Gyeonggi-do held the 'Industrial Digital Transformation Forum' on the 12th and discussed the topic 'The future of humans and industry dreamed of by digital transformation: Creation and innovation triggered by industrial AI'.

This forum, which was held in conjunction with GAIA, the Gyeonggi-do industry-academia cooperation consultative body, was attended by Dowa, Nam Gyeong-soon, Vice Chairman of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council, Gyeonggi Techno Park, Korea Industrial Intelligence Association, Ineasy, InterX, MI Cube Solution, GS E&C, and Corens Global. About 100 people, including smart manufacturing suppliers and adopters, attended.

The event consisted of a topic presentation and a digital transformation (DX) talk show. First, the topic presentations were ▲'Change in the manufacturing industry paradigm, factories in desperate need of industrial artificial intelligence (AI)' by Jaesik Choi, CEO of INEEJI and professor at KAIST, and ▲'New technologies through digital transformation' by Jeong-yoon Park, CEO of InterX and professor at UNIST. Become Competitive - Industrial AI for Mid-sized and Small Businesses' ▲ It was held with 'The US-China War Over Advanced Technology' by Dr. Ji-yoon Kim, a YouTuber (Kim Ji-yoon's Knowledge PLAY) and international politics expert.

Jaesik Choi, CEO of INEEJI, looked at the past, present, and future development of AI and explained how artificial intelligence is changing the paradigm of the manufacturing industry. He showed that the accuracy of predictions and judgments can be dramatically improved through 'Explainable AI (XAI)' and emphasized the urgent need to apply industrial artificial intelligence to manufacturing.

In addition, Park Jeong-yoon, CEO of Interx, said, “By connecting the entire factory with data and applying big data analysis and artificial intelligence technology, it is possible to create an autonomous factory that can produce products 24 hours a day without human intervention.” Industrial artificial intelligence and digital twin Examples of small and medium-sized businesses where this was applied were mentioned.

Dr. Jiyoon Kim then predicted the competition for hegemony between the U.S. and China surrounding cutting-edge technology, a hot topic in the global economy, and the resulting international impact, and looked at the direction and strategy the Korean manufacturing industry should pursue.

At the DX Talk Show, Park Moon-won, CEO of MI Cube Solution, a smart manufacturing supplier, introduced cases of applying industrial artificial intelligence and digital twins in various manufacturing fields and sites.

In addition, Corens Global's Managing Director Kim Hyeong-guk, GS E&C's Team Leader Jeong Jae-ryong, and Korea Industrial Intelligence Association Director Gil-seon Lee suggested the motivation and direction of digital transformation and ways to cooperate with supply companies and universities.

The companies and universities that attended this meeting said that they were able to communicate with experts from various fields and obtain answers and ideas about digital transformation, and suggested that Gyeonggi Province continue to provide opportunities for communication between companies, schools, research institutes, and experts.

Choi Hye-min, head of the Gyeonggi Province Digital Innovation Department, said, “Based on the various opinions derived from this forum, we will closely cooperate with the government, companies, universities, and related organizations in the future,” and added, “We will gather all capabilities in the field of industrial digital transformation to achieve convergence with various industries.” “We will do our best to help the country leap forward as a new manufacturing powerhouse,” he said.