Small Business Smart Technology Development R&D Project Call for Proposals

Technology Development Project for Digitalization of Small Business Owners

The Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs (President Lee Jae-hong, hereinafter TIPA) announced on the 21st that it will open applications for the 'Smart Technology Development R&D Project for Small Business Owners' to strengthen the competitiveness of small business owners. This project is divided into R&D planning tasks and R&D tasks. TIPA plans to support R&D after an evaluation process for companies participating in the planning stage.

TIPA plans to support a total of 2 billion KRW this year for R&D planning tasks and R&D tasks. For R&D planning tasks, a budget of up to 10 million KRW can be supported for a maximum of 2 months. Participation in the R&D planning task is mandatory to participate in the R&D task.

Applications for the R&D planning tasks will be accepted starting from the 3rd of next month. After a selection evaluation, about 15 final tasks will be supported. This project will form an evaluation panel for research and development tasks, including experts from industry, academia, and research institutes by technology field, and will focus on selecting technologies that can be thoroughly demonstrated and disseminated.

Lee Jae-hong, President of TIPA, said, "If the competitiveness of small business owners is strengthened through support for the Smart Technology Development R&D Project for Small Business Owners, it will greatly help revitalize the depressed local economy."

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