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Daegu innovation awards

Overview

In early July 2026 the Daegu Regional University Alliance held a startup competition showcasing university projects in healthcare, fire‑fighting and electric vehicles. Days later the city launched the Daegu‑Gyeongbuk SME Contest, honoring 46 small‑and medium‑size firms and announcing a mayoral plan to streamline regulations and set up a rapid‑response council.

On 6 July the Daegu University Special Education and Rehabilitation Science Institute won the Excellent Award in the social‑science category of the 2026 Humanities & Social Sciences People‑Centric Research Achievement Contest for its AIoT‑based 24‑hour care system that integrates the B‑Mon behavior‑recognition camera with the DACARE IoT platform. The system, trained on tens of thousands of videos, lowered challenging behaviors and improved communication, earning citation among the Ministry of Education’s “Top 50 Achievements,” inclusion in a K‑MOOC, provincial adoption, patents and inter‑agency agreements. Institute director Professor Park Kyung‑ok was thereafter appointed president of the Korean Special Education Society.

Daegu Health University received the highest S grade in two national assessments, recognizing excellence in education innovation and digital transformation.

On 29 July, students from Youngnam Institute of Technology earned the Korean Scholarship Foundation President’s Award at the Daegu City public‑data and AI startup competition for “Welfare Assistant‑Smart,” an AI co‑pilot platform that links social workers with digitally vulnerable groups and streamlines welfare administration. The same day Daegu University celebrated the graduation of its AI Bootcamp summer program, where participants completed cloud‑computing training, obtained Naver Cloud Platform certification and top graduates were offered field‑practice placements; the bootcamp is backed by the Ministry of Education, the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology and Gyeongsangbuk‑do.

Entities

Daegu Digital Innovation Promotion Agency · Daegu City · Naver Cloud Platform · Korea Scholarship Foundation · Youngnam Institute of Technology

Timeline

  1. 27 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Daegu Universities Highlight AI Innovation with Competition Win and Bootcamp Graduation

    Youngnam Institute of Technology won a Korean Scholarship Foundation award for an AI welfare assistant project at Daegu’s 2026 public‑data startup contest, while Daegu University graduated its AI bootcamp, with

  2. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Daegu Health University Earns Top S Grade in National Innovation and Local RISE Evaluations

    Daegu Health University secured top S grades in national innovation reviews and the city’s RISE evaluation, underscoring its education and regional development successes.

  3. about 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Daegu-Gyeongbuk SME Awards Celebrate 46 Winners Amid Economic Challenges

    Daegu‑Gyeongbuk held its 2026 SME awards, honoring 46 business leaders and pledging regulatory reforms to boost the region’s 350 000 small firms that employ 92 % of local workers.

  4. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Daegu University Institute wins award for AIoT system aiding developmental disabilities

    Daegu University’s special‑education institute won a national award for its AIoT system that monitors and supports people with developmental disabilities, leading to policy use and patent filings.

  5. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Daegu Universities' Startup Competition Awards Highlight Student Innovation

    Daegu university teams won top awards at a regional startup competition, highlighting innovations in healthcare, fire safety, EV safety and collaborative work tools.

Sources

biz.heraldcorp.com · d-cuba.com · m.imaeil.com · news.heraldcorp.com