The Small Business Market Promotion Corporation (SBMPC) held a meeting on October 12 at the Hope Platform for Handmade Shoes in Seongsu, Seoul, to explore collaborative models for manufacturing innovation among small businesses.
The event aimed to address on-site issues such as the shortage of skilled labor and to seek ways to enhance the manufacturing competitiveness of small businesses. Attendees included Intae-yeon, head of SBMPC; Yoo Bo-hwa, head of Seongdong District; Byun Seo-young, president of the Korea Handmade Shoes Association; and Master Craftsman Jeong Young-soo.
Participants noted that the aging workforce and difficulties in attracting new talent persist, suggesting that physical artificial intelligence (AI) could serve as a means to strengthen manufacturing competitiveness. They also emphasized the need to establish criteria for utilizing skilled technical data from small businesses, enabling a collaborative model where small businesses and technology developers can share outcomes.
Intae-yeon stated, "Physical AI is not a tool to replace jobs for small businesses but a means to complement the shortage of skilled labor and enhance technological competitiveness. We will do our utmost to prepare support measures, including the establishment of standard data and intellectual property rights, usage rights, and on-site verification."
The event aimed to address on-site issues such as the shortage of skilled labor and to seek ways to enhance the manufacturing competitiveness of small businesses. Attendees included Intae-yeon, head of SBMPC; Yoo Bo-hwa, head of Seongdong District; Byun Seo-young, president of the Korea Handmade Shoes Association; and Master Craftsman Jeong Young-soo.
Participants noted that the aging workforce and difficulties in attracting new talent persist, suggesting that physical artificial intelligence (AI) could serve as a means to strengthen manufacturing competitiveness. They also emphasized the need to establish criteria for utilizing skilled technical data from small businesses, enabling a collaborative model where small businesses and technology developers can share outcomes.
Intae-yeon stated, "Physical AI is not a tool to replace jobs for small businesses but a means to complement the shortage of skilled labor and enhance technological competitiveness. We will do our utmost to prepare support measures, including the establishment of standard data and intellectual property rights, usage rights, and on-site verification."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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