"One Year of AI National Strategy, Discussing AI Response Strategies"…4th Industrial Revolution Committee Hosts Global Conference

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] To commemorate the 1st anniversary of the announcement of the national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, a conference where domestic and international scholars and experts discuss strategies for responding to the AI era will be held.

The Presidential Committee on the 4th Industrial Revolution announced on the 18th that it will hold the '2020 4th Industrial Revolution Global Policy Conference (Global Policy Trends on the 4th Industrial Revolution 2020)' on the 27th via online live streaming.

More than 10 speakers, including Jason Schenker, Chairman of Prestige Economics, and Yoshua Bengio, founder of Mila-Quebec AI Institute, will share response strategies of global companies and major countries in the AI era accelerated by the COVID-19 crisis, and conduct real-time Q&A sessions.

First, in Special Talk (1), under the theme of ‘COVID Economics Created by the Digital New Deal,’ futurist Jason Schenker will present and have a discussion with Chairman Yoon Sung-ro. In Special Talk (2), Chairman Yoon will discuss with the ambassadors of Colombia, France, and the Netherlands to Korea about each country's COVID-19 response, economic recovery plans, and ways to enhance international cooperation.

Additionally, three main sessions will feature presentations and discussions on AI policy and science and technology innovation, acceleration of digital transformation and industrial economic innovation, and digital healthcare and social system innovation.

In the science and technology division, Yoshua Bengio, recipient of the Turing Award known as the ‘Nobel Prize of Computer Science,’ and Jang Byung-tak, Director of the Seoul National University AI Research Institute, will present on trends in AI technology development and effective and transparent AI utilization. In the industrial economy division, Andrea Della Matea, President of Microsoft Asia Pacific, and Choi Jae-bung, Professor at Sungkyunkwan University, will introduce AI and data-based fandom economy and open data policy cases. In the social system division, Dan Badat, CEO of digital healthcare company Huma, and Baek Seung-wook, Chairman of the Board of Lunit, will be presenters.

This conference was organized to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the launch of the 4th Industrial Revolution Committee and the 1st anniversary of the announcement of the national AI strategy. The discussions will be utilized in the formulation of government recommendations by the 4th Industrial Revolution Committee and meetings of the International Artificial Intelligence Council promoting AI development. Detailed information and pre-registration for the conference can be found on the conference website (http://www.4th-ir2020.co.kr).

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