Incheon City to Pursue 'AI Transformation Demonstration' at Bupyeong and Juan Industrial Complexes... Application Planned This Month

A plan is being pursued to support the artificial intelligence transformation (AX) of companies located in the Bupyeong and Juan industrial complexes in Incheon.

On July 24, the Incheon city government announced its intention to apply by the end of this month for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's "AX Demonstration Industrial Complex Construction Project." If selected as a final recipient after the ministry's review next month, the city will receive 14 billion KRW in government funding from this year through 2028.

The city aims to establish a foundation for advanced manufacturing innovation through this project, including AI-based manufacturing process innovation, the construction of a virtual factory demonstration platform, and the expansion of data infrastructure. A Manufacturing AX Open Lab will be established in the Bupyeong Industrial Complex, and an AX Comprehensive Support Center will be set up in the Juan Industrial Complex to provide focused support for small and medium-sized manufacturing companies.

Incheon Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Companies Artificial Intelligence Transition (AX) Support Business Agreement Ceremony. Incheon City

In relation to this, the city signed an AX support business agreement on July 18 with related organizations, including the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), the Korea Conformity Laboratories (KCL), the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), and Incheon Technopark, to strengthen cooperation systems.

The agreement was pursued to gather the necessary technical and administrative capabilities prior to applying for the demonstration industrial complex project and to establish practical cooperation measures that can be linked to the project plan.

The participating organizations plan to jointly promote the strengthening of smart manufacturing capabilities for small and medium-sized enterprises, the connection between the AX demonstration industrial complex and the virtual engineering platform, and the free provision of process simulation software and education.

Bupyeong and Juan industrial complexes, together with Namdong Industrial Complex, are Incheon's representative national industrial complexes. Their development began in 1965 and was completed in 1974.

An Incheon city official stated, "If this project is implemented, we expect that 3,000 tenant companies and approximately 23,000 workers in the Bupyeong and Juan industrial complexes will benefit in a tangible way," adding, "It will strengthen the competitiveness of the local manufacturing industry and serve as an opportunity to realize future-oriented manufacturing innovation based on artificial intelligence."

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