Kibo Wins Excellence Award in Data Analysis and Utilization Contest with 'Smart Techbridge'

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The Korea Technology Finance Corporation (Chairman Kim Jong-ho, hereinafter referred to as Kibo) announced on the 24th that its open innovation platform for small and medium-sized enterprises, "Smart Techbridge," won the Excellence Award at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's '2023 Data Analysis and Utilization Contest.'

Now in its 8th year, the contest was held targeting the public sector to establish data-driven administration and spread a culture of government-wide data analysis and utilization. A total of 103 teams competed in three categories: ▲Idea ▲Direct Analysis ▲Best Practices, showing more than three times the competition rate compared to last year.

Kibo employees are taking a commemorative photo after winning the Excellence Award in the '2023 Data Analysis and Utilization Contest'.

Kibo received the Excellence Award in the Best Practices category for its "Smart Techbridge" platform, which analyzes demand and supply information related to technology and uses this to promote technology transactions.

Kibo's Smart Techbridge is a technology transaction platform for small and medium-sized enterprises that was newly launched in December last year after two years of preparation. It connects technology transaction and commercialization information across ministries and introduced artificial intelligence (AI) technology to match supply technology information according to technology demand.

In particular, it has improved user convenience and contributed practically to revitalizing the technology transaction market by providing AI-based ▲customized technology matching and recommendation services ▲technology recommendation services according to growth stages ▲research institute matching and recommendation services.

Director Lee Jae-pil of Kibo said, "Kibo has been striving for the technology transactions and protection of small and medium-sized enterprises for the past 10 years," adding, "We will continue to actively lead the revitalization of the SME technology transaction market by efficiently analyzing and utilizing various data related to technology transactions."

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