15 Companies Selected for AI Voucher Support... From Kidney Tumor Diagnosis to Clothing Coordination Recommendations

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 11th that it has selected companies eligible for support under the ‘AI Voucher’ project, which supports the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technology by small and venture businesses, and is promoting additional support worth 56 billion KRW (based on the supplementary budget government proposal) through the third supplementary budget.

A total of 335 companies from various fields such as medical care, manufacturing, education, livestock farming, and fisheries applied for the AI Voucher support project, and 15 companies were finally selected.

These companies will carry out projects such as ▲automatic inspection of semiconductor chip defects using X-ray image data of semiconductor chips and AI image analysis technology ▲diagnosis and prediction of robot malfunction using industrial robot motor sensor data and AI prediction technology ▲diagnosis and prediction of kidney tumors using CT image data and AI image analysis technology ▲personalized recommendations for medication, nutrition, sleep, and exercise using patient health data such as blood pressure and AI recommendation technology ▶personalized fashion coordination and product recommendation business using fashion image data and AI image data analysis and recommendation technology.

This project is conducted by matching companies that provide AI solutions (supplier companies) with companies that want to apply AI technology to their products or services (demand companies) and supporting them accordingly.

The Ministry of Science and ICT decided to promote a supplementary budget of 56 billion KRW to meet the explosive market demand and to raise the competitiveness of small and venture businesses to the next level. After the supplementary budget is confirmed, additional recruitment of supplier companies qualified to provide AI solutions or services will be conducted from June 22 for companies wishing to participate to enable prompt support for companies.

Companies wishing to register as supplier companies can check detailed information on the Information and Communication Industry Promotion Agency website (www.nipa.kr). The Ministry of Science and ICT added that the selection of demand companies using the voucher will be announced with specific details after the third supplementary budget is confirmed.

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