TIPA Provides Capability Enhancement Consulting to Companies Failing Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration Projects
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jong-hwa] The Small and Medium Business Technology Information Promotion Agency (TIPA) announced on the 22nd that it will support an expert coaching program to enhance research and development (R&D) planning capabilities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that applied for industry-academia-research collaboration research projects but were not finally selected.
The target projects include the Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration R&D Project, Regional SME Joint Demand Technology Development Project, and Crisis Area SME Scale-up R&D Project, which are representative industry-academia-research collaboration R&D projects of TIPA. In particular, the Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration R&D Project had a competition rate of about 9:1 last year, indicating that SMEs face high hurdles to conduct joint research with universities or research institutes.
Accordingly, based on a demand survey, TIPA plans to provide consulting that will be practically helpful to SMEs by matching experts 1:1, supporting everything from R&D project planning to business plan writing. This is the first time this program is being offered this year, aiming to improve SMEs' planning capabilities for industry-academia-research collaboration R&D and to broaden accessibility to joint research. TIPA also plans to enhance the program's efficiency by facilitating spontaneous joint research discussions, R&D planning, and technical consultations among participants.
Among about 350 SMEs that applied for the consulting program, 43 SMEs were selected by lottery, and the consulting program will operate from the 23rd.
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Lee Jae-hong, President of TIPA, said, "This will be a great help to SMEs that have had difficulty accessing industry-academia-research collaboration R&D despite their high interest," adding, "The consulting will not be limited by the format or method of the program; experts and SMEs will discuss autonomously to ensure that the consulting covers truly necessary content. We will also review improvements and plan to expand the program further in the future."
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