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Wonju agency and Yonsei campus launch AI public service partnership
Wonju Facilities Management Corporation and Yonsei University Mirae Campus have agreed to work together on using AI to improve public services.
The partnership is in Wonju, South Korea, and includes a joint AI challenge involving residents, universities and businesses.
The challenge will seek solutions in four areas: solar power operations, stock management for pay-as-you-throw supplies, labor cost calculations and guidance at a columbarium.
The partners will also support AI training, youth employment and start-ups, and shared use of facilities and equipment.
Selected ideas may be tested in real-world settings before further research or business development.
The aim is to apply university research and operational experience to local needs, with the agency seeking changes that residents can notice.
The agency plans to review which proposals are feasible and connect successful ones to pilot tests and follow-up projects.
Wonju Facilities Management Corporation and Yonsei University Mirae Campus have agreed to work together on AI-based public services and local issues.
The partnership includes a joint “Wonju AI Innovation Challenge” and support for testing, further research and commercialization of promising projects.
The challenge will focus on four areas: solar power operations, pay-as-you-throw item inventory, labor-cost calculations and intelligent guidance at a columbarium.
The organizations will also cooperate on AI and digital skills training, youth employment and entrepreneurship, and shared use of facilities and equipment.
- Who
- Wonju Facilities Management Corporation and Yonsei University Mirae Campus.
- What
- They signed an agreement to pursue AI-based public-service innovation and local problem-solving. They will jointly run an AI innovation challenge.
- When
- The agreement was announced on November 5, 2026.
- Where
- Wonju, South Korea.
- Why
- To improve public services and address local issues by combining AI and digital technology with the university’s research capacity and the corporation’s operational experience.
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Wonju Facilities Management Corporation announced its agreement with Yonsei University Mirae Campus.
The partners will run the 2026 Wonju Facilities Management Corporation AI Innovation Challenge and assess promising proposals for field testing and follow-up projects.
- Partners
- Wonju Facilities Management Corporation and Yonsei University Mirae Campus
- Challenge
- 2026 Wonju Facilities Management Corporation AI Innovation Challenge
- Project areas
- Solar power operations; pay-as-you-throw item inventory; labor-cost calculations; intelligent columbarium guidance
- Support
- Field testing, follow-up research and development, and commercialization of promising projects
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What people are saying
We hope to combine the university’s research capabilities and the corporation’s field experience to help solve local issues.
We will pursue practical innovation that citizens can experience by applying AI technology from a local university to public services.