Korea Data Industry Promotion Agency, 2025 Data Stars & Global Contest

The Korea Data Industry Promotion Agency announced that it will open applications for the data-specialized support projects DATA-Stars and DATA-Global from the 25th of this month until the 28th of next month.

DATA-Stars is a data utilization commercialization support project that discovers and nurtures data-specialized startups. It first started in 2014 as the DB-Stars project and has discovered and nurtured 165 data-driven innovative startups over the past 11 years.

Any startup within 7 years of establishment that has a data utilization commercialization idea can apply. Ten companies will be selected to receive commercialization support funds (50 million KRW), business pre-diagnosis, data-specialized consulting, business mentoring, data infrastructure support, and other customized support specialized for data business over approximately six months.

Through a final evaluation, excellent services will be selected to receive the Minister of Science and ICT Award and subsequent prize money (up to 5 million KRW). Even after the project ends, follow-up support such as investment linkage and consulting will continue to be provided.

DATA-Global is a project that selects promising data companies and supports their overseas expansion through localization, overseas marketing, and overseas expansion specialized consulting. Since its inception in 2015, it has supported domestic data companies' overseas localization projects and marketing activities.

It provides localization and marketing support funds (50 million KRW) to domestic companies that have data utilization solutions and services. A total of seven small and medium-sized enterprises will be selected to support value creation in various industries such as ICT, education, healthcare, finance, content, and manufacturing.

Like last year, this year the program will operate an integrated support program for entering local markets, including overseas expansion specialized consulting, export demand discovery support, and overseas expansion mentoring support, in addition to development and marketing support funds.

Applications for each project will be accepted until 4 p.m. on the 28th of next month, and detailed information can be found on the Korea Data Industry Promotion Agency website.

Yoon Hye-jung, President of the Korea Data Industry Promotion Agency, stated, "The data industry is a field where innovation and global expansion are essential amid rapid changes in technology and market environments," adding, "Through DATA-Stars and DATA-Global, we will provide practical and strategic support so that domestic data startups and companies can build global competitiveness and establish themselves in overseas markets."

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