Small Enterprise and Market Service to Support Smart Technology Adoption in Small Business Stores
Additional Recruitment of Small Businesses for the Smart Store Technology Distribution Project
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Small Enterprise and Market Service announced on August 26 that they are conducting an additional recruitment of small business owners for the "2026 Smart Store Technology Distribution Project" to enhance operational efficiency and digital competitiveness among small businesses.
This project supports the adoption of smart technologies—such as barrier-free kiosks, serving robots, and digital signage—in small business stores, in response to the expanding contactless and digital consumption environment. This additional recruitment offers small business owners who wish to implement smart technologies an opportunity to participate, and allows for the selection of the most appropriate support method—purchase-type, rental-type, or software-type—depending on the circumstances of each store.
For smart stores, up to 70% of the technology adoption cost will be subsidized by the government. However, common technologies such as electronic whiteboards and digital signage are supported up to 50%, while the full amount (100%) is covered for individual small business owners opting for software-type solutions.
For purchase-type adoption, general technologies are supported within a limit of up to 5 million won. For barrier-free unmanned information terminals, support is provided up to 7 million won to improve accessibility for the elderly, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups. For the rental-type, support of up to 3.5 million won per year is provided (up to two years), and for software-type, up to 300,000 won per year (up to two years). In addition, business owners with disabilities, simplified taxpayers, and sole proprietors are designated as priority recipients, and the government support ratio is expanded to between 60% and 80% for these groups.
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In Tae-yeon, Chairman of the Small Enterprise and Market Service, stated, "We hope this additional recruitment will provide real opportunities for small business owners seeking to adopt smart technologies," adding, "We will actively support technology adoption tailored to each store's circumstances to further enhance the digital competitiveness of small businesses."
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