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According to Yonhap News,

(DAEGU = Yonhap News) — Daegu Metropolitan City announced on August 9 that it is launching the "Manufacturing AI Data Value Chain Construction Project" with a total investment of USD 16.9 million (KRW 22.5 billion) to support the artificial intelligence (AI) transformation of the local manufacturing sector. According to Yonhap News,

The project aims to collect and manage manufacturing data scattered across enterprises, facilities, and processes, while facilitating AI training and applying the results directly to industrial sites. According to Yonhap News,

First, the city plans to distribute data collection devices to manufacturing sectors such as precision machining, mold and plastic deformation processing, heat treatment, and welding. It will structure sensor logs, equipment logs, process conditions, images, and videos into formats suitable for AI training. According to Yonhap News,

A manufacturing data quality uation and certification platform will also be established to assess data completeness, consistency, and reliability, while verifying performance by linking data with industry-specific AI models. According to Yonhap News,

The lead agency, the Daegu Mechatronics & Materials Institute, will connect the manufacturing data collection and analysis infrastructure with the platform to support enterprises in process diagnosis, quality prediction, and equipment anomaly detection. According to Yonhap News,

Kim Tae-woon, Head of the AI & Innovative Growth Office of Daegu Metropolitan City, stated, "By establishing a virtuous cycle that connects manufacturing data collection to AI utilization, we will build a foundation for AI to take root in traditional manufacturing sites."

mtkht@yna.co.kr



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Source: Yonhap News (August 09, 2026)

** This article was translated from Korean.