The Ministry of SMEs and Startups said on the 29th that, together with the Fair Trade Commission, the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, and the Korean National Police Agency, it will hold the "2025 small and medium-sized enterprise technology protection briefing session" at the Seoul National University of Education Comprehensive Culture Center on the 30th.
The briefing session was prepared as "eradication of technology theft" is included among the 123 national agenda items and is being pursued as a key policy task to lay the groundwork for fair growth. The aim is to present, in one place, the technology protection support programs scattered across ministries so that small and medium-sized enterprises can easily use them.
At the briefing, technology protection experts will give a lecture on response measures and key rules for small and medium-sized enterprises facing technology leaks. It will also present directions for institutional improvements to strengthen proof of harm in the process of technology infringement lawsuits and to make damage awards more realistic. In addition, free on-site counseling will be offered to provide security guides tailored to individual corporations.
Park Yong-soon, director general for technology innovation policy at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, said, "The government will continue to push forward with detailed institutional design and support to protect small and medium-sized enterprise technology," adding, "What is most important is that small and medium-sized enterprises are well aware of and use these technology protection systems and support programs, and we will continue to strengthen promotion of the support programs."
For more details, check with the Foundation of Korea Business Partnership and the Technology Protection Fence.