Co-hosted by Six Daejeon Public Institutions
A Total of 19 Teams Selected

The Small Enterprise and Market Service announced on the 22nd that it held the awards ceremony for the "2026 Public Data Utilization Contest" at the Industry-Academia Cooperation Building of Hanbat National University on the 21st.


The contest was organized to discover creative ideas that utilize public data to solve local community problems and promote the creation of new services. The "Public Data Activation Council," consisting of six public institutions in Daejeon including the Small Enterprise and Market Service, co-hosted the event.


This year, a total of 19 teams were selected through evaluations by each institution and the industry-academia council: 6 grand prize teams and 6 excellence teams by institution, and 7 excellence teams by the industry-academia council.

At the awards ceremony of the '2026 Public Data Utilization Contest' held on the 21st, the winners and representatives from the Small Enterprise and Market Service are taking a commemorative photo. Small Enterprise and Market Service

At the awards ceremony of the '2026 Public Data Utilization Contest' held on the 21st, the winners and representatives from the Small Enterprise and Market Service are taking a commemorative photo. Small Enterprise and Market Service

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The Small Enterprise and Market Service focused on reviewing ideas and services that could contribute to overcoming crises faced by small businesses and revitalizing traditional markets, ultimately selecting one grand prize team and one excellence award team. The grand prize team received digital Onnuri gift certificates worth 1 million won, while the excellence award team received certificates worth 500,000 won.



Intae Yeon, Chairman of the Small Enterprise and Market Service, said, "Through this contest, we have confirmed the value of data usage tailored to the field, such as revitalizing traditional markets, commercial district analysis, and startup support. We will continue to discover public data utilization cases that the general public can truly experience and expand data openness initiatives that provide substantial help to small businesses."


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