KOSA Adds Pricing Methods for SaaS and Other Implementation Projects in the Second Half of the Year

The Korea Software Industry Association (KOSA) plans to add methods for calculating compensation for projects involving the adoption of Software as a Service (SaaS).

According to related industry sources on the 15th, KOSA will establish a budget calculation system for the expansion of SaaS adoption in the second half of this year. Although the monthly usage fee (subscription fee) is budgeted as a public utility charge, there has been a need to provide cost calculation standards for additional tasks such as customization to compensate service companies for extra expenses.

KOSA will also add methods for calculating compensation for integrated operation and maintenance projects. Software maintenance projects are being commissioned in a form that integrates maintenance and operation tasks for application software and commercial software, and KOSA plans to present calculation methods that can estimate the integrated management costs of maintenance service providers.

Additionally, KOSA intends to prepare cases for calculating maintenance costs for application software classified as system importance level 1. This applies when the importance of the system subject to maintenance?such as government administrative networks, defense, and financial systems?is judged to be level 1. The maintenance rate can be calculated at the current highest rate of 15%, and KOSA will present such cases. Furthermore, KOSA will consider expanding or raising the rate range in the future.

KOSA is also advancing the compensation system for artificial intelligence (AI). The project cost for AI service adoption is calculated using the usage fee (subscription fee) presented in the service price list or quotation and the professional labor cost based on input man-hours. The usage fee proposed by the company in the service price list or quotation is used as the basis, and the annual total usage fee is calculated according to the monthly subscription fee and usage period. Additionally, the estimate price from the service company for each work item is referenced and calculated using the input man-hour method. KOSA plans to conduct research and concretize the system to ensure appropriate compensation calculation according to project types and other factors.

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