2024 National Standard Implementation Plan Confirmed... 227.1 Billion KRW Investment

The National Standards Deliberation Council (Chairman: An Deok-geun, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy), which includes 18 ministries, departments, and agencies including the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, announced on the 18th that it has reviewed and approved the '2024 National Standards Implementation Plan' and decided to invest 2,271 billion won this year for national standard development and securing international standards.

This plan was established to implement the 5th National Standards Basic Plan (2021?2025) formulated under the National Standards Basic Act. From November 2023, related ministries and private standard experts participated to establish this year's tasks.

Each ministry, department, and agency supports companies in securing a super-gap competitiveness by developing national standardization and advanced industry international standards in their respective specialized fields. Additionally, by operating overseas certification support teams, they aim to resolve difficulties in overseas certification and lead export companies into the global market.

For the convenience of citizens, standards reflecting the latest technologies such as smart health and digital identification cards will be prepared, and safety standards for household products with rapidly increasing demand, such as parking heaters and ethanol stoves, will also be developed.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy stated, "We plan to strengthen the linkage between national research and development (R&D) and standards-patents to promote commercialization of developed technologies, and to establish a standards ecosystem led by the private sector and supported by the government through fostering standards professionals."

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