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 Summary of
 member organizations
National Research
Foundation of Korea
Korea Institute of Planning &
Evaluation for Technology in Food,
Agriculture and Forestry
Korea Evaluation Institute
of Industrial Technology
Korea Institute of Energy Technology
Evaluation and Planning
Korea Institute
for Advancement of Technology
Korea Health Industry
Development Institute
Korea Environmental
Industry & Technology Institute
Korea Agency for Infrastructure
TechnologyAdvancement
Korea Institute of Marine Science &
Technology Promotion
Korea Technology and Information
PromotionAgency for SMEs
Defense Agency for
Technology and Quality
Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation
Korea Meteorological Institute Korea Creative Content Agency Korea Forestry Promotion Institute
Korea Foundation of Nuclear Safety    
Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute
Purpose of establishment It is established to improve the environmental welfare services and contribute to sustainable national development through developing & supporting environmental technologies, nurturing the environmental industry and spreading the environmental friendly life.
Date of establishment 2009. 04. 18(quasi-governmental organization)
Grounds for establishment Act on Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (Article 1)
History
  • Establishment of the Korea Institute for Environment Science and Technology ('00.9)
  • Establishment of the Korea Eco-products Institute (KOECO) ('05.9)
  • Decision was made to merge KIEST and KOECO ('08.8, 2nd Plan to Advance Public Institutions)
  • Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute(KEITI) was founded ('09.4.8, quasi-governmental organization)
  • Environmental Industry cooperation centers launched in China, Indonesia and Vietnam ('11.6)
  • Launching an Environmental Industry Cooperation Center in Colombia ('13.9)
  • Launching an Environmental Industry Cooperation Center in Algeria ('13.12)
  • Enactment of the Environmental Industry and Technology Institute Act ('15.12)
  • Act on the Environmental Industry and Technology Institute ('16.12)
Function and role
  • Planning, evaluation and management of environmental technology development
  • Nurturing environmental businesses, supporting expansion to foreign markets
  • Operating the Eco-Labelling Program and promoting distribution of green products
  • Promotion of green and low-carbon management
  • Certification of new environmental research and verification of technology
  • Training specialist manpower on environmental industry/technology and creating job opportunities
  • Collection/utilization/teaching/publicizing of information on environmental industry/ technology
  • Supporting victims of humidifier salgyun and preventing damage to the environment, etc
Ministry of jurisdiction (Division in charge) Ministry of Environment, Environmental Research and Development Division
Organization

¡Ø Organization :2 Divisions, 5 Departments, 1 Audit & Inspection Office, 24 (regular) Offices, and 3 Centers.