On June 20 (Friday), the Ministry of Science and ICT (Minister Yoo Sang-im, hereinafter “MSIT”) attended the “AI Global Cooperation Roundtable” and the launch ceremony for the Ulsan AI Data Center, held at the Ulsan Exhibition & Convention Center.

The roundtable was organized to coincide with the launch of the large-scale (100MW-class) Ulsan AI Data Center, a project led by SK Group, which recently secured a $4 billion investment from Amazon Web Services (AWS). The project, valued at approximately KRW 7 trillion, is scheduled to break ground in September 2025, begin partial operations with 41MW in November 2027, and reach full capacity of 103MW by February 2029.

Participants at the roundtable included leading domestic AI and platform companies involved in global collaboration and overseas expansion efforts, such as Kakao, Naver Cloud, LG AI Research, Samsung SDS, as well as startups like FuriosaAI and Lunit. Ministers from relevant ministries and members of the National Assembly also joined to engage in robust discussions on strategies for enhancing Korea’s global AI competitiveness and market entry.


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