Presidential Office Calls for 'Innovative Product Ideas' Submissions by End of October

Product Commercialization and Government's First Purchase upon Selection of Outstanding Ideas

The Presidential Office announced on the 24th that it will focus on receiving 'Our Neighborhood Innovative Product Ideas' on the National Proposal website for about a month.

The National Proposal Secretariat of the Presidential Office stated in a press release that from the 25th of this month until October 31, they will be accepting ideas for innovative products closely related to daily life.

Innovative products are those recognized for their innovation while improving the quality of public services, and they are reviewed and designated by the Public Procurement Service.

The Presidential Office presented examples such as floor-type pedestrian signals and smart fire extinguishers. The floor-type pedestrian signal is an idea product reflecting the environment where more people are looking down at their smartphones while walking, which received much positive response.

The smart fire extinguisher is a product that, when thrown at the site of a fire, automatically activates to suppress the fire, making it convenient to use in urgent situations.

The Presidential Office introduced that when product or technology ideas are submitted through the 'National Proposal website,' a review committee composed of private experts will examine factors such as daily life relevance, public interest, and novelty to select excellent ideas to be developed into innovative products.

Excellent ideas will be supplemented in collaboration with the Public Procurement Service to enable actual product development, and the developed products will be prioritized for distribution in the neighborhoods where the idea proposers live, with the government supporting the first purchase.

Kang Seung-gyu, Senior Secretary for Civil Society, explained, "Although we have actively reflected the voices of the people in policies so far, since it was limited to institutional improvements, many creative ideas inevitably went unused. This initiative aims to broaden communication methods to incorporate more of the public’s innovative proposals."

He added, "With the Chuseok holiday approaching, we ask for the active participation of citizens who have ideas to solve inconveniences in daily life or social problems."

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