Annual Policy Report2015
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Policy in Korea, 2014
January 2015
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Policy in Korea, 2014
The policy the Government of the Republic of Korea set out in its own documents in 2014, read critically.
Evidence for better entrepreneurial ecosystems.
IFEED is an independent research institute for start-up and small business policy. We read what governments publish — plans, laws, budgets and announcements — and analyse it critically, citing the original document for every point.
Research Reports
Women’s Policy Report2014
Women’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Policy in Korea, 2013
September 2014
Women’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Policy in Korea, 2013
Korea’s 2013 policy for women entrepreneurs, read from the government’s own documents.
Digital Policy Report2014
Digital Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Policy in Korea, 2013
March 2014
Digital Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Policy in Korea, 2013
Korea’s 2013 policy for digital and ICT start-ups, read from the government’s own documents.
Annual Policy Report2014
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Policy in Korea, 2013
January 2014
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Policy in Korea, 2013
The policy the Government of the Republic of Korea set out in its own documents in 2013, read critically.
Social Policy Report2014
Social Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Policy in Korea, 2013
January 2014
Social Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Policy in Korea, 2013
Korea’s 2013 policy for social enterprises and social ventures, read from the government’s own documents.
Policy Update
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1 October 2026
Growth capital
Korea launches its third regional growth fund, in Daejeon, at ₩54 billion.
The Daejeon D-Growth Fund (our translation) is a fund of funds that will back venture funds investing mainly in Daejeon. Ten institutions took part, including the government’s fund of funds with ₩35 billion. It follows regional growth funds in Jeonbuk and Ulsan.
Launched.
Ministry of SMEs and Startups, press release (in Korean). Read the original
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22 September 2026
Public procurement
Korea raises the value of local public contracts that must go to small firms first, to ₩350 million.
Local governments and other bodies under the local contracts law must give SMEs priority for goods and services contracts below a set value, which rises from up to ₩230 million to ₩350 million.
Approved, not yet in force.
Ministry of SMEs and Startups, press release (in Korean). Read the original
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9 September 2026
Public procurement
The European Commission proposes a single EU procurement law and a common route for buying research and development.
A Public Procurement Act would replace the three EU procurement directives with one regulation and add a procedure for buying innovative solutions. A European Innovation Act would set a common procedure for R&D procurement.
Proposed.
European Commission, press releases IP/26/1817 and IP/26/1810. Read the original
