Pohang City Achieves Success with Selection of 3 Digital Contest Projects... Accelerating Digital Transformation!

Selected for 3 New National Government Funded Projects... Leading Digital Transformation and Accelerating Ecosystem Development

Total Project Cost 5.6 Billion KRW, Boosting Digital Innovation Projects Including Digital Workforce Training

Pohang City has been finally selected for three new national digital public projects this year, gaining momentum in supporting companies leading the digital transformation and creating an innovative digital ecosystem.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok introducing Pohang's smart manufacturing ecosystem at the World Knowledge Forum held last September.

The selected projects include ▲Regional Digital Enterprise Growth Support Project ▲Regional Autonomous Digital Innovation Project ▲Industrial Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing Innovation Specialized Workforce Training Project, all of which achieved the remarkable feat of being selected in public competitions held in March and April.

The ‘Regional Digital Enterprise Growth Support Project’ has a total budget of 700 million KRW and aims to discover and nurture promising digital companies within the region. This project provides tailored support at each stage of commercialization, from digital companies’ task planning to service, on-site testing application, software quality verification, service advancement, and export.

The ‘Regional Autonomous Digital Innovation Project’ has a total budget of 2.7 billion KRW and is designed to derive successful cases of digital manufacturing innovation suited to regional characteristics and respond to the discovery of mid- to long-term projects. It supports digital platform operation, digital manufacturing promotion, digital optimization, and roadmap establishment.

Lastly, the ‘New Industry Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing Innovation Specialized Workforce Training’ project has a total budget of 2.2 billion KRW and aims to train convergent master’s and doctoral students and R&D specialists in the rapidly growing industrial AI field over the long term by utilizing excellent local educational infrastructure.

With the city securing government support for digital transformation through the selection of these public projects, it is expected to contribute to revitalizing the regional economy by strengthening digital competitiveness, promoting regional balanced development, and addressing the crisis of local extinction through the regional settlement of digital talents, which are key to balanced national development.

Additionally, the city plans to focus administrative efforts on solid project implementation by strengthening cooperation with various stakeholders such as citizens, companies, and academia during the digital transformation project process.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok stated, “Innovative digital transformation is essential for local growth and leap forward, so we will take the lead in fostering the regional digital ecosystem and advancing core industries.” He added, “Through discovering various digital projects, we will support the growth of regional companies and train AI specialists to present a Pohang-centered digital manufacturing innovation leading model.”

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