Manager / Principal Researcher
Gyeonggi Smart Manufacturing Innovation Center, Gyeonggi Technopark (Republic of Korea)
Dr. Kichan Kang leads the Gyeonggi Smart Manufacturing Innovation Center at Gyeonggi Technopark. With over a decade of experience in regional innovation policy, he has directed large-scale programs supporting manufacturing SMEs in AI adoption and digital transformation. His expertise includes policy design, feasibility analysis, and implementation of public-private collaboration models (Cowork). Through direct engagement with 500+ manufacturing firms over three years, he has developed practical frameworks for scaling AI adoption across regional ecosystems, bridging government strategy with on-the-ground execution.