HIRA Receives Minister of SMEs and Startups Commendation for Win-Win Growth

The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) announced on the 30th that it received the Minister of SMEs and Startups Commendation in the group category of the '2023 Large and Small-Medium Enterprise Win-Win Growth Merit Awards' at the 2023 Win-Win Growth Week ceremony held on the 29th.

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Hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Win-Win Growth Committee, this award was established to encourage outstanding organizations that have contributed to enhancing the competitiveness of small businesses and national economic development through mutual cooperation, and to promote a culture of win-win growth.

HIRA was recognized for its multifaceted efforts toward win-win growth with healthcare and local small businesses, including ▲promoting safe disposal of pharmaceutical waste under public-private ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) initiatives ▲compensating medical institutions and workplaces affected by COVID-19 ▲supporting the recovery of local commercial districts ▲supporting the growth of local social economy enterprises, and received the award accordingly.

Additionally, this year, HIRA has actively continued its win-win growth activities such as ▲establishing a Corporate Growth Response Center to improve corporate regulations and difficulties ▲preparing deposits to support interest reduction for local companies ▲building partnerships through joint development with startups and artificial intelligence (AI).

Hwang Dae-neung, Director of Planning and Coordination at HIRA, expressed his award acceptance remarks, saying, "We will continue to make steady efforts to actively utilize HIRA’s capabilities and resources to grow together with small and medium-sized enterprises and expand that culture."

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