Gyeonggawon Provides Up to 20 Million KRW Vouchers to ICT Innovative Device Companies

Poster for Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency's '2024 ICT Innovation Device Service Voucher Support Project'

The Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency is recruiting beneficiary companies for the ‘ICT Innovation Device Service Voucher’ to enhance technological innovation and competitiveness of information and communication technology (ICT) companies.

This project is part of the Open Innovation Digital Open Lab construction project jointly supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT, Gyeonggi-do, and Daegu City.

It is a project that supports small and medium-sized enterprises and startups that need to develop ICT convergence products and services, assisting in product manufacturing and technology advancement. Applications are accepted until the 31st of this month via the Digital Open Lab website (digitalopenlab.kr).

Selected beneficiary companies will receive up to 8 million KRW per case for design, printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing, exterior production, and software support, and up to 20 million KRW per case for AI technology utilization support.

This year, the Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency increased the voucher support amount by 1 million KRW compared to last year.

The agency separately selects and manages manufacturing and AI specialized companies to ensure beneficiary companies receive stable and high-quality production services. Beneficiary companies can use support programs within the support limit in consultation with the supplying companies, and if necessary, pay additional amounts to receive separate services.

Kang Seong-cheon, Director of the Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency, stated, "As the pace of development in advanced industries accelerates, we have launched this project to strengthen the technological capabilities of ICT companies in the province." He added, "Since beneficiary companies can enhance their competitiveness by utilizing advanced technologies, we ask for the interest of many promising companies in the province."

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