Data of foreign buyers and other exhibition participants open to the public. 
Starting from this month, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy has closely audited information on exhibitions and will establish a “Trade Exhibition Certification System” to be open to the public. 

With this system, exhibition details such as area, companies participants, and other data submitted to the certification organ by the exhibition organizer will be confirmed according to the standards of a third party and then by officially approved by the certification organ.

Exhibition data will be provided transparently and public trust from abroad will be increased. Accurate data on participating companies and buyers help discriminate appropriate exhibitions suitable for company marketing goals, the government will gather verified statistics and analyzed data to improve policy abilities, competitiveness will make exhibition hosts improve the quality of their exhibitions and the exhibition industry will grow while contributing to establish a trade infra. 
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Source from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy on Sept. 29, 2003.