Ombudsman for SMEs, Daegu City to Cooperate on Regulatory Innovation

Signs Business Agreement and Holds On-Site Meeting

The Ombudsman for SMEs announced on November 12 that it had signed a mutual business agreement with Daegu Metropolitan City to support the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Daegu region and rationalize regulations, and had held a joint meeting.

The agreement was signed to foster regulatory innovation cooperation between the Ombudsman and Daegu City. Through this agreement, the two sides plan to strengthen field-oriented cooperation on regulatory reform and work together to improve systems that will invigorate the local economy.

In particular, the Ombudsman plans to provide consulting on regulatory improvements and difficulties that Daegu City can address on its own, and to work with the city to pursue improvements when the regulations fall under the jurisdiction of central government ministries.

Under the agreement, the two organizations pledged to work together to ▲ jointly identify and resolve regulatory difficulties ▲ identify and revise local ordinances that constrain business activities ▲ establish and operate a permanent, field-oriented communication and cooperation system ▲ share information and case studies on regulatory innovation and coordinate related outreach.

The Ombudsman and Daegu City then held a meeting at the Daegu Scale-Up Hub in Dong-gu and heard requests and concerns from businesses. At the meeting, ▲ establishing standard AI data models for different industries and supporting their shared use ▲ establishing certification standards for hydrogen generators for internal combustion engine vehicles ▲ establishing a legal basis for introducing patrol robots at industrial sites ▲ improving the deadline for companies participating in startup support programs to submit test and certification documents ▲ and expanding opportunities for technology startups to enter the public procurement market were discussed.

Ombudsman Choi Seungjae said, "We will swiftly remove longstanding regulations that have been difficult to resolve because they are blocked by higher-level laws and regulations, despite local governments' determination to do so. We will work with Daegu City to ensure this agreement does not remain a one-off effort, and actively support hands-on consulting and policy improvements to address unreasonable local regulations."

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