closed or out of business, engaged in entertainment, leisure, lodging, or food service industries, those with national or local tax arrears, manufacturers of unhealthy amusement products, and companies that have already benefited from smart factory establishment support are excluded.

A provincial official said, "Gyeonggi Province is home to 31% of the nation's small and medium manufacturing enterprises, making the smart transformation of manufacturing companies in the province essential," adding, "We will make various efforts to lower the entry barriers for intelligent factories for small businesses in the province and present step-by-step construction milestones."

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