Support Programs

Government and municipal support program announcements for small and medium-sized businesses, collected from Bizinfo.

SUPPORTS

Program announcements

As of Nov 7, 2026

NoticeITSCO guide to the 2027 Smart Manufacturing Innovation support programmesApplications for the main smart factory programmes run Nov ’26 – Jan ’27; companies that prepare early are at an advantage.Request a consultation

01Smart factory build programmes

  • 1Government standard

    Nov ’26 – Jan ’27

    Government limit

    Up to KRW 200M

    KRW 250M limit by target level

    Own share
    30 – 50%
    Duration
    Up to 9 months

  • 2Manufacturing AI

    Nov ’26 – Jan ’27

    Limit

    Up to KRW 200M

    AI factories built on AI agents and on-device AI

    Own share
    30 – 50%
    Duration
    Up to 9 months

  • 3Autonomous factory

    Nov ’26 – Jan ’27

    Limit

    Up to KRW 600M

    KRW 300M a year for up to 2 years

    Own share
    Up to 50%
    Eligible
    Companies built and confirmed at ‘Intermediate 1’ or above

  • 4Large–small win-win AX lead model

    Nov ’26 – Jan ’27

    Government limit

    Up to KRW 1.2B

    Up to 12 months

    Cost split
    Government up to 40% · large company 20%+ · adopter up to 40%

  • 5Large–small win-win standard

    Apr ’27 –

    Government limit

    Up to KRW 120M

    Up to 9 months

    Cost split
    Government 30% · large company 30%+ · adopter up to 40%

02Automation programmes

  • 1Manufacturing robot adoption

    Dec ’26 – Jan ’27

    Limit

    KRW 250M

    Adopter + robot SI consortium

    Own share
    50%
    Duration
    Up to 8 months

  • 2Automated process build

    Dec ’26 – Jan ’27

    Limit

    KRW 95M

    Excludes buying or replacing simple general-purpose equipment

    Own share
    Up to 50%
    Duration
    Up to 8 months

03Smart manufacturing process innovation R&D

  • 1Multi AI Agent for small manufacturers (R&D)

    Mar ’27

    Limit

    Up to KRW 3.9B

    PoC pilot up to 300M · Multi AI Agent up to 3.9B

    Own share
    Up to 25%
    Duration
    Up to 24 months

  • 2Robot automation for hard processes (R&D)

    Apr – May ’27

    Limit

    Up to KRW 28.8B

    Technology modules · applied models up to 300M

    Own share
    Up to 25%
    Duration
    Up to 42 months

  • 3Process optimisation on standard processes (R&D)

    May – Jun ’27

    Limit

    Up to KRW 1B

    Process optimisation R&D · pre-study up to 350M

    Own share
    Up to 25%
    Duration
    24 months

04Manufacturing DX mentor support

  • 1Manufacturing DX mentor consulting

    Year-round

    Limit

    Up to KRW 2.8M

    Pre-planning 1.4M · build guidance 0.7M · AX planning 2.8M

    Own share
    50%
    Duration
    Up to 3 months

  • 2Manufacturing DX mentor follow-up

    Feb – Mar ’27

    Limit

    Up to KRW 19M

    Own share
    50%
    Duration
    Up to 4 months

05Other programme schedule

  • 1Smart factory level confirmation

    Year-round

    Limit

    KRW 1M

    Level check cost covered in full

    Support rate
    100%

  • 2Cloud total solution

    Jan – Feb ’27

    Limit

    Up to KRW 800M

    Single 250M (7) · integrated 800M (1)

    Own share
    Up to 50%
    Duration
    Up to 12 months

  • 3Supplier capability assessment

    Jan – Feb ’27

    Support rate

    80% of the cost

    ’26 basic assessment KRW 1.25M · ’27 in the call

    Own share
    20%

  • 4Manufacturing data productisation

    Mar – Apr ’27

    Limit

    Up to KRW 50M

    Government up to 80%

    Own share
    20%+
    Duration
    Up to 4 months

  • 5Physics AI demonstration for small manufacturers

    H1 ’27

    Limit

    Up to KRW 4.9B

    Integrated · manual 1B · hazardous 2B · public–private 400M

    Own share
    0 – 30%
    Duration
    Up to 36 months
  • * Duration, limits and rates are maximums; for multi-year programmes they are based on the total project cost.
  • * The number of projects and schedules may change; always check each programme's own call for applications.
  • * R&D programmes are submitted through IRIS (www.iris.go.kr).
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