On the 23rd, Choi held a press conference at his campaign office and announced six major strategies and 15 detailed initiatives, saying, \"We will make Sejong an AI-based future strategic city beyond just the administrative capital.\"
At the core of the proposal is a push to convert administration, city operations and industry to AI-driven systems to boost productivity and establish the foundation for shorter working hours.
First, the plan calls for building an intelligent administrative system that shifts citizen services and policy work to AI. The proposal would use generative AI and data analytics to automate legal review, public-petition processing and policy design, with the stated goal of dramatically reducing administrative processing times.
City operations would also be restructured around AI. The plan envisions a city operations platform that integrates traffic, environmental and safety data and uses real-time analytics to automatically respond to traffic flows and emergency situations.
On the local economy, Choi proposed a data-driven economic system that analyzes consumer and commercial-district data to improve small-business revenue forecasting and refine policy support. The proposal would combine local currency data, such as Yeominjeon, with population-movement data to design tailored policies.
As an industrial strategy, he highlighted creating a cluster centered on govtech (AI for public administration), robotics, autonomous driving and quantum computing. The campaign aims to position Sejong as an \"AI administration export city\" to create a platform for entering global markets.
Notably, Choi set a long-term goal of adopting a four-day workweek—reducing the standard workweek from 40 to 32 hours—contingent on productivity gains driven by AI. He also plans to expand staged AI training for civil servants and residents to raise digital capacity.
To support these changes, the proposal includes enacting AI-related ordinances, establishing a dedicated organizational unit and building an AI innovation center.
Choi said, \"We will build a system in which AI handles routine tasks so people can focus on higher-value work,\" and added, \"I will make Sejong South Korea's first AI innovation city.\"
