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Yeongdeungpo-gu announced that it will operate AI utilization training to strengthen the digital competitiveness of small business owners.
Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul (Chief Cho Yu-jin) announced on the 23rd that it will run hands-on, hands-on digital conversion training to help small business owners utilize artificial intelligence (AI) for sales and marketing.
This training will be held a total of five times every Tuesday and Thursday from the 27th of next month to November 10th. Education is conducted both online and offline.
Any small business owner who has a business or resides in Yeongdeungpo-gu can participate.
The training course consists of content that can be used in actual sales, such as analyzing online sales channels, opening a shopping mall, creating product images using AI, registering products, and creating a real-time sales broadcast progress table.
Sales channel support is also provided after completion. Five companies that completed excellent training will be given the opportunity to host a sales broadcast for up to one hour on Naver Shopping Live. Professional personnel such as show hosts, PDs, and camera directors are also supported.
Among the companies that have completed the program, desired companies can display their products at the βSodam Mallβ pop-up store and sell them on consignment.
Applications for participation can be made through the Yeongdeungpo-gu website or the QR code on promotional materials from the 28th of this month to the 16th of next month.
Yeongdeungpo-gu Mayor Cho Yu-jin said, βAI is a powerful tool that will open the door to new opportunities for small business owners,β and added, βWe will support strengthening the digital competitiveness of small business owners so that training on AI use can lead to actual sales.β
AI outlook β possibilities, not facts
Five excellent companies among the companies that completed the program will conduct sales broadcasts on Naver Shopping Live.
Very likely Β· Within weeks

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