The South Korean government will invest 7.54 trillion won to commercialise 229 artificial intelligence products and services aimed at labour shortages in farming, caregiving and industrial safety. The AX Sprint programme, overseen by the Office of Planning and Budget with 11 ministries involved, received 1,604 submissions across 246 projects. Most selected projects formed consortia with demand-side companies. Small firms made up 82.1 percent of selected companies.

The European Union has scaled back its artificial intelligence data centre procurement plan, revising a key infrastructure push soon after unveiling a “technology sovereignty package.” The tender structure and hardware requirements were adjusted and financing shifted toward the private sector. With Europe holding about 5 percent of global AI computing capacity versus about 80 percent for the United States, concerns persist over whether the EU can catch up quickly. Reliance on U.S. cloud providers and U.S. access limits on Anthropic models have intensified sovereignty debates.