Mainbiz Association Signs Business Agreement with KKCC for Innovative Growth of SMEs

Joint Response to Digital Transformation and Carbon Neutrality

The Mainbiz Association (Korea Association of Innovative Small and Medium Enterprises) announced on November 11 that it had signed a business agreement on November 10 with the Kyonggi University & Korea Productivity Center Cooperation Center (KKCC) at the president’s office of Kyonggi University. The agreement aims to promote innovative growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and to strengthen industry-academia-research collaboration.

The signing ceremony was attended by Myungjin Kim, Chairman of the Mainbiz Association, Yungyu Lee, President of Kyonggi University, Seongjung Park, Chairman of the Korea Productivity Center, and about 20 other related officials.

From the left, Seongjung Park, Chairman of the Korea Productivity Center, Myungjin Kim, Chairman of the Mainbiz Association, Yungyu Lee, President of Kyonggi University, and Yul Son, Chairman of Kyonggi University. Mainbiz Association

Through this agreement, the Mainbiz Association and KKCC have pledged to cooperate in a wide range of areas amid major structural changes such as digital transformation and carbon neutrality. Their collaboration will focus on: ▲ promoting innovative growth and digital transformation of SMEs ▲ strengthening talent development and job matching for youth and current employees ▲ supporting research, development (R&D), and commercialization based on industry-academia collaboration ▲ revitalizing regional and industrial ecosystems and spreading ESG practices.

In particular, the two organizations will jointly develop and operate educational programs to foster talent with practical field expertise, focusing on DX·AX (digital and AI transformation) and ESG. They will also support youth job matching and enhance employment and entrepreneurship capabilities.

Additionally, they plan to promote R&D and commercialization through joint planning and technology development collaboration between academia and industry. They will identify regulatory and institutional improvement tasks and jointly propose related policies. By leveraging each institution’s network, they will co-host forums, seminars, and conferences, and work to build an ecosystem for industry-academia cooperation through information sharing and dissemination of achievements.

Chairman Myungjin Kim stated, "Connecting on-site challenges with academic knowledge is the key to sustainable growth," adding, "We will establish a virtuous cycle model that links education, field training, recruitment, R&D, and policy proposals to achieve tangible results such as improved productivity and the creation of quality jobs."

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