Mayor Yook: "Selected for AX Demonstration Complex... Major Leap Toward an AI-Based Future Industrial City"

Chuncheon Selected as Final Site for 'Bio-Focused AX Demonstration Complex'
Secures 14 Billion Won in National Funding... Announces Plan for 'Intelligent Factories'
Achieves 370 Billion Won in Budget Secured... Accelerating the Establishment of New Hubs
Mayor Yook: "AX Demonstration Complex Will Boost Youth Employment and Civic Pride"

Chuncheon City in Gangwon Province has been finally selected for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's 'AX (Artificial Intelligence Transformation) Demonstration Complex Construction Project,' which will serve as a key driver of industrial complex innovation. The city has declared a major leap forward to become an AI-based advanced industrial city with a focus on bio industries.

Yook Donghan, mayor of Chuncheon, announced on the 1st through a press briefing that the city has been finally selected for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's "AX (Artificial Intelligence Transformation) Demonstration Complex Construction Project," which will be a key driving force for innovation in industrial complexes. Photo by Chuncheon City

With this selection, the city has secured 14 billion won in national funding and plans to accelerate the establishment of an industrial ecosystem fit for the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

On December 1, Chuncheon Mayor Yook Donghan announced the signing of the agreement at a press briefing, emphasizing, "This project selection will be an important turning point for Chuncheon to become a leading AI city and a city of advanced bio industries."

Chuncheon was the only city to be selected as a 'Bio Industry-Focused AX Demonstration Complex' after fierce competition with 21 smart green industrial complexes nationwide. This achievement was made possible by thorough preparation, as the city formed a consortium centered on the Chuncheon Bio Industry Promotion Agency, together with the Gangwon Information and Culture Industry Promotion Agency and others.

The core of this AX Demonstration Complex project is to integrate AI, big data, and IoT technologies into Chuncheon's main industry-bio production processes. The goal is to maximize production efficiency throughout the industrial complex, strengthen safety management systems, and establish an eco-friendly smart manufacturing foundation.

AX Demonstration Complex. Provided by Chuncheon City

Mayor Yook stated, "By adding AI to smart factories, we will create 'intelligent factories' that fundamentally innovate bio manufacturing processes and further strengthen Chuncheon's digital biohealth capabilities. This will become a powerful engine for job creation and corporate growth."

Since 2022, including the selection of the AX Demonstration Complex, Chuncheon City has achieved remarkable results by securing a total budget of 370 billion won through government-funded projects related to industrial complexes. Notably, every application for the Smart Green Industrial Complex Promotion Project, including the AX Demonstration Complex, has been selected with a 100% success rate.

Currently, the average occupancy rate of Chuncheon Industrial Complexes is 98%, with outstanding companies in bio, ICT, and knowledge service sectors continuously moving in.

To achieve qualitative advancement following quantitative growth, the city is establishing new hubs for future knowledge industries. The Geodu General Industrial Complex development project, with a total investment of 281.1 billion won, has successfully passed the preliminary feasibility study. By 2032, it will be developed on a scale of 550,000 square meters, focusing on attracting advanced industries such as AI and bio.

In addition, the city plans to simultaneously promote the regeneration of the Hupyeong General Industrial Complex and the innovation of outdated agricultural and industrial complexes. Through the construction of a youth complex cultural center and the creation of beautiful streets, the city aims to upgrade industrial complexes into future-oriented industrial hubs that citizens can visit and enjoy.

Status Map of Chuncheon Industrial Complex. Provided by Chuncheon City

Mayor Yook stated, "Chuncheon's efforts and the government's vision have aligned to achieve this result. I will move forward together with the citizens to ensure that this strategy becomes a solid stepping stone connecting Chuncheon's present and future."

He added, "We will also accelerate the establishment of new infrastructure and the creation of linked innovation hubs to redraw the future map of Chuncheon."

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