Gwangju Metropolitan City, Gwangju Technopark, Global K Co., Ltd., which specializes in artificial intelligence, and CNS Company, will work together to create an artificial intelligence (AI) industry ecosystem in Gwangju.
Gwangju City signed a business agreement for the creation of an artificial intelligence business foundation in the business room of Gwangju City Hall on the 21st in the presence of Mayor Lee Yong-seop, Gwangju Technopark Director Kim Seon-min, Global K CEO Kim Young-eun, and CS Company CEO Kwon Man-seong.
This agreement is the 88th to 89th business agreement to create a Gwangju-type artificial intelligence business foundation that Gwangju City has been actively promoting as a future strategic industry. With the agreement as an opportunity, Global K and CS Company will actively cooperate in creating the Gwangju AI ecosystem by establishing Gwangju corporations and factories by company.
The main contents of the agreement are ▲development of solutions and technology/policy advice to create an ecosystem in AI-related fields ▲Promoting the establishment of a Gwangju corporation or factory to foster AI-specialized talents and create jobs ▲Explore overseas export channels, link technology to local companies and support convergence ▲AI Development and operation of various corporate support programs for the creation of an industrial ecosystem, and corporate promotion ▲Professional training for AI experts and planning and promotion of employment programs, etc.
Global K is a specialized company operating an online shopping platform in Southeast Asia. With this agreement as an opportunity, ▲KMALL&Gwangju Public Relations Center (Gwangju-type comprehensive shopping platform that introduces and sells local products through overseas local networks) ▲Production of Gwangju-style cosmetics brand ▲K-Point virtual currency and remittance service platform, etc. will be implemented.
CNS Company is an innovative company that operates 20 opticians in the Philippines and recently moved to I-PLEX in Gwangju, developing and producing 8-gram ultra-light goggles for medical use in preparation for COVID-19. In the future, ▲development of artificial intelligence smart goggles equipped with thermal image facial recognition function ▲ mass production of disposable goggles (ultraviolet + near infrared + blue light) ▲ launch of multipurpose goggles equipped with artificial intelligence such as ultra-light fogging zero goggles using solar cells and motor fans plan to do
In addition, through this MOU, Global K will develop an AI-based demand forecasting service platform using big data, and CNS Company will actively cooperate with Gwangju City in each field, such as the development of AI-applied multi-purpose safety glasses technology, to 'create an artificial intelligence business foundation'. do. In addition, Gwangju Technopark will cooperate with each other to create new local jobs, expand exports of Korean products to the Southeast Asian market, and develop overseas markets.
The representatives of the two companies said, “Through this agreement, we will actively cooperate so that Gwangju can become the center of artificial intelligence in Korea by convergence of its own platform and AI local company technology. We will do our best to contribute to regional economic development by providing export opportunities.”
Gwangju Technopark President Kim Seon-min said, “In the future, we will actively support the technology linkage and convergence of the attracting companies and artificial intelligence companies in Gwangju to create a successful model that can coexist with each other. We will actively cooperate to develop overseas markets.”
Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop said, “Gwangju is supporting Korea, one of the four AI powerhouses, by preempting AI more than any other region. We will spare no effort to provide all possible support to continue to grow and develop as a unicorn company.”
Reporter Young-ju Yoon of AI Times yyj0511@aitimes.com