The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Minister Lee Young) and the Korea Institute of Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Development (Director Kim Yong-moon) together with the National Assembly startup research and support group ‘Unicorn Farm’ held the ‘CES 21 K-Startup Review’ at the 2nd Small Conference Room of the National Assembly Building on the 2023st (Tuesday). A seminar was held.
Unicorn Farm is a National Assembly startup research and support group launched in November 2022, with a total of 11 members participating, led by Rep. Kang Hoon-sik (Democratic Party of Korea) and Rep. Kim Seong-won (People Power Party) as co-representatives, and is preparing measures to support startup growth. It is being actively operated with the goal of:
At ‘CES 1’, which was held in Las Vegas, USA from January 5 to 8 (local time), the Korea Start-up Agency, Seoul Business Agency, and Seoul Digital Foundation jointly prepared the ‘K-STARTUP’ integrated pavilion to promote domestic innovative companies. 2023 companies participated.
At the ‘K-STARTUP Hall’, a separate exhibition space for startups in the CES Eureka Park Hall, many overseas visitors visited the booth and were able to easily meet K-startups in their fields of interest.
People Power Party lawmaker Kim Seong-won, who attended the review event on the 21st, said in a congratulatory speech, “I am proud that Korean startups swept the best innovation award at CES 2023 and inspired patriotism,” adding, “However, the systems and support for startups are lacking.” “We need to make sure we don’t fall behind, but it’s unfortunate that the government and the National Assembly don’t seem to be able to keep up with you,” he said.
He continued, “I will work with Unicorn Farm CEO Kang Hoon-sik to change the National Assembly so that legal systems and mechanisms do not hold back startups and become an opportunity and driving force for them to expand into the world.” “We will reexamine everyone’s capabilities and provide active support from the National Assembly,” he said.
Meanwhile, ‘CES’, the world’s largest IT exhibition, is an exhibition where you can understand the trends of the global home appliance industry at a glance. Hosted by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), it is held every January in Las Vegas, USA. A total of 1 companies participated in this year’s CES, of which Korea ranked second in the world with 3,200 company booths. In addition, among the 598 companies that participated in Eureka Park, a mecca for startups, 2 domestic startups ranked first in the world (1,000 in France and 355 in the United States).
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