– Business agreement with 10 artificial intelligence companies including data, platform, and healthcare
– Technology development and commercialization cooperation… Expected to create a solid Gwangju AI industry ecosystem
– Company CEO “Growing into a good company… “Contribute to creating an AI industry ecosystem”
– Mayor Kang Ki-jeong “We have all the conditions for starting a business, including a national data center and a verification environment.”
The procession of promising artificial intelligence specialized companies continues as Gwangju becomes an artificial intelligence (AI) demonstration city. Gwangju's artificial intelligence industry ecosystem is becoming more solid, with as many as 32 artificial intelligence companies choosing to move to Gwangju this year alone.
Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kang Ki-jeong) held a meeting of data, healthcare, and platforms such as Able Cloud, Smart Ride, Lutonics, Linkerverse, iQlo, Edume, Korea Deep Learning, Mirae IT, Hantech, and Elexen at the City Hall Business Room on the 27th. The 10th to 190th business agreements were signed with 199 artificial intelligence (AI) companies in various fields.
These companies decided to actively cooperate in creating the Gwangju artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem by promoting technology development and commercialization in the artificial intelligence (AI) specialized field through the establishment of corporations or regional offices. It also contributes to the creation of new jobs in the Gwangju region, including training of professional manpower.
The main contents of the agreement are ▲promoting technology development and commercialization and providing technology and policy advice to create an ecosystem in the artificial intelligence (AI) specialized field in Gwangju ▲establishing a Gwangju corporation or regional office to foster talent in the artificial intelligence (AI) specialized field and create jobs ▲artificial intelligence (AI) specialized field Development and operation of various corporate support programs and corporate promotion to create an intelligence (AI) industry ecosystem ▲Planning and promotion of training and employment programs for experts in the artificial intelligence field.
At the signing ceremony on this day, Mayor Kang Ki-jeong, Able Cloud CEO Kwon Min-gil, Smart Ride CEO Lee Woo-young, Rutonics AI Development Manager Hyuk-jin Moon, Linkerverse CEO Park Young-joon, iQlo CEO Kim Jun-bae, Eduthem CEO Shin Jeong-hoon, and Korea Deep Learning Ryu Seok. Technical director, Mirae IT director Lim Seong-hoon, Hantech business management team leader Jin Eon-jeong, Elexen strategic planning division head Kim Young-il, etc. attended.
Company representatives said, “Through this agreement, we will strive to grow into a good company by forming a team with Gwangju City, where artificial intelligence core infrastructure (infrastructure) and professional talent are concentrated,” and added, “We will spare no special interest and support in the field of artificial intelligence.” “We will do our best to contribute to the creation of Gwangju’s artificial intelligence industry ecosystem,” he said.
Gwangju Mayor Kang Ki-jeong said, “We welcome you as a new member of Gwangju, the center of artificial intelligence (AI),” and added, “The city of Gwangju will become one with the company and provide full support for its growth. “By creating an artificial intelligence (AI) industrial ecosystem, we will move forward as Korea’s true city of startups and verification,” he said.
Able Cloud Co., Ltd. was established in February 2021 and is developing and providing a single cloud platform 'ABLESTACK'. We have been recognized for our technological prowess by obtaining GS certification (Grade 2) just one year after our establishment, and we are contributing to the innovation of corporate data centers by pursuing safe management of infrastructure and data, high compatibility, and cost efficiency through virtualization and software-defined technologies. there is.
Smart Ride Co., Ltd. is increasing profitability and creating new value through operational efficiency and data utilization using digital work tools in the value chain of the transportation industry. In particular, the taxi service app 'D Note', which is currently in service, is receiving a good response as it simplifies work and provides relay of related additional services.
Lutonics Co., Ltd. is a healthcare beauty company that predicts scalp and hair loss using multi-analysis artificial intelligence (AI) technology and provides various solutions based on skin aging measurement. Starting in 2023, overseas PoC will be conducted and 'MONADOO', which proposes hair loss care solutions for various races, and 'CELLADEEP', which proposes a customized solution for slow aging using an algorithm that analyzes the skin by a specialist, etc. We are challenging the global anti-aging market.
※ PoC (Proof of Concept): An experimental project or work to prove the feasibility of a new idea or technology.
Linkerverse Co., Ltd. is an artificial intelligence healthcare startup that has developed a personalized healthcare service platform based on real-time big data using artificial intelligence (AI) technology with the conviction that human hands and nails can be biomarkers. It is a company with great potential for global growth, including winning the Innovation Award at 'CES 2023', the world's largest electronics exhibition.
Iqlo Co., Ltd. uses patented deep learning based on oral big data to induce early treatment by predicting oral diseases. A remote oral examination and consultation patient management system solution that connects hospitals and patients to predict and prevent diseases by quantifying data from infants and toddlers' primary teeth to the creation of permanent teeth, and to manage all individual dental examination and treatment history through an app. is a dental healthcare company that developed
Eduthem Co., Ltd. supplies 'ELA AI Solution', an artificial intelligence (AI) technology specialized in education, to medium-sized and large companies. Its main technologies include voice recognition, pronunciation evaluation, sentence correction, chatbot, and generative AI. We are supplying artificial intelligence (AI) technology by collaborating with several publishers to develop the Ministry of Education's 'AI digital textbook', which will be first introduced in 2025.
Korea Deep Learning Co., Ltd. is an artificial intelligence (AI)-based digital transformation (DX) specialist company comprised of world-class AI experts. We provide text recognition (DEEP OCR), image analysis (DEEP IMAGE), big data analysis (DEEP SOLUTION), and 3D object creation (DEEP 3D DX) solutions. As of 2023, the company is proving its growth potential and stability through sales of 35 billion won and operating profit of 4 million won.
Mirae IT Co., Ltd. is a growing company based on 24 years of experience and know-how in the data and artificial intelligence field. It is currently conducting data and artificial intelligence research and development in various fields such as disaster safety, climate change (carbon neutrality, etc.), manufacturing AI, and public and The project is being promoted in the private sector.
Hantech has developed a multi-modal-based artificial intelligence model in the form of On-Device AI and is providing technical support to Porsche Korea and Hyundai Department Store, and is currently pursuing overseas expansion into Japan, Canada, and Singapore. We plan to cooperate with Gwangju City to create a field-customized artificial intelligence industry ecosystem based on Edge AI.
Elexen Co., Ltd. develops a service platform such as artificial intelligence data-based anomaly detection function through non-face-to-face integrated power management monitoring through wired and wireless sensors for measuring current in the power system, IoT (Internet of Things)-based smart sensors, and energy harvesting sensing technology, and develops electric vehicles. We are a company specializing in the development of artificial intelligence-based inverters for optimal operation of drive motors.