'Industrial Digital Transformation Conference' Held... Government to Actively Utilize AI Technology

Hwang Su-seong, Director of Industrial Innovation and Growth
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Hwang Su-seong, Director of Industrial Innovation and Growth at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, is delivering a congratulatory speech at the completion ceremony of the Chungbuk Eumseong Industry-Academia Convergence District held on October 19th at the Chungbuk Innovation City Urban High-Tech Industrial Complex in Chungbuk Eumseong. 2022.10.19 [Provided by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Redistribution and DB reproduction prohibited]
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[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Lee Jun-hyung] An ‘Industrial Digital Transformation Conference’ was held in Seoul. The government plans to promote industrial digital transformation centered on artificial intelligence (AI).

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 15th that it will hold the Industrial Digital Transformation Conference at COEX in Seoul. The conference is sponsored by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and jointly hosted by the Korea Industrial Intelligence Association and the Korea International Trade Association. The goal is to gather domestic and international AI and industrial data experts to explore domestic digital transformation measures.

In the keynote speech of the conference held in the morning, Nam-gi Baek, Vice President of Intel Korea, and others will appear as speakers. In the afternoon, a public discussion on the ‘Industrial Data Contract Guidelines’ will be held. Earlier, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has been establishing industrial data contract guidelines following the enforcement of the ‘Industrial Digital Transformation Promotion Act’ in July this year. The ministry plans to finalize the guidelines within the year through this discussion and consultations with related ministries.

Meanwhile, the ministry awarded commendations from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy to companies, organizations, and individuals who contributed to the promotion and dissemination of industrial digital transformation on the day. Hwang Soo-sung, Director of Industrial Innovation at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, said, “We will actively utilize AI technology to internalize it throughout our industry” and added, “We will prepare a comprehensive strategy for AI-centered industrial digital transformation and promote it systematically.”

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