Ministry of SMEs and Startups Holds Inter-Ministerial SME Technology Protection Briefing Session

Lee Young, Minister of SMEs and Startups.

On the 11th, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced that it will hold an inter-ministerial briefing session and on-site consulting for SME technology protection to improve awareness and capability levels of technology protection among small and medium enterprises and to strengthen field communication.

This briefing session is a follow-up measure to the "Strengthening Support Measures for SME Technology Protection," which the Ministry of SMEs and Startups prepared last month on the 8th to eradicate technology theft from startups and to enhance the management recovery of affected companies. It will be held jointly by multiple government agencies.

Participants include the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the National Intelligence Service, the Fair Trade Commission, the National Police Agency, the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Each agency will provide guidance on technology protection systems and support projects, followed by on-site consultations supported by technology protection experts dispatched from each agency.

Additionally, security experts and legal professionals with extensive field experience will conduct lectures on the "Core Guidelines for SME Technology Protection" and "Response Measures through Cases of Technology Leakage and Theft and Amendments to the SME Technology Protection Act."

Starting in Seoul and proceeding sequentially to Daegu, Gwangju, and Daejeon, the briefing sessions will continue with expert education on technology protection and on-site consultations. Furthermore, plans are in place to establish technology protection response systems tailored to regional industries by reflecting the characteristics of each region.

Minister Lee Young of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups stated, "Technology protection for SMEs is crucial as it concerns the survival of the companies, but the reality is that SMEs lack the capacity due to limitations in manpower and funds. I hope this briefing session will serve as an opportunity to improve awareness of technology protection among SMEs and to establish systematic protection measures going forward."

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