The province is participating in a regional specialized revitalization project for manufacturing data competition organized by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, alongside Cheongju City, Chungju City, Jincheon County, and Eumseong County.
The initiative, which comes with about 6 billion won (US$4.16 million) in national funding over three years, aims to deploy AI technology and manufacturing data to address challenges in regional specialized industries.
If selected, North Chungcheong plans to build a manufacturing AI center at its Techno Park of Chungbuk Innovation City, creating a platform where small and medium-sized enterprises can collect, standardize and utilize their process data.
"We will do our utmost to attract the Manufacturing AI Center to play a direct role in creating an AI-based manufacturing innovation ecosystem," said Kim Su-in, director of the science and talent bureau at North Chungcheong Province.
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups will select up to three regions for the project, with 11 provinces and metropolitan cities currently competing, creating a competitive ratio of about 4 to 1.
Final selection results are expected to be announced next month following on-site and face-to-face evaluations.
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