Gwangju City Promotes Establishment of Artificial Intelligence Standards Research Institute

Signed Memorandum of Understanding on Standardization Projects with IEEE Artificial Intelligence Standards Committee

On the afternoon of the 19th, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, attended the "Gwangju Metropolitan City·IEEE Artificial Intelligence Standards Committee AI Standards Research Institute and AI Education Center Establishment Business Agreement Ceremony" held in the business room on the 3rd floor of the city hall. After signing the business agreement, he took a commemorative photo with Toufi Saliba, Chair of the IEEE Artificial Intelligence Standards Committee. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 19th that it signed a business agreement with the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Global Artificial Intelligence Standards Committee at the City Hall Business Room to carry out AI standardization projects for the development of the global AI industry.

Through this agreement, Gwangju City and the IEEE AI Standards Committee agreed to jointly work on creating an AI industry ecosystem that allows focusing on AI application development without limitations on interoperability and exchange through joint research and development of AI standards.

The main contents of the agreement include ▲ Establishment of the IEEE AI Standards Institute and AI Education Center in Gwangju ▲ Hosting the 3rd IEEE International AI Testing Conference in Gwangju ▲ Joint research and development of AI standardization foundational technologies ▲ Planning, sharing, and participating in AI talent development programs ▲ Providing technical and policy advisory support for fostering the AI industry ecosystem in Gwangju.

The AI Standards Institute to be established in Gwangju will formulate and research international regulations and major international standards in AI industry fields such as AI system open-source standards, security technology standards, chip production standards, and standards for digital data and natural language, aiming to minimize various side effects that the AI-centered hyperconnected society may bring.

If Gwangju’s technology and opinions are reflected in international standard formulation, it is expected that Gwangju will gain international influence in global AI technology development projects.

The IEEE International AI Testing Conference, which is planned to be held in Gwangju, is an international forum where research results on new AI theories, methodologies, techniques, and process models can be exchanged and improved, and it includes five conferences held simultaneously. This year, it will be held in the UK, and Gwangju aims to host the 3rd conference next year.

On the 17th, Gwangju City signed an agreement with the National Security Technology Research Institute to open a regional office in Gwangju, expanding the scope of Gwangju’s AI industry to the security field and further extending it to the international standards field, securing momentum to leap forward as the ‘AI-centered city Gwangju.’

IEEE AI Standards Committee Chair Toopy Saliba said, “As AI technology leads the global technology market, if Gwangju’s various AI-related conditions cooperate with IEEE, Korea will be able to lead AI worldwide.”

Mayor Lee Yong-seop said, “The fact that the AI Standards Committee, which leads the standardization of global AI technology, safety, ethics, and other related matters, is focusing on Gwangju reflects the status of Korea and Gwangju in the AI field,” and emphasized, “With this agreement, once the AI Standards Institute is established in Gwangju, the city will become an international hub for AI.”

He continued, “As various budgets and talents related to AI, such as security and international standardization, gather, a new era is opening where AI is synonymous with ‘Gwangju,’” and added, “I hope this meeting will change the fate of Gwangju and Korea and become a new chapter in human history.”

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