주요국 AI 창업기업 정책 분석을 통한 국내 시사점 연구

A Study on the Implications of Korea Through the Policy Analysis of AI Start-up Companies in Major Countries

  • 김동진 (넥스텔리전스(주)) ;
  • 이성엽 (고려대학교 기술경영전문대학원 )
  • 투고 : 2023.11.20
  • 심사 : 2024.04.24
  • 발행 : 2024.04.30

초록

인공지능(AI) 기술이 미래 국가 경쟁력을 좌우할 핵심 기술로 인식되면서 주요국의 AI 기술 및 산업 육성 정책 경쟁이 치열해지고 있다. 본 연구는 AI 산업 생태계의 근간인 AI 기업 창업에 대한 주요국의 정책을 분석하여 국내 정책 입안에 시사점을 제시하고자 한다. 조사 분석 대상국은 미국 스탠퍼드대학 HAI연구소에서 발표한 『2023 AI Index』의 신규 투자유치 기업 수 최상위 4개 국가와 EU로 선정하였고, 이들 국가와 국내 정책과 비교하여 전략적 함의를 제시하고자 한다. 미국은 2021년 '국가 AI 이니셔티브법(NAIIA)'을 제정했다. 동 법을 통해 AI 연구개발 분야에서 미국의 지속적인 리더십 보장, 공공 및 민간부문에서 신뢰할 수 있는 AI 시스템 개발, 사회 전반에 걸친 AI 시스템 생태계 구축 및 모든 연방기관에서 진행하는 AI 정책에 대한 DB 관리 및 접근성 강화를 추진하고 있다. 중국은 2021년 개최된 제14차 5개년(2021~2025년) 규획 및 2035년 장기 목표에서 7대 전략적 첨단기술 중 첫 번째로 AI를 명시하고 있으며, 2030년까지 글로벌 AI 1위 강국 도약을 목표로 다양한 정책을 전개하고 있다. 영국은 2021년 자금 지원 프로그램'Future Fund Breakthrough'을 통해 획기적인 연구개발 기업에 투자하고 있으며, 2022년 국가 AI 전략의 실행계획 등 AI 선도국 도약을 위한 국가 전략 마련으로 관련 투자를 확대하고 있다. 이스라엘은 혁신청을 중심으로 스타트업 기업에 대한 기술 투자를 지원하고 있는데, 혁신청은 향후 2년~15년 내 성과를 낼 투자와 신기술에 대한 규제 개혁을 주도하고 있다. EU는 중소기업의 AI 활용 지원을 위해 디지털 혁신 허브 네트워크를 강화하고 InvestEU(유럽전략투자기금)와 AI 투자기금을 조성하고 있다. 국내 도입을 검토할 주요국 정책은 국내 ICT 창업기업들로부터 정책 지원 수요가 높은 것으로 나타난 R&D 지원, 사업화 및 판로·마케팅·해외진출 지원 정책자금 지원 측면을 중심으로 도출하였다. 먼저 R&D 지원과 관련하여 미국의 '국가 AI R&D 전략 계획 2023'과 EU의 'AI 혁신 패키지' 검토를 제안한다. 특히 이들 정책은 국가가 관리하는 고성능슈퍼컴퓨터를 R&D에 활용할 수 있도록 하고 있어 AI 창업기업들이 R&D에 들이는 시간과 비용을 절감하는데 크게 도움을 준다. 다음으로 사업화 및 판로·마케팅·해외진출 지원에서는 미국 중소기업청(SBA)의 'SBIR과 STTR 지침' 중 '연방 및 주 기술(Federal And State Technology, FAST) 파트너십 프로그램'과 국방부와 공조하는 '상용화 준비(Commercialization Readiness Pilot. CRP) 프로그램'에 대한 벤치마킹을 제안한다. 이들 프로그램은 정부가 창업기업의 제품과 서비스 상용화를 지원하고 시장 출시 초기에 공공 부문이 적극적으로 구매하는 것을 골자로 한다. 이는 AI 창업기업의 혁신 제품과 서비스가 초기 시장에 안착하는 것은 물론 국내외 시장으로 진출하는 데 중요한 레퍼런스를 제공한다. 세 번째로 정책자금 지원에서는 영국기업은행(BBB)의 공동 투자 프로그램을 제안한다. 영국기업은행은 고성장 혁신기업 투자에 있어 외국계 국부 펀드의 참여도 적극적으로 유도하고 있고, 혁신 창업기업의 자금 조달 라운드에 개인들도 참여할 수 있는 Future Fund: Breakthrough 프로그램을 운영함으로써 AI 창업기업의 자금 마련을 지원하고 있다. 본 연구의 한계로는 제한된 수의 국가 분석, 비교 대상 국가들의 정책환경을 동일 조건 하에서 분석하지 못한 점 등을 들 수 있다.

As artificial intelligence (AI) technology is recognized as a key technology that will determine future national competitiveness, competition for AI technology and industry promotion policies in major countries is intensifying. This study aims to present implications for domestic policy making by analyzing the policies of major countries on the start-up of AI companies, which are the basis of the AI industry ecosystem. The top four countries and the EU for the number of new investment attraction companies in the 2023 AI Index announced by the HAI Research Institute at Stanford University in the United States were selected, The United States enacted the National AI Initiative Act (NAIIA) in 2021. Through this law, The US Government is promoting continued leadership in the United States in AI R&D, developing reliable AI systems in the public and private sectors, building an AI system ecosystem across society, and strengthening DB management and access to AI policies conducted by all federal agencies. In the 14th Five-Year (2021-2025) Plan and 2035 Long-term Goals held in 2021, China has specified AI as the first of the seven strategic high-tech technologies, and is developing policies aimed at becoming the No. 1 AI global powerhouse by 2030. The UK is investing in innovative R&D companies through the 'Future Fund Breakthrough' in 2021, and is expanding related investments by preparing national strategies to leap forward as AI leaders, such as the implementation plan of the national AI strategy in 2022. Israel is supporting technology investment in start-up companies centered on the Innovation Agency, and the Innovation Agency is leading mid- to long-term investments of 2 to 15 years and regulatory reforms for new technologies. The EU is strengthening its digital innovation hub network and creating the InvestEU (European Strategic Investment Fund) and AI investment fund to support the use of AI by SMEs. This study aims to contribute to analyzing the policies of major foreign countries in making AI company start-up policies and providing a basis for Korea's strategy search. The limitations of the study are the limitations of the countries to be analyzed and the failure to attempt comparative analysis of the policy environments of the countries under the same conditions.

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