Composed of Problem-Solving and Autonomous Proposal Programs
About 30 Startups to Be Selected
Gwangju-Jeonnam Regional Office of SMEs and Startups (Acting Director Lee Sunseok) announced on the 12th that it is recruiting startups to participate in this year's 'Public-Private Partnership Open Innovation (OI) Support Project' under the Problem-Solving (Top-Down) and Autonomous Proposal (Bottom-Up) programs.
The 'Public-Private Partnership Open Innovation Support Project' is a program by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups that encourages open partnerships for win-win cooperation between large/mid-sized/public institutions and startups, and supports the establishment of collaborative systems. The project consists of programs such as Problem-Solving, Autonomous Proposal, and Demand-Based types.
Through this project, last year, startup Sirienergy Co., Ltd., which collaborated with Hyundai Corporation, developed silicon material recycling technology for next-generation secondary batteries using solar glass provided by Hyundai Corporation, and successfully filed for domestic and international patents.
In addition, DoWhat Co., Ltd. succeeded in developing a hotel-type kiosk with check-in/out and payment functions linked to existing solutions through collaboration with Hoban Group. The Public-Private Partnership Open Innovation Support Project is contributing to the creation of a win-win collaborative ecosystem where companies and startups can grow together.
This year, selected startups will be provided with follow-up support such as commercialization funds and startup growth technology development funds, which can be utilized to refine ideas and facilitate collaboration in the process of solving assigned tasks.
The Problem-Solving Program is a type in which demand companies such as large corporations submit collaboration tasks, and startups solve the problems of these demand companies.
Previously, the Regional Office utilized the SME Technology Roadmap to solicit and discover tasks in four major fields, and selected 30 collaboration tasks from a total of 26 demand companies wishing to collaborate with startups.
The Problem-Solving Program will select about 30 startups through a two-stage evaluation (document and presentation) and advanced consulting (mentoring).
The Autonomous Proposal Program is a program that supports collaboration between startups and large/mid-sized/public enterprises by linking with startup acceleration programs operated by the private sector.
Starting this year, to promote balanced development such as revitalizing the local economy, a Free Economic Zone-linked track has been established, and 20 collaboration tasks (10 private-linked, 7 cluster-linked, 3 free economic zone-linked) from 20 demand companies have been selected.
For the Autonomous Proposal Program, large companies, etc. will publicly recruit startups to carry out each task, and after their own evaluation, recommend about 20 collaborative startups, which will then be supported in connection with the Public-Private Partnership Open Innovation Support Project.
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