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Busan Metropolitan City Convenes the 3rd Artificial Intelligence Committee to Advance AI Transition in Small Businesses and the Shipbuilding & Marine Sector

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will hold the 3rd Busan Artificial Intelligence Committee meeting today (26th) at 10:30 a.m. in the Small Conference Room 2 on the 12th floor of City Hall.

○ The meeting will be attended by members of the Busan Artificial Intelligence Committee consisting of AI experts from various private companies, including KT, LG U+, and Sigpharma (a startup), as well as representatives from the Korea Federation of Micro Enterprise, the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency, and the Busan Economic Promotion Agency—bringing together approximately 30 participants from AI-related companies and institutions in the small-business sector.

< Busan Metropolitan City Artificial Intelligence Committee >

• ●Basis: Ordinance on Promoting the Development and Adoption of the Artificial Intelligence Industry in Busan Metropolitan City (effective July 9, 2025)

• ●Composition: 25 members (2 ex officio, 23 appointed)

• ○Chair: Mayor / Co-chair: Director General of Future Technology Strategy Bureau

• ●Term: 2 years, renewable once

• ●Role: Review and deliberate on matters related to the development and expansion of AI industry adoption

○ This meeting has been organized to discuss support for accelerating AI transition in the small-business sector, which affects the daily lives of citizens. It will include a progress report on the Busan Metropolitan City Artificial Intelligence Committee, case presentations on small-business AI platforms by companies, and a roundtable with the Korea Federation of Micro Enterprise.

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The meeting will also provide an opportunity to share AI use cases in small-business sectors and to gather direct feedback from the field.

○ KT, LG U+, and Sigpharma (startup) will introduce various AI platform adoption cases tailored for small businesses, including customer data analysis, personalized marketing, AI call bots, and serving robots.

○ The city will actively incorporate practical feedback on the effectiveness of AI adoption and the difficulties encountered during service implementation into Busan’s local AI support policies.

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On the same day, at 1:30 p.m., a separate meeting will be held to initiate full-scale discussions on integrating AI technologies into core shipbuilding and marine casting and welding processes.

○ Experts from shipbuilding and marine-related companies will attend to share recent AI adoption cases and discuss ways to apply AI technologies to key shipbuilding processes—such as marine sand casting and welding—and to explore the direction of digital transformation in the industry.

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Meanwhile, in September, Busan established its vision of becoming a “World-Class Marine AI Hub City” at the inauguration ceremony of the Busan Artificial Intelligence Committee, unveiling the WAVE* project worth KRW 300 billion to drive innovative growth in shipping, ports, and the defense sector.

○ At the 2nd Committee meeting held in October, participants discussed AI-driven transformation and job creation strategies for the marine industry and formed a dedicated AI Marine Jobs Task Force (TF) to discover new job models that will revitalize the local economy and promote employment.

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Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “AI and digital transformation are the defining trends of our era, and they are the key to enhancing the competitiveness of small businesses. We will ensure that all citizens—from daily life to local commercial areas and traditional markets—can tangibly experience the benefits of AI technologies.”

He will add, “We will make Busan not only Korea’s leading AI-focused marine city, but also an inclusive AI hub city where all citizens can benefit from AI technologies.”