
중소벤처기업진흥공단은 중소기업 제조 현장의 인공지능 전환을 지원하기 위해 '제조AI 강사육성 과정'과 '제조AI 실무 과정'을 신설하고 참여자를 모집한다고 밝혔다. 모든 교육 과정은 서울 용산구 삼경교육센터에서 무료로 진행된다.
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중소벤처기업진흥공단은 중소기업의 인공지능 전환을 지원하기 위해 새로운 교육 과정을 신설하였다.
중소벤처기업진흥공단은 중소기업 제조 현장의 인공지능(AI) 전환을 지원하기 위해 '제조AI 강사육성 과정'과 '제조AI 실무 과정'을 신설하고, 참여자를 모집한다고 11일 밝혔다.
'제조AI 강사육성 과정'은 AI·디지털 전환(DX) 분야 강사와 제조 현업 전문가를 제조AI 전문 강사로 양성하는 교육으로 운영된다.
'제조AI 실무 과정'은 중소기업 재직자를 대상으로 제조AI의 현장 적용 방안과 데이터 분석 등을 주제로 실습 중심으로 진행된다.
참여 희망자는 중진공 사이트에서 오는 12일부터 신청하면 된다.
모든 교육 과정은 서울 용산구 삼경교육센터에서 무료로 진행된다.
강석진 중진공 이사장은 "교육을 통해 중소 제조기업이 AI를 현장에 적용할 수 있도록 최선을 다하겠다"고 말했다.

From the 12th to the 30th, the Ministry of Intellectual Property will intensively monitor counterfeit products on 15 online platforms targeting 35 brands including cosmetics and health functional foods. Suspicious posts are detected using AI, trademark holders appraise genuine and counterfeit products, and if they are found to be counterfeit products, sales are blocked. During the year-end peak overseas direct purchase season, we plan to operate a constant monitoring system and share detected information with relevant agencies to prevent inflow into the country at the customs clearance stage and even block access to sales sites.

With the end of the odd-even system based on the last digit of the year of birth, the Financial Services Commission will accept applications for Youth Future Savings from the 12th to the 16th regardless of year of birth. The screening will be conducted from the 19th to the 13th of next month, and those who pass will be able to open an account and make payments from the 16th of next month. Youth Future Savings is a three-year maturity savings account that allows young people aged 19 to 34 to freely contribute up to 500,000 won per month. Considering government contributions and interest income tax exemption benefits, the general type can achieve an effect of up to 13.2 to 14.4%, and the preferential type can achieve an effect of up to 18.2 to 19.4%.

The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced that it will be accepting applications for participation in the ‘2026 Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Contest for Best Practices in Utilizing Certificates of Commerce and Industry’ until the 30th. Anyone who has obtained a certificate from the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, such as computer literacy, word processor, or distribution manager, can participate, and contests will be held on topics such as employment/advancement, promotion/change of job, improvement of job competency, and overcoming difficulties using the certificate. The three grand prize winners will be awarded the Minister of Employment and Labor Award, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award, the President's Award of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and a prize of 1 million won, and a total of 22 people will be awarded the Excellence Award and Encouragement Award.

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the National Tax Service announced that they will provide technology development and commercialization support and tax support to 2,559 AI small and medium-sized businesses and startups. AI startups within 5 years of founding are excluded from regular tax audits, and other AI small and medium-sized businesses will have their tax audits postponed for 2 years upon application as taxpayers. The application period is from February 11, 2025 to February 28, 2028.

As a result of Min Byeong-deok, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, analyzing data from the National Tax Service, the number of new national tax delinquencies between 2020 and 2022 during the COVID-19 period was calculated to be KRW 61.91 trillion in 9.56 million cases, and the amount of delinquent debts being reorganized increased from KRW 9.5284 trillion in 2020 to KRW 24.1127 trillion in June this year, an increase in about 5 and a half years. It increased 2.5 times. In particular, there was a sharp increase in delinquency in the elderly in their 60s and in industries directly hit, such as accommodation, retail, and food, but it was pointed out that the National Tax Service does not separately manage delinquency for self-employed people, so there is a policy blind spot.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Economic Promotion Agency will recruit 27 companies to move into Seoul Startup Hub Gongdeok in the second half of 2026, targeting technology-based companies within 7 years of establishment, until the 16th. In the new industry field, companies that have been established for less than 10 years can apply, and applications are accepted through the Seoul Startup Integrated Platform Startup Plus. Selected companies will be provided with independent office space and customized growth programs.