Gyeonggi Province Announces 9 AI Strategies and 52 Major Projects… Aims for No. 1 Global AI Ecosystem

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gap-dong] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 23rd its 'AI Vision and 9 Major Strategies' to secure future industrial competitiveness through artificial intelligence (AI) technology and improve the quality of life for residents. The province plans to implement 52 major projects in 2025 to substantively support these strategies.

The province presented 'Gyeonggi Province of Inclusion, Coexistence, and Opportunity through AI Humanomics' as its vision in the 'AI Vision and 9 Major Strategies' and announced its plan to rapidly execute 52 detailed projects based on 9 AI strategies across three sectors: industry, residents, and infrastructure.

With AI technology serving as a key driver of innovation across industries, the province has set 'AI of Opportunity' as the core strategy for the industry sector, 'Experiential AI' for the residents sector, and 'AI of Trust' for the infrastructure sector. Through these efforts, the province plans to expand AI welfare services that residents can experience, create ethical and safe infrastructure, and proactively introduce AI-based innovative administration.

The following are the 9 AI strategies to be implemented.

First, through 'AI Techno Valley' creation, the province will establish AI towns centered on Pangyo linked to key industries across 31 cities and counties. The province plans to introduce customized technologies for each municipality through an 'AI Challenge' competition and discover projects for solving social problems. Additionally, it will pursue the attraction of domestic and international AI cooperation centers in collaboration with major tech companies such as NVIDIA, CISCO, and AWS.

Second, through 'Global AI Innovation Ecosystem' development, the province will conduct joint research with leading AI cities and research institutions abroad and build the Gyeonggi AI ecosystem through technology and talent exchanges. It will strengthen cooperation between AI companies in the province, global universities, and research institutes, and support high-performance computing resources such as GPUs for AI companies. Notably, it will also partially support servers for development based on domestic AI semiconductors to nurture domestic AI semiconductor companies.

Third, through 'AI Convergence Cluster' development, the province will create industrial and research complexes through private investment linkage and large-scale infrastructure construction. It will establish Gyeonggi AI Innovation Clusters at four locations including Pangyo and Seongnam, and establish two AI hub clusters in the southern and northern regions. Additionally, it will operate the 'AI+X Academy' to support AI adoption and utilization education for companies and startups.

Fourth, through 'Dedicated AI Care' services, the province will expand '360° AI+ Care' that provides personalized AI services for individuals. It will offer AI and IoT-based welfare check-ups for seniors, health management, and leisure functions, and support AI video analysis and consulting services for people with developmental disabilities. Additionally, it will strengthen the prevention and response system for deaths from isolation by utilizing data-based crisis prediction and monitoring.

Fifth, through 'Ethical AI' foundation building, the province will establish the Gyeonggi Province AI Committee and operate AI safety and ethics guidelines. It will organize three subdivisions—policy and ethics, convergence industry, and innovative administration—comprised of around 25 experts to advise on major AI-related policies. The province will introduce an 'AI Registration System' that registers information about AI services used in the province and discloses it to residents.

Sixth, through the 'Festive AI' strategy, the province will expand content creation based on generative AI and life-oriented AI services. It will continue to operate the 'Korea AI International Film Festival,' which was held for the first time nationwide last year, and activate content creation using AI technology. Additionally, it will operate 'AI Content Professional Development' education and expand the foundation for 'AI robot, AR, and VR-based digital convergence play' by installing 'AI Play' playgrounds.

Seventh, through 'Green AI,' the province will pursue eco-friendliness by utilizing renewable energy at AI computing centers and introducing high-efficiency cooling systems. It will construct an AI data center by expanding and remodeling the third annex of the provincial office building and pursue LEED eco-friendly building certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Additionally, it will apply AI-based energy management systems (EMS) across various sectors to proactively predict peak power demand and increase energy efficiency.

Eighth, through 'AI Future Talent Development,' the province will nurture master's and doctoral-level core researchers with research capabilities and practice-oriented AI professionals. The province is currently cultivating advanced AI talent at the master's and doctoral levels in cooperation with Sungkyunkwan University's Artificial Intelligence Graduate School and Korea Engineering University's Grand-ICT Research Center, and plans to develop practical AI professionals by utilizing specialized education programs from five major tech companies.

Ninth, through 'Innovative Administration' leadership, the province will increase AI utilization in the public administration sector by developing a Gyeonggi Province-type generative AI model (LLM) and linking it with leading AI models. It will develop a specialized LLM trained on Gyeonggi Province's unique data and transition legacy virtualization integrated servers to cloud environments. Additionally, it will expand and establish automated systems (RPA) for simple and repetitive administrative tasks to increase work efficiency.

Gyeonggi Province will invest approximately 100 billion won in 2025 to implement the 9 strategies, with major projects including the Gyeonggi Generative AI Platform Construction (13.1 billion won), Gyeonggi Province Integrated Data Center Construction (20.1 billion won), Gyeonggi AI Innovation Cluster Development (7.8 billion won), AI Challenge Program for Resident Services (2.3 billion won), AI Technology-Based Senior Care Project (1 billion won), and Korea AI International Film Festival (800 million won).

In particular, the 'Gyeonggi Generative AI Platform' is designed to be utilized in plug-in form by linking with various external leading AI models based on data held by Gyeonggi Province. The province aims to introduce it in the second half of this year and plans to develop a platform that simultaneously secures data security and utilization efficiency.

Kim Ki-byeong, director of the Province's AI Bureau, said, "These 9 strategies and 52 major projects will serve as a stepping stone for Gyeonggi Province to leap forward as the No. 1 global AI innovation ecosystem," adding, "We will promote projects so that all residents can benefit from the advantages brought by AI technology, while strengthening the Seoul metropolitan area's AI ecosystem to make Gyeonggi Province a global AI hub."