Gyeonggi Province Launches Public-Private Expert Support Team to Attract Government-Led "Global AI Hub"

Gyeonggi Province's Global AI Hub Promotion Support Team was launched on October 12.

On that day, Gyeonggi Province held a launch ceremony for the Gyeonggi Province Global AI Hub Attraction Support Team in a seminar room at the Gyeonggi Credit Guarantee Foundation in Gwanggyo, Suwon, and launched a public-private partnership to respond to the government's call for proposals.

The Global AI Hub is a global platform for multilateral cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI) that the government is working to establish in South Korea in partnership with international organizations affiliated with the United Nations (UN) and multilateral development banks. It is a national project launched with the aim of bringing together in South Korea AI-related research and projects currently spread across various international organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), sharing them, and working together to solve global challenges. Following a public hearing on October 14 to select a site, the government plans to choose the final location after inviting applications from candidate sites, evaluating them, and conducting on-site inspections.

Gyeonggi Province held a launch ceremony for the Global AI Hub Initiative Support Team on the 12th. Attendees pose for a commemorative photo. Photo courtesy of Gyeonggi Province.

To respond to the government's call for proposals, the Gyeonggi Province Global AI Hub Attraction Support Team will be co-chaired by Joo Hyung-cheol, Vice Governor for Economic Affairs of Gyeonggi Province, and Jang Seok-young, former Second Vice Minister of Science and ICT and currently an adviser at Lee & Ko. Kim Sunwoo, a professor in the Department of AI Robotics at Sejong University, will serve as vice chair.

The support team will advise on strategies to attract the Global AI Hub and support outreach efforts.

To this end, Gyeonggi Province will activate a collaborative framework involving relevant bureaus and offices, all 31 cities and counties, and public institutions. Based on the results of the government hearing on October 14, it plans to develop detailed response strategies.

Joo Hyung-cheol, Vice Governor for Economic Affairs of Gyeonggi Province, said, "The Global AI Hub will be a platform for cooperation where international organizations, companies, universities, and research institutes use AI technology to solve problems shared by humanity. We will bring together the capabilities of the province, its cities and counties, public institutions, companies, and research institutes to actively pursue the effort to attract the Global AI Hub."

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