Jo In-cheol, Deputy Mayor for Culture and Economy of Gwangju, Conducts On-site Inspection of AI Cluster Development Project

Jo In-cheol, Deputy Mayor of Culture and Economy of Gwangju Metropolitan City, visited the site of the AI Cluster Project in Cheomdan 3 District on the morning of the 9th to hear the progress from officials. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] On the 9th, Jo In-cheol, Deputy Mayor of Culture and Economy of Gwangju Metropolitan City, visited the site of the AI Cluster Complex Project in the Advanced 3 District to review this year's project plan and urged caution regarding safety accidents.

The AI Cluster Complex Project, a core policy of Gwangju City, is investing 411.6 billion KRW over five years from 2020 to 2024 in the Advanced 3 District (47,256㎡) to innovate the regional industrial structure and establish world-class infrastructure that promotes AI convergence.

This year, a total of 100 billion KRW, including 64.5 billion KRW in national funds combined with city funds and private capital, will be invested to promote ▲ establishment of core infrastructure such as the National AI Data Center ▲ support for AI company demonstrations ▲ creation of AI Startup Camp No. 2 and AI investment funds for startup support ▲ AI convergence talent development projects.

In particular, NHN, selected as the builder of the AI Data Center, will utilize cloud resources (computing power of 8.85 petaflops (PF), storage capacity of 10.7 petabytes (PB)) to start providing corporate support services such as AI development environments from April.

The AI Industry Convergence Project Group analyzed the characteristics and status of domestic AI companies and, starting this year, established a full-cycle customized support system for companies?from technology development to services, from pre-startup to growth stages?to create a company-centered AI industrial ecosystem.

Deputy Mayor Jo In-cheol said, “We will create a company-centered support system for about 80 AI specialized companies and prospective startups that have relocated to Gwangju since last year, establish a Gwangju-type AI business model, and create jobs. Gwangju, once called an industrial wasteland, will open an era of AI in Gwangju leading the AI powerhouse Republic of Korea along with the establishment of the AI Cluster Complex.”

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