"SME Products Purchased by Public Institutions"…Hanyuwon Holds Public Procurement Product Consultation Meeting

"We Strive to Expand Opportunities
for SMEs to Promote Their Products"

The Korea Small and Medium Business Distribution Center announced on the 27th that it held a public procurement product purchasing consultation meeting at the Daejeon ICC Hotel to support small and medium enterprises' entry into the public procurement market.

The public procurement system is designed to encourage public institutions to expand the purchase of small and medium enterprise products. The Center operates programs such as the pilot purchase system for technology development products, performance certification system, and demonstration support projects.

The Korea Small and Medium Business Distribution Center held a public procurement product purchasing consultation meeting at the Daejeon ICC Hotel on the 27th to support small and medium enterprises' entry into the public procurement market. Photo by Korea Small and Medium Business Distribution Center

This event was attended by 76 small and medium enterprises hoping to pioneer public sales channels and 65 public institutions. Participating SMEs are matched with public institutions that have public procurement demand and conduct up to eight purchasing consultations.

A product exhibition space was also prepared to directly convey detailed product information and assist public institutions in making purchasing decisions for public procurement products. The exhibition is operated in a showcase format featuring products from 24 SMEs participating in the public procurement system.

Practical training was also conducted to improve the awareness and understanding of public procurement among public institution staff who visited the site.

Lee Tae-sik, CEO of the Center, said, "We will strive to expand opportunities for small and medium enterprises to introduce and promote their products."