Mutual Growth Strategy System

In order to maximize the corporate value through win-win cooperation, KDN has established and implemented the Mutual Growth Strategy System as below.

Vision
- KEPCO KDN, a Smart Energy ICT Leader, working in symbiosis with small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
Goal
- Contributing to the advancement of energy ICT through sustainable joint growth with SMEs
  - KEPCO KDNProviding the driving force for sustainable joint growth with SMEs
  - SMEsEnhancing core power ICT competencies
Linkage with medium-term management strategy “Vision 2025”
- Strategy Direction : Innovate public interest-based management systems
- Strategic Tasks : Create more desirable jobs and shared value
- Social Value Business Objective
  - Joint-growth type R&D commercialization KRW 150 billion : co-R&D, protection of technology etc.
  - Improve national energy ICT services : security, technical assistance etc.
  - Achieve 100% KDN Social Value Index 100% : job creation, transparency↑ etc.
Implementation strategy and directions
- Leadership in technical collaboration
  - Fostering future growth drivers and contributing to ICT advancement
- Establishing fair transaction practices
  - Proliferating a culture of joint growth and powering symbiotic business practices
- Assistance in developing sales channels
  - Contributing to the development of new markets and establishing sustainable growth
- Improving symbiotic infrastructure
  - Helping to foster SMEs by providing ladders for growth
Quantitative Indices
- - Proliferation of benefit-sharing
  - Proliferation of technology protection
- - Vendor satisfaction
  - Improvements to payment environment
- - Size of joint ICT tenders rewarded
  - Amount of purchases from SMEs
- - Improvements in communication with vendors (by case)
  - Development of joint growth policies(by policy)
Qualitative Indices
- - Advancements in energy ICT to secure future growth drivers
- - Improvements to institutions to expand the basis for joint growth
- - Increased SME revenue through added assistance in sales channel development
- - Improved fostering of SMEs by providing ladders for growth
Key tasks
- - Collaborative R&D programs
  - Operation of in-house ventures
  - Productivity innovation partnerships
  - Joint patent applications and grants
  - Operation of energy ICT council
  - Better technology development
  - Proliferation of benefit-sharing system
- - Appointment of director in charge of symbiotic cooperation
  - Increased information disclosures and improvements to contracting systems
  - Hosting of round tables on fair transaction practices and improvements to delivery prices
  - Operation of symbiotic payment policies and early payments
- - Increased public procurement
  - Bitgaram ICT Conference
  - Hosting of symbiotic cooperation fairs
  - Increase in limited competitive tenders and purchases from local corporations
  - Joint development of overseas, security and new businesses
- - Hosting of ICT corporations in Energy Valley
  - Hosting of seminars and round tables
  - Selection and fostering of outstanding vendors
  - Support for entrepreneurship and startup incubation
  - Support for the development of local talent
  - Subsidization of interest on loans taken out by SMEs
  - Shared access to facilities owned by KDN
  - Encouraging the long-term employment of core talent

Major Performances of Mutual Growth

1. Assessment Grade of Mutual Growth by year
- Good in 2014
- Excellent in 2015
- Good in 2016
- Normal in 2017
- Good in 2018
2. Performance of Joint R&D Tasks
- 2011
  - AMI processing and underground line PLC relay device _ C & Y Global
- 2013
  - Added and improved function of integrated control part tester for distribution intelligence _ Neo office
- 2014
  - Developed the wired and wireless AMI device based on high-speed PLC _ C & Y Global
- 2015
  - AMI DCU for Neutral Line Communication _ Matron
  - Developed non-contact signal coupling device _ Matron
  - Developed transmission line analysis program for transmission line _ V & G
- 2016
  - Development of contactless signal coupling for neutral linbe communication between low-pressure DCU Probe devices. _ Marton Co., Ltd
  - Development of a Transmission Path Analysis Program_Smec Co., Ltd
- 2017
  - Development of multi-purpose on-site processing device (with Saeil Systems Co., Ltd.)
  - Development of optical terminal device to ensure the integrity of communications (with Songam Co., Ltd.)
  - Development of wired/wireless router for AMI households (with CNU Global Co., Ltd.)
  - Localization of new agent for increased supply of uni-directional systems (with Weruntech Co., Ltd.)
- 24 million in 2014
- 38 million in 2015
- 37 million in 2016
- 63 million in 2017
3. Performance of SME Free Online Training
- 149 people in 2014
- 156 people in 2015
- 198 people in 2016
- 236 people in 2017