Korea and Philippines to Promote Cooperation on AI-Based Smart City Projects

Opening Doors for Participation in the Philippines' BBM Project
Technology Sharing Forum and B2B Consultations Held

As the Philippines pursues a project to build large-scale infrastructure based on artificial intelligence (AI), opportunities have opened up for Korean engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) and technology solution companies to participate in these projects.

KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) announced on the 14th that it will host the "2025 Korea-Philippines Infrastructure and Plant Cooperation Forum and Consultation Meeting" in Manila, Philippines, together with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines and the Korea Plant Industries Association. The event will be attended by Philippine government agencies such as the Department of Transportation, Department of Energy, and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, as well as multilateral development banks (MDBs), to discuss ways to expand project cooperation with Korean companies.

Exterior view of the KOTRA headquarters in Seocho-gu, Seoul. KOTRA

The Philippines, a key Global South country and ASEAN member, is promoting the Build Better More (BBM) initiative, a government-led project for the development of transportation, energy, and water management infrastructure. In particular, the country is focusing on responding to climate change, improving energy efficiency, and modernizing flood and water management. On this day, 30 domestic EPC and technology companies participated in the forum to share technologies and hold business-to-business (B2B) consultations for projects of mutual interest.

At the forum, Korea Water Resources Corporation introduced its digital twin-based water management platform, "Digital Garam+," while companies such as Saman and RMX Platform presented solutions for improving drainage in Metro Manila and an AI smart city platform, respectively.

Philippine government agencies shared information on key infrastructure development projects, procurement policies and systems, and expressed their willingness to cooperate by introducing cases of water industry companies participating in Asian Development Bank (ADB) projects.

Lee Sujeong, head of KOTRA's Manila Trade Office, said, "This forum has become an opportunity to connect our companies with innovative technologies such as AI to Philippine government agencies and MDB project managers," adding, "Based on the identified demand, we will strengthen follow-up support so that our companies can participate in infrastructure project development."

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