Gumi City, a central hub of South Korean industry, has announced its transformation into a ‘Global Manufacturing AI Data City’ by integrating AI technologies. The city aims to achieve this by 2032 through the AX transformation of manufacturing anchor companies, fostering AI enterprises, and nurturing AI professionals. Gumi plans to implement 26 detailed tasks centered around four key strategies: building AI infrastructure, leading manufacturing AX, securing AI data hubs, and creating an AI ecosystem.
Gumi City’s AI Vision Declaration Ceremony was successfully held at GumiCo, attended by over 100 people, including local business leaders, AI company executives, university and research institute officials, and citizens. At the ceremony, Gumi presented its blueprint to transform the Gumi National Industrial Complex into a global manufacturing AX cluster, emphasizing manufacturing innovation through AI convergence. In particular, the city clarified its strategy to lead the industrial AI data standards by combining AI technology and data infrastructure with the region’s leading industries such as semiconductors, defense, secondary batteries, and robotics.
To address the primary challenges companies face in adopting AI—high costs and a shortage of specialized personnel—Gumi City plans to establish a support system focused on solving practical problems and comprehensively introduce AI across the industry to innovate productivity and quality. To this end, the city will foster collaboration between AI companies, research institutions, and manufacturing companies by establishing the ‘Manufacturing Innovation AI Cluster’ and the ‘Hyper AI Data Cluster,’ providing manufacturing-specialized high-performance computing resources and a stable digital infrastructure. Furthermore, through the ‘National Manufacturing AX Demonstration Complex,’ Gumi plans to transform the entire Gumi Industrial Complex into a field for experimenting, verifying, and disseminating AI technologies. It will also develop and apply AI models optimized for local core industry data through the establishment of the ‘Gumi-type MAX Foundation Model,’ aiming to achieve practical productivity improvements.
In addition, Gumi City plans to standardize the collection, processing, and utilization systems of manufacturing data by establishing a ‘Manufacturing AI Data Space’ and an ‘Industrial AI Data Processing Support Platform,’ creating a secure data sharing foundation between companies. By creating the ‘Manufacturing AX Scale-up Field’ and the ‘Physical AI Startup Field,’ Gumi aims to foster innovative companies in the fields of robotics, intelligent equipment, and autonomous manufacturing, while also supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in easily adopting AI. The city also plans to cultivate practical AI talent by establishing the ‘AI Next Leader Campus,’ creating an industry-customized education system in cooperation with local universities, research institutions, and companies.
Gumi City plans to launch the ‘Gumi-type Manufacturing AX Alliance’ to enable data center operators, universities, research institutions, etc., to play the role of an executive body for win-win AX transformation, human resource training, and expansion of cooperative networks. Gumi City Mayor Kim Jang-ho emphasized, “AI transformation is not an option but a necessity,” and added, “By implanting the brain of AI into Gumi’s world-class manufacturing infrastructure, we will surely create the best AI manufacturing city in Korea, where companies can challenge and grow”.
Gumi City’s efforts are expected not only to innovate the local economy but also to significantly contribute to strengthening the AI competitiveness of South Korea’s manufacturing industry. Gumi City’s manufacturing innovation, which combines AI technology, will be an important opportunity to redraw the industrial map of South Korea.
[References & Sources]
- gminews.net
- hidomin.com
- polinews.co.kr
