Chungnam Dresses Local Industry with Artificial Intelligence

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province is dressing the local industry in artificial intelligence.

The province announced on the 19th that it was recently selected for the AI Convergence Regional Specialized Industry Support Project, hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT.

The project is one of the representative tasks of the government's Digital New Deal, aiming to support innovation in regional industrial production processes by utilizing artificial intelligence.

Following the selection, the province will collaborate with the Chungnam Institute of Science and Technology Promotion and AI specialized companies to build an ecosystem including talent development.

The cultivation of AI specialized companies will be promoted by forming a consortium of four experienced leading companies and four local companies with less experience, providing opportunities for local companies to participate in AI solution development.

Using AI and big data technologies, 12 solutions such as container cargo loading optimization will be applied to regional companies in the eco-friendly mobility sector according to each production process.

The province plans to increase corporate productivity by more than 7%, and promote regional economic revitalization through sales growth and job creation.

An AI demonstration lab will also be established next year at the Chungnam Knowledge Industry Center. Through the demonstration lab, the province will provide facilities and equipment so that local companies can process and learn from various data and develop AI solutions.

The project is expected to invest a total of 7.2 billion KRW, including 3.7 billion KRW in national funds by next year.

Yoo Jae-ryong, Director of the Future Industry Bureau of the province, said, “Being selected for the project competition is meaningful in that it establishes an advanced base for industrial digital transformation where AI and data, core technologies of the 4th Industrial Revolution, are converged.”

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