AI NewsWaveKOSA and KDIA Sign Agreement to Spread AX in Display Manufacturing
Key points
- KOSA and KDIA sign agreement on AX in display manufacturing
- Lowering the barrier to AI adoption for small suppliers of materials, parts and equipment
- Matching AI companies with display companies
The Korea Artificial Intelligence Software Industry Association (KOSA) and the Korea Display Industry Association (KDIA) signed a memorandum of understanding on the 3rd to spread AI transformation (AX) at display manufacturing sites. Techworld News, VentureSquare, iNews24, The Elec, Datanet and EBN reported the same news. Datanet wrote that the agreement was signed at the KDIA building in Songpa District, Seoul, and that KOSA's chairman is Cho Jun-hee and KDIA's chairman is Lee Chung.
The agreement is aimed at supporting companies in materials, parts and equipment. iNews24 reported that it will support AI adoption by small and mid-sized display materials, parts and equipment companies, and described a method of identifying challenges at manufacturing sites and connecting them with companies that have AI technology suited to the process. EBN summarized the goal as lowering the barrier to AI adoption for these companies. VentureSquare wrote that the cooperation includes technology matching between AI and software companies and display companies, training of specialists, and advancement of converged technologies.
Recent developments KOSA also announced other cooperation news recently. Datanet reported that KOSA said on the 28th it signed an MOU with the Korea Testing & Research Institute for Chemical Industry (KTR) to support the growth of small AI and software companies and the spread of physical AI. VentureSquare reported that KOSA is recruiting companies year-round for the "AI Innovation Accelerator (AIIA)," linked with NYU Stern School of Business, and Techworld News wrote that it is accepting pre-applications year-round from companies preparing to enter the U.S. East Coast market. Techworld News and Datanet reported that on the 30th KOSA signed an MOU with the German AI Association (KI Bundesverband) to expand cooperation including industrial AI and physical AI. Datanet explained that the agreement includes support for Korean industrial AI companies' entry into Europe.
Terms explained: "Sobujang" is short for materials, parts and equipment, and refers to the fields that form the supply base of manufacturing. AX is AI transformation, in which AI is introduced to change work and production methods.