Gwangju TP Hosts 'AI Home Appliance Network Activation Strategy Forum'

Gwangju Technopark announced on the 21st that it has been promoting the project 'Establishment of a Commercialization Support Platform for AI Home Appliance Industry Development' since last year.

They emphasized that they are laying the industrial foundation by carrying out this project, which is overseen by the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, in collaboration with institutions such as the Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Korea Information Technology Research Institute, and the AI Industry Convergence Project.

The project supports everything from product planning for AI (Artificial Intelligence) home appliance development to data utilization for advancement, home appliance security, certification, and standardization, with a total budget of 16.85 billion KRW (9.65 billion KRW national funds, 4.3 billion KRW local funds, and 2.9 billion KRW private funds) planned to be invested by 2024.

On the 19th, they officially launched the project by holding the 'AI Home Appliance Network Activation Strategy Forum' for related companies in the region.

The forum included a business briefing on support plans for local home appliance companies, members of the AI Industry-Academic-Research Association, and members of the Korea Air Industry Promotion Association, as well as a technical seminar on essential information security and embedded board technologies necessary for utilizing big data and artificial intelligence technologies.

On the 27th, a session will be held to introduce AI technologies applicable to the home appliance industry for continuous technical exchange with related companies.

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