Recruiting 7,000 SMEs Interested in Building Non-Face-to-Face Work Systems

Additional Recruitment of Demand Companies for Non-Face-to-Face Service Vouchers

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Minister Lee Young, hereinafter referred to as the Ministry) announced that from the 25th, it will additionally recruit demand companies to participate in the '2022 Non-face-to-face Service Voucher Project.'

The Non-face-to-face Service Voucher Project supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by providing vouchers (usage rights) worth up to 4 million KRW to cover costs for using non-face-to-face services in three areas: video conferencing, telecommuting (collaboration tools), and network/security solutions.

Through the first recruitment announcement in March this year, about 10,000 SMEs were selected and supported. The number of companies to be additionally recruited this time is about 7,000, and any SME under Article 2 of the Framework Act on Small and Medium Enterprises is eligible to apply.

After application, the support target will be finalized through an evaluation of the service utilization plan, and the selected companies can freely choose from 526 non-face-to-face services provided by 310 non-face-to-face suppliers within the 4 million KRW limit.

In this additional recruitment, considering the high demand for non-face-to-face services such as video conferencing and customer management systems even among SMEs without employees, the application target has been expanded to allow sole proprietors to apply. To make it easier for micro SMEs to apply, the volume of the service utilization plan to be submitted has also been reduced.

The recruitment period is until 4 p.m. on the 14th of next month, and SMEs wishing to apply can do so online through the K-Non-face-to-face Service Voucher platform.

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