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In order to assist small, medium and micro enterprises to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) in a low-threshold and verifiable manner, the China Enterprise Agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Technology Department have jointly established a Small and Medium Enterprises AI Implementation Class, in which the shoemaking and bag industries are provided by the Shoe Technology Center. The China Enterprise Agency stated today (29th) that three special classes for shoemaking and bags have been held, with 33 companies participating, cultivating 38 AI practical talents, and held a results sharing and AI trend application lecture this afternoon at the Taichung Shoe Technology Center to present the actual results of AI application in product design, 3D digital development and marketing proposals.
The China Enterprise Agency pointed out that shoe and bag products require multiple communications, modifications and confirmations from design conception, style confirmation to physical proofing, which not only affects the development schedule, but also consumes manpower and proofing costs. In response to industry needs, the shoemaking and bag classes focus on applications such as product design, copywriting and image generation, bag cover illustrations, and smart typesetting. They assist students in integrating AI and 3D digital tools into existing workflows, and conduct style simulation and proposal confirmation before physical sampling to reduce repeated revisions in the early stage and shorten product development time.
Todays exchange meeting focuses on AI product design and 3D vision application and 3D digital bag design. Participating companies are invited to share their implementation results such as AI creative ideas, 3D bag style simulations, and shoe cultural and creative packaging proposals. Kayi Development Co., Ltd. uses AI tools to shorten product development time by 50%; Water Resistant Technology Co., Ltd. reduces product photography costs by 45% through AI-assisted product image production; Qibao Zhihui Co., Ltd. uses AI for 3D modeling and marketing proposals, shortening the overall work time by about 40%; Shishang Integrated Design Co., Ltd. combines AI and 3D digital design to shorten product design and proofing time by 4 to 5 days, fully demonstrating the actual effectiveness of AI technology in helping companies improve design efficiency, reduce costs, and accelerate product development.
The Enterprise Administration of China emphasized that the key for small, medium and micro enterprises to introduce AI is to respond to actual operational and product development needs, starting from specific work pain points, and finding clear, operable and verifiable application scenarios. We will continue to hold classes with technical legal persons in the future, combining industrial knowledge and field practice to assist traditional manufacturing industries in applying AI in actual design and production processes.
The Enterprise Administration of China added that the AI implementation class has been promoted in cooperation with the Technology Department since May 2015, and has expanded and integrated the energy of 13 technical legal persons in 2015. The course covers 16 industrial fields including textiles, plastics, water hardware, fasteners, hand tools, machine tools, machinery, vehicle components, bicycles, food, ready-made clothing, printing, shoemaking, bags, stone materials and design services, and is promoted in three stages of training, implementation, and coaching. Training venues, equipment and materials are provided by the government, and companies do not need to bear additional costs. As of July, 100 classes have been launched and 1,662 students have been trained. In the second half of the year, another 86 classes are expected to be launched. For course information and registration methods, please refer to (https://learning.smeai.tw/).
Spokesperson: Dai, Deputy Director of the Small, Medium and New Enterprises Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs
Contact number: 02-2366-2202, 0939-894-868
Business Contact: Team Leader Zhang, Small, Medium and New Enterprises Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Contact number: 02-2366-2210, 0928-062-327
