Yeoncheon County Launches Full-Scale Initiative to Establish Strategy for Becoming an AI Demonstration City

Laying the Foundation for Attracting Advanced Industries Beyond Regional Limitations

Building a Unique, Region-Specific AI Roadmap

Establishing a Proactive System for Securing National and Metropolitan Grant Projects

Yeoncheon County in Gyeonggi Province announced on May 7 that it will actively promote the "Yeoncheon AI Demonstration Project Support Base Regional Capability Diagnosis and Strategy Establishment Service" to discover a differentiated AI demonstration model unique to Yeoncheon County and to establish a mid-to-long-term roadmap, in line with the government's push to become a top three AI powerhouse.

Yeoncheon County is actively advancing the 'Yeoncheon AI Demonstration Project Support Foundation Regional Capability Diagnosis and Strategy Establishment Service' to discover Yeoncheon County's differentiated AI demonstration models and establish a mid-to-long-term roadmap in line with the government's promotion of becoming one of the top three AI powers. Provided by Yeoncheon County

This project was planned to develop a region-specific AI strategy for Yeoncheon County that can overcome its unique geopolitical challenges, such as being a border area where 95% of the total county area is designated as a military facility protection zone and facing a declining population. Through this service, the county plans to closely analyze trends in AI demonstration projects led by the central government and metropolitan governments, and to establish a system that enables Yeoncheon County to secure demonstration projects of an appropriate scale, taking into account local fiscal conditions.

The project will be carried out for approximately seven months. It will include an AI demand survey targeting residents and public officials, aiming to use AI to address obstacles that hinder administrative efficiency. It also seeks to support a data-driven decision-making system, thereby enhancing the expertise and speed of government work.

Main components include: an in-depth analysis of domestic and international AI demonstration projects and benchmarking elements from outstanding overseas cases in rural and border regions; a basic analysis of local conditions such as population distribution, transportation networks, and land use to review support for grant projects; and proposals for AI demonstration models in core strategic fields such as green bio, disaster safety, and defense-security, along with legal and administrative reviews needed for their implementation.

Yeoncheon County plans to finalize the Yeoncheon 2030 AI Strategy and phased roadmap through several internal discussions, including a final report meeting scheduled for November, aligning them with key current issues such as Opportunity Development Zones. In particular, based on the strategies derived during this process, the county aims to strengthen its collaborative network—such as matching with partner companies and operating an advisory committee—to proactively respond to next year’s government grant projects.

A Yeoncheon County official stated, "This project will be an important milestone for Yeoncheon County to emerge not as a fringe area in the era of advanced technologies such as AX (AI transformation), but as a guide with its own independent AI demonstration strategy," adding, "We will develop practical policy models that residents can truly experience."

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