Deputy Prime Minister Baek Kyung-hoon said his first year in office focused on building a foundation for an AI transition and that it is now time to deliver and prove tangible results. He highlighted progress on a homegrown AI foundation model project and a broader consensus on the need to secure GPUs. The government is pursuing a two-track strategy for domestic and frontier models, preparing a nationwide AI service and advancing plans for data, 6G, R&D and power supply for AI data centres.

ITCen CTS said on Monday it has completed the introduction and system build-out of a large GPU cluster platform for the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute’s project to build a supercomputer for development of a virtual reactor platform for SMRs. The project is part of the government’s Global TOP strategic research group programme and involves KAERI, KISTI and ETRI. It will be carried out in stages through 2029.