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SK Chairman Choi Tae-won checks Ulsan sites three months after AX overhaul declaration

SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won (최태원) is inspecting the group\'s AI transition progress by visiting SK AI Data Center Ulsan and SK Innovation\'s UlsanCLX on Sept. 10, SK Group said. The visit comes three months after Choi declared an \"AX-centered management overhaul\" at the New Icheon Forum in June. Executives from key affiliates are accompanying him as he reviews implementation of the group\'s \"AI full-stack provider\" strategy from infrastructure to manufacturing AX.

Industry

Semiconductor export boom swells Korea budget, setting up September parliamentary clash

South Korea’s government budget for 2027 is set to rise sharply as a semiconductor export boom lifts tax revenue, raising the stakes for a September parliamentary session over how to allocate funds. The plan boosts spending to 820.9 trillion won and lifts revenue to 880.8 trillion won, led by a jump in national tax receipts. Funding for semiconductor and AI initiatives rises, including a new semiconductor special account, while debates centre on tax credits, infrastructure support and an exception to the 52-hour workweek cap.

AI & Enterprise

AI Strategy Committee shifts to project-based work, steps up AIDC, defence AX, AI security and standardisation

South Korea\'s National AI Strategy Committee set a goal for its second year of positioning the country as an irreplaceable core player in the global AI supply chain and a trusted partner. It plans to pursue tasks including national strategic industrialisation of AI data centres, industry and defence AX, and AI security and standardisation, while shifting its operations from subcommittee-led work to project-based execution. It also aims to focus on implementation and performance management as the cross-government AI budget rises.