Incheon Airport Corporation to Foster Aviation and Airport Startups... Promoting "SmartX Airport"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] Incheon International Airport Corporation announced on the 12th that it is jointly promoting the 'SmartX Airport' project with Incheon Startup Park to support the demonstration of innovative technologies held by startups in the aviation and airport industry in the Incheon area, and is recruiting participating companies until the 6th of next month.

The corporation signed a business agreement with the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority and Incheon Technopark to support the cultivation and assistance of startups for innovative growth in the aviation industry sector. It is taking the lead in strengthening the competitiveness of startups and small and medium-sized enterprises in the Incheon area.

This project is a follow-up to the business agreement supporting Incheon Startup Park. It matches startups possessing technologies needed by Incheon Airport and innovative technologies in the aviation and airport industry, and supports technology demonstration and verification by utilizing the infrastructure owned by Incheon Airport.

The recruitment fields are divided into ▲‘Technology Application Field’ solving the airport’s required technologies and ▲‘Demonstration Field’ demonstrating products and services using airport infrastructure. Eligible applicants are startups in the aviation and airport industry in the Incheon area that have been established within 7 years as of the announcement date.

Startups selected through the public offering will directly test innovative technologies at Incheon Airport and receive various benefits such as ▲technical consulting support from the Airport Industry Technology Research Institute of the corporation ▲registration for technology promotion in the Incheon Airport Tech Market ▲utilization of public data and related systems owned by Incheon Airport related to technology demonstration.

Through this, the corporation expects to accelerate the introduction of new technologies and the realization of intelligent airport operations by pre-verifying 4th industrial revolution technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital twin necessary for airports.

Kim Kyung-wook, President of Incheon International Airport Corporation, said, “I hope this public offering will be an opportunity to discover startups with excellent capabilities in the aviation and airport industry,” and added, “The corporation will continue to promote various support projects for startups and small and medium-sized enterprises to create a virtuous cycle ecosystem in the aviation and airport industry.”

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