Overview
- Officials confirmed a shift from planning to execution next year, with targets to secure 52,000 high-performance GPUs by 2028 and 260,000 by 2030 through joint investment.
- The National AI Strategy Committee completed a draft Action Plan and opened public feedback through Jan. 4, with final confirmation slated at its next plenary meeting.
- The Public Growth Fund’s 2026 outlay includes 6 trillion won for AI alongside allocations for semiconductors, mobility, bio and batteries, using a mix of equity, infrastructure financing and low-interest loans.
- The road map prioritizes large- and mid-scale AI data centers using advanced GPUs and domestic AI chips, with siting guidelines that favor regions with sufficient power and a proposed defense AI data center.
- Security and infrastructure upgrades feature continuous inspections by white-hat hackers, migration of public systems to private clouds, planned legal changes to enable data use for training, 6G investment starting in 2026, and 40 billion won secured for a national science AI research center.