by Park Soyeon
Published 14 Oct.2020 10:30(KST)
[Asia Economy Reporter Park So-yeon] POSCO has decided to provide a total of 200 patented technologies free of charge to expand the market base and strengthen the technological competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
In particular, this year, to more actively support SMEs struggling due to COVID-19, POSCO expanded the scope of support by participating at the group level together with POSCO Engineering & Construction, POSCO Chemical, POSCO Energy, POSCO ICT, and the Pohang Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST).
On the 14th, POSCO signed a technology-sharing business agreement with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT). The event was attended by Jang Young-jin, Director of Industrial Technology Convergence Policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Seok Young-cheol, President of KIAT, Cheon Si-yeol, Head of POSCO Production Technology Strategy Office, and representatives of beneficiary SMEs.
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the number of attendees was reduced and the event was also broadcast live online.
This year, POSCO disclosed 1,350 patents held by the POSCO Group in the fields of green technology, digital technology, and technology localization, among which a total of 200 patented technologies will be transferred free of charge to 88 SMEs.
The 200 provided patents include 92 in the green sector such as charging technology for electric vehicles, 32 in the digital sector such as ultrasonic sensors that prevent foreign substance adhesion, and 76 in the technology localization sector such as underwater cleaning robots. POSCO plans to provide not only the technologies but also various follow-up support including technical guidance and commercialization consulting.
Meanwhile, POSCO has participated in the technology-sharing program led by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy since 2017, and plans to continue realizing its corporate citizenship management philosophy and strive to create shared value with SMEs in the future.
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