Vice Minister of MSIP(Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning) has visited KISTI on Aug.9 to host a meeting with SMEs.?Under the MSIP's vision of?creative economy, SMEs are regarded as a key player for achieving the creative economy.

In line with this regard,?Vice Minister of MSIP?invited?some of?ASTI(Association of Science and Technology Information)?member companies to listen their needs and difficulties to?seek the way that government and KISTI?can?do?together. Participantes?were briefed on KISTI's supporting program for SMEs such as field support, 1-1 mentoring service and?supercomputing simulation?program.

Lee Sang-mok,?Vice Minister of MSIP has emphasized the?role of SMEs in the Creative Economy which is the core policy objective of new government and promised that MSIP and public institutes will do their utmost to support and help SMEs to be highly competitive and to be reborn as a growth engine of Korean Economy. Dr.Park Young-seon, President of KISTI also?mentioned that KISTI will not save any efforts in supporting SMEs and will?also expand its SME supporting?program.