Regional New Technology Nationwide Expansion ... Daegu City Actively Supports Testbed

Support for On-site Demonstration, Technology Verification, and Government Certification Acquisition in Development Technology

Daegu City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] Daegu City operates a new technology testbed support system to demonstrate new technologies developed by local companies and to support government certification and market expansion.

Since starting a pilot operation of the testbed in April 2019, the city has been operating the new technology testbed support system to discover latent new technologies in the region and support local companies' new challenges and initial market entry.

So far, 10 new technologies developed by local companies have been applied for, with 8 completed and 2 currently under verification and support.

The target for new technology testbed support includes uncertified new technologies newly developed by local companies that possess intellectual property such as patents but have no construction performance records.

The New Technology Review Division receives testbed support applications and selects demonstration sites through open recruitment targeting relevant departments to provide testbed support.

Major achievements through testbed support so far include obtaining government certification for 3 new technologies and designation of 2 innovative products, which are expanding their market nationwide.

Four new technologies with improved field applicability and technical reliability have secured 26 projects (including Kyungpook National University and Daegu Buk-gu Office), establishing a corporate growth foundation worth approximately 2.7 billion KRW.

Additionally, personnel in charge of testbed-supported tasks receive practical incentives such as preferential treatment in personnel matters, awards, and domestic and overseas training.

Liability exemption provisions have been established for issues arising from the testbed project, creating an environment where field department personnel can actively utilize new technologies.

A Daegu City official stated, “We will generously support local companies to grow beyond Daegu into nationwide enterprises by verifying newly developed technologies through the testbed as an opportunity for technological innovation and spreading regional technologies nationwide.”

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