Gyeonggi Province Launches Search for AI-Based Convergence Services

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hoon] Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Institute for Economics and Science announced on the 15th that it will conduct a 'demand survey for the 2021 Gyeonggi Province AI demonstration project' to provide residents with AI technology-based convergence services.

The 'Gyeonggi Province AI demonstration project' is an initiative that links Gyeonggi Province, public institutions and basic local governments within the province, and private companies capable of technology development to provide necessary funding so that AI technology-based convergence services can be applied to actual field sites.

In this demand survey running from the 16th to the 9th of next month, Gyeonggi Province will survey the convergence service demands based on AI technology among Gyeonggi Province, the province's 31 municipalities and counties, and public institutions, while also conducting surveys of available technologies and services among AI technology development companies within the province.

The results of the demand survey will be used as foundational data for the '2021 Gyeonggi Province AI demonstration project' to be promoted in the first half of next year, and companies participating in the demand survey will receive bonus points when applying for the project.

The project, first promoted this year, is currently selecting a total of 5 tasks including ▲Pyeongtaek City AI traffic signal control (Pyeongtaek City) ▲Construction of AI monitoring system for electric vehicle charging areas (Iwon City) ▲AI technology development for expert matching service in business support (Gyeonggi Technopark) ▲Customized customer service using chatbots (Goyang Children's Museum) ▲Pilot testing of facial recognition-based access control devices for critical facilities (Army Training Command). These are currently underway.

Among these, Pyeongtaek City is promoting an 'intelligent traffic signal control' project that utilizes deep learning-based video analysis technology to extract data on traffic volume, vehicle queues, and occupancy rates for intersections where congestion frequently occurs, analyzes congestion levels, and then controls traffic signals at the intersections. The project is expected to enable more accurate and safer traffic control that moves beyond the limitations of conventional traffic management that relies on human experience and judgment.

Lim Moon-young, Director of Future Growth Policy at Gyeonggi Province, said, "This project is an initiative that implements and supports services in which AI technology is converged with various sectors such as security, safety, administration, public services, convenience, and defense so that residents can actually experience them," adding, "We plan to continuously discover and support AI technology-based convergence services, which are core technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, to enhance residents' quality of life."

Details regarding the demand survey can be found on the E-GBiz website (www.egbiz.or.kr) and the Gyeonggi Institute for Economics and Science website (www.gbsa.or.kr). For more detailed information about the demand survey and project support, please contact the ICT Convergence Team at the Gyeonggi Institute for Economics and Science (031-776-4836).