– Korean Intellectual Property Office, 'Invention Day' referendum held... Following robots and future cars –
'Artificial Intelligence (AI)' was selected as the number one invention technology that will change Korea's tomorrow.
Robots took 2nd place, Future cars took 3rd place, followed by Hydrogen and Energy. Biotechnology (bio), aerospace/aerospace, new materials, batteries, and semiconductor technologies were also ranked in the top 10.
The Korean Intellectual Property Office selected 'Top 19 Invention Technologies that Will Change Tomorrow in Korea' selected by the people on the occasion of the '57th Invention Day' on the 10th and announced on the 18th.
Visitors to the '4th International Artificial Intelligence Show' held at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on April 13 look around the exhibition. (Photo = copyright holder (c) Yonhap News, unauthorized reproduction-redistribution prohibited)
This referendum was held in line with this year's Invention Day slogan '#Invention #Opening Tomorrow #Change Korea' to promote the importance of invention in the competition for technological supremacy.
Korean Intellectual Property Office We received public opinion from the 9th to 15th through Facebook and policy mail. A total of 768 people participated and 2213 valid responses were obtained.
As a result, artificial intelligence technology accounted for 15.1% of the total effective responses, and was selected as the number one invention technology that will change the future of Korea.
The number of patent applications in the field of artificial intelligence technology in Korea ranks fourth in the world. In particular, artificial intelligence technology is a technology field that the new government has decided to foster as a future strategic industry to secure a super-gap along with technologies such as semiconductors and batteries.
In addition, major countries such as the United States, China, and Japan are responding to the era of technological hegemony by selecting and supporting major technologies such as artificial intelligence as core science and technology and high-tech industries.
Robot technology, which accounted for 13.8%, is a technology field that the new government has presented as a mid- to long-term vision, such as leaping into one of the world's three biggest powers.
Future car technology, which ranks third, is a field in which the global market is rapidly increasing, and Korea is actively supporting it to secure standard patents in key fields.
Lee Dae-won, spokesperson for the Korean Intellectual Property Office, said, “Artificial intelligence, which the new government has decided to foster as a future strategic industry, has been selected as the number one invention technology that will change the future of Korea. “I was able to confirm the support of the people,” he said.