[Press]With 5 companies including Gwangju City and Autonomous a2z ‘AI Business Foundation Creation’ Agreement

20 May 2021

As artificial intelligence (AI) companies advance into Gwangju, the “Gwangju AI business foundation project” is accelerating. 


On the 22nd, Gwangju City signed a business agreement with five companies including Autonomous a2z, O2O, Rbiotech, Alphado, and Crowdworks to create a Gwangju-type AI business foundation. 


According to the business agreement, Autonomous a2z will establish a corporation and regional offices in Gwangju to develop special-purpose autonomous driving software platform technology. 


O2O will establish a Gwangju corporation to utilize the self-developed AI-based voice interface platform technology, and R Biotech will promote the establishment of a Gwangju corporation and regional offices to develop an AI-based next-generation exercise platform for customized rehabilitation. 


In addition, Alphado, which received investment from the Accentry Ventures Gwangju Center, will move its headquarters to Gwangju City, and Cloudworks will establish a Gwangju corporation and regional offices to establish an ecosystem through AI learning data collection and processing and linking with Gwangju AI companies.


Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop said, “AI in the era of the 4th industrial revolution is a key element of national competitiveness and a great opportunity factor that will provide us with infinite possibilities. We will do our best to create it,” he said. 


Gwangju City has attracted 16 AI companies over the past 5 months, and 8 companies have established corporations and opened offices.