Programs
The major programs of KIDP include support for the design industry and designers, improving design education & training, promoting Korean design both nationally and internationally, building design infrastructure, and raising design awareness across the nation.
Ethical Management & Innovation
Innovating the organization with design thinking
Developing & systematizing brand experience design
Managing the organization according to ethics and human rights
Operating the Design Integration Center
Realizing social value
Design Education & Training
Educating & training design talents
Educating & training practicing designers
Spreading the value of design
Developing cooperative networks for design education
Operating Industry Skills Council (ISC)
Design Research & Policy Development
Developing design policy
Studying future design
Conducting statistical design surveys
Researching design Trends
Researching regional design development
Design Awareness Enhancement & Overseas Business
Hosting design exhibitions and events
Operating design competitions and selections
Supporting design distribution and marketing
Operating overseas design centers
International exchanges and cooperation
Service Design & Manufacturing Innovation
Operating citizens policy design groups
Operating urban regeneration projects
Building a new ecosystem for styletech businesses
Improving traditional markets
Innovating traditional manufacturing services
Design Platform Development & Data Information
Providing design data & information
Developing & providing design content
Supporting design infrastructure & planning R&D projects
Developing an on/offline design platform
Verifying product usability and supporting prototyping
Enterprise Support & Entrepreneurship Development
Supporting design development of SMEs
Matching designers & manufacturing companies
Protecting design rights
Supporting design enterprises and innovative companies
Supporting design start-ups