"AI to Solve Urban Challenges"... Gangneung City Competes for Ministry of Land's 'AI Specialized Pilot City' Project

Gangneung City Partners with LG AI Research to Join "AI Specialized Pilot City" Project

Building the "SOLVE with AI, Gangneung" Future-Oriented AI City Model

Launching Three AI Villages and Five AI Specialized Services

Gangneung City in Gangwon Province announced that, under the vision of "SOLVE with AI, Gangneung," it will participate in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's "AI Specialized Pilot City Project" to solve a wide range of urban challenges—such as transportation, housing, and energy—that are commonly faced by ordinary cities in Korea, using innovative AI technologies.

Industry Experts Roundtable. Provided by Gangneung City

The "AI Specialized Pilot City Project" is an initiative by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, in collaboration with local governments, to demonstrate innovative AI-based technologies in areas directly impacting citizens' lives, such as transportation and safety. The project aims to drive substantial changes across cities by providing customized AI services and regulatory exemptions.

Gangneung City has organized a robust industry-academia-research consortium led by LG AI Research, joined by major companies including LG Uplus, Rebellions, CJ OliveNetworks, Tmoney Mobility, and LS ELECTRIC, as well as academic institutions such as the POSTECH Artificial Intelligence Research Institute and the industry-academia cooperation groups of Incheon National University and Kongju National University. Building on this foundation, the core of the project, the "Urban Intelligence Center," will adopt Korea's largest general-purpose AI model, "LG AI Research EXAONE," and the next-generation AI semiconductor, "Rebellions NPU," to take the lead in realizing "Sovereign AI" (self-sustaining AI).

Additionally, Gangneung is preparing three innovative living labs called "AI Villages": the Residential Model (Integrated Public Rental Housing), the Inclusive Model (Ipam 3 Jugong Rental Apartments), and the Experiential Model (Green City Experience Center). It is also developing "AI specialized services" in five key areas: tourism economy, environmental energy, disaster safety, transportation and logistics, and health and welfare. Through these efforts, more than 35 million tourists and citizens annually will have the opportunity to directly experience how AI can address urban problems.

'SOLVE with AI, Gangneung'. Provided by Gangneung City

Jang Dongsoo, Head of the Gangneung City AI Specialized Pilot City Task Force, stated, "Gangneung's AI Specialized Pilot City will become the new standard for future cities, where citizens and tourists can experience AI-driven innovation in their daily lives. We will continue to actively communicate with the public, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province to develop the 'Gangneung-style AI city model' that will represent Korea."

Meanwhile, to ensure the successful implementation and sustainability of the project, Gangneung City is closely coordinating with the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, while consolidating internal capabilities and strengthening its collaborative system through various communication channels such as pilot city consultative body meetings and industry-academia-research roundtables.

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