Gwangju City Signs Business Agreement to Establish Gwangju-type Artificial Intelligence Business Platform

On the morning of the 18th, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, signed the agreement at the business agreement ceremony held in the city hall business room for the establishment of a Gwangju-type artificial intelligence business foundation, and took a commemorative photo with Choi Hyun-taek, CEO of Daesin Information & Communication Co., Ltd., and Yoo Myung-ho, CEO of Snu AI Lab Co., Ltd. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Daesin Information & Communication Co., Ltd. and SNUAILAB Co., Ltd., the first artificial intelligence joint venture of Seoul National University, along with local industry-academia-research collaboration, are promoting the establishment of an AI joint venture and research institute.

On the 18th, Gwangju Metropolitan City signed the 29th and 30th business agreements with Daesin Information & Communication Co., Ltd. and SNUAILAB Co., Ltd. to create a Gwangju-type AI business foundation. They agreed to actively cooperate in establishing a joint venture through industry-academia-research collaboration and opening a headquarters and research institute in Gwangju to foster the AI ecosystem and create jobs.

Through the business agreement, the two companies plan to promote participation from GIST and local AI companies to establish an AI joint venture in Gwangju Metropolitan City. With cooperation from Gwangju Technopark, they plan to establish the Gwangju corporation and research institute as soon as possible to grow into a world-class AI company.

The main agreement contents include ▲ technical and policy consulting for creating an AI cluster ecosystem and building a business platform ▲ establishment of a Gwangju research institute and AI joint venture for nurturing AI talent and creating jobs ▲ development, operation, and promotion of various corporate support programs to foster the AI industry ecosystem ▲ planning and promotion of specialized AI workforce education and employment programs.

Daesin Information & Communication Co., Ltd. is a specialized company in AI and big data research and utilization, providing system integration, industrial PDA R&D and production management, ICT solutions (mobile, finance), and information security solution construction and services.

SNUAILAB Co., Ltd., named after the first letters of Seoul National University Artificial Intelligence Lab, is the first AI joint venture of Seoul National University, possessing excellent personnel including AI professors and PhDs from Seoul National University. It is the top AI specialized company in Korea holding intellectual property in AI big data.

Choi Hyun-taek, CEO of Daesin Information & Communication Co., Ltd., said, “Based on 33 years of technology and experience, we will establish an AI research institute for AI and big data R&D and utilization, and actively cooperate in establishing a joint venture with SNUAILAB to foster the AI industrial ecosystem and create jobs in Gwangju.”

Yoo Myung-ho, CEO of SNUAILAB Co., Ltd., stated, “Based on excellent researchers and AI technology, we will establish a joint venture headquarters and research institute in Gwangju through industry-academia-research collaboration, grow into a world-class AI company, and contribute to creating high-quality jobs.”

Mayor Lee Yong-seop said, “By creating a global-level AI ecosystem, we will maximize the results of the Digital New Deal policy in Gwangju, the AI-centered city,” and added, “Based on this, we will devote all our capabilities to creating new jobs and promoting regional economic growth.”

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