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‘AI for Korea 2023’ held, joint efforts in HR·R&D-
The Ministry of Science and ICT
(Minister Lee Jong Ho, hereinafter referred to as ‘MSIT’) and Google jointly
coordinated ‘AI for Korea 2023,’ which starts from July 13. The event holds
place in the Grand Ballroom of InterContinental Grand Seoul Parnas.
The event aims to expand and
globalize the scope of Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) industry, which has
recently been very dynamic, by strengthening R&D cooperation with Google,
the world’s leading power in AI technology, and support the growth of Korean
human resources into global-level talents.
Taking on this opportunity, the MSIT
and Google plan to promote further collaboration in the fields of human
resources development and AI R&D in Korea.
For human resources development, △Google will more than double the
scale of its ‘Machine Learning Boot Camp’ program, △introduce an exclusive digital
education program in Korean targeted for non-majors or those without job
experience in the field, △and
kick off ‘Start-Up School’ for students, entrepreneurs, both active and
prospective. △Furthermore,
MSIT is envisioning to operate a joint curriculum (‘24~) with Google.
As
for AI R&D promotion, △MSIT
will arrange a periodic academic exchange program between Korea’s AI Innovation
Hub and Google. △The
academic exchanges will result in joint research effort in the latter half of
the year. △Google
had selected seven outstanding Korean researchers and will support their
research projects.
Yossi Matias,
Vice President of Engineering and Research at Google, said in his keynote
speech, “artificial intelligence technology must continue to advance for the
prosperity of humanity, and individuals from each country should work together
to maximize the economic and academic value of AI.” He further stated, “Google
will expand collaborative research opportunities between Google engineers and
domestic researchers in partnership with the Ministry of Science and ICT, and
provide full support for enhancing Korea’s AI research capabilities through
talent development.”
Minister Lee
Jong Ho stated, “in order for South Korea to take the lead in the fiercely
competitive global AI market, it is important for domestic companies to make
efforts in expanding overseas, developing and disseminating independent
large-scale AI models, as well as improving their technological capabilities
through collaboration with global companies like Google.” He further mentioned,
“through expanded collaboration with Google, we hope to seize the opportunity
to widely spread potential AI-based large-scale applications developed by our
promising small and startup companies in the global market. Additionally, we
aim to enhance our AI capabilities through joint research initiatives with domestic
researchers.”
For further information, please contact the Public
Relations Division (Phone: +82-44-202-4033, E-mail: yunay@korea.kr)
of the Ministry of Science and ICT.
Please refer to the attached PDF.