Gyeonggi-do Joins Hands with NIS and Others to Block Technology Leakage

Gyeonggi Provincial Government Gwanggyo New Office Building

Gyeonggi Province is taking proactive measures to prevent the overseas leakage of technologies held by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by establishing cooperative relationships with the National Intelligence Service, public institutions in Gyeonggi Province, and economic organizations.

On the 8th, Gyeonggi Province announced that it signed a "Business Agreement to Strengthen SME Industrial Technology Security Capabilities and Prevent Technology Leakage" at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office with the National Intelligence Service, Gyeonggi Regional Small and Medium Venture Business Administration, Gyeonggi Institute of Economic Science Promotion, Gyeonggi Technopark, Next Generation Convergence Technology Institute, Korea Federation of SMEs Gyeonggi Regional Headquarters, Gyeonggi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Federation, Gyeonggi SME Venture Business Federation, and Gyeonggi Exporters Association.

According to the agreement, the participating organizations will join forces in protecting SME technologies by establishing cooperative relationships and determining necessary matters for mutual support.

Specific cooperation examples include ▲inspection of SME industrial technology security status and consulting on improvement measures ▲cooperation plans for industrial technology preventive activities and support ▲support for infringement investigation and response measures in case of industrial technology leakage ▲establishment of industrial technology leakage reporting channels ▲formation and operation of working-level councils, information sharing, and activation plans.

This agreement expands the "Gyeonggi Province (Northern) SME Industrial Technology Overseas Leakage Prevention Business Agreement" signed in April last year to cover the entire Gyeonggi Province.

Since the southern part of Gyeonggi is the center of future growth industries, a key focus of the 8th local government administration, with many strategic core technology industries such as semiconductor clusters, future automobiles, artificial intelligence, and big data, the need to prevent industrial technology leakage has been strongly raised.

The province views this business agreement as an opportunity to further strengthen the technology protection capabilities of SMEs in the province that possess competitiveness based on excellent technological capabilities, including future growth industries, strong small enterprises, star companies, promising SMEs, and innovative companies.

Yeom Tae-young, Deputy Governor for Economy of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Industrial technology is crucial enough to determine the nation's survival and future," adding, "We hope to prevent the overseas leakage of industrial technology by strengthening cooperation with related organizations and create an environment where companies can develop technologies with peace of mind."

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