Assessing the Level of AI Transformation Among Venture Companies
The Technology Credit Guarantee Fund announced on March 3 that it will launch a self-assessment service for the 'AX Innovation Index' targeting small and medium-sized venture companies, in collaboration with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Venture Business Association.
The initiative was prepared to promote the AI transformation (AX) of small and medium-sized venture companies amid the accelerating changes in the management environment driven by AI, and to help companies easily assess their own level of transformation and establish future strategies.
The AX Innovation Index, developed by the Technology Credit Guarantee Fund, consists of four areas-strategy and commitment, resources and organization, technology and data, and utilization and performance-with a total of 12 detailed indicators. The weight for each indicator was determined through expert consultations and hierarchical analysis. The assessment results are provided in the form of a comprehensive score and individual reports for each item.
Companies can check their level of AI transformation maturity in five stages: basic, readiness, implementation, expansion, and leadership, and objectively identify areas that require improvement.
This service will be available from March 4 to March 13, and the initial results, based on the analysis of participating companies' self-assessment data, are scheduled to be released in April.
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups will present policy directions to establish an AX-based foundation and spread the culture among small and medium-sized venture companies, while the Venture Business Association (the agency responsible for verifying venture status) will promote and provide information about the service to approximately 38,500 venture companies nationwide.
The Technology Credit Guarantee Fund will develop and operate a web-based self-assessment service that can be used without membership registration, provide companies with assessment results, and suggest future strategic directions.
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups plans to closely analyze the results of this assessment and develop customized support policies that reflect the needs of the field.
Lee Jaepil, Director of the Technology Credit Guarantee Fund, said, "Small and medium-sized venture companies are the key drivers of future value in the national economy, and securing AI-based competitiveness is not a choice but a necessity. The Technology Credit Guarantee Fund will strengthen cooperation with the government and related organizations to enhance a field-oriented support system and systematically support the spread of AX culture and the qualitative growth of the venture ecosystem."
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