National AI Computing Center, a Key Infrastructure for Korea’s AI Highway, Breaks Ground in Haenam

- The groundbreaking ceremony was held on August 3rd at the Solaseado Data Center Park in Haenam. - The center aims to build the National AI Computing Center equipped with 15,000 AI chips by 2028. 【Relevant National Task】20. Establishing an “AI Highway” to Become a Top Three Global AI Powerhouses (AI G3)The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister: Bae Kyung-hoon) held a groundbreaking ceremony for the National AI Computing Center on August 3rd at the Solaseado Data Center Park site in Haenam-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City and announced the launch of full-scale construction.The National AI Computing Center, a key infrastructure for the AI Highway, plans to secure advanced AI computing resources to create an environment for AI research, development, and services, promote the wider adoption of domestically produced AI chips, and support the growth of Korea’s AI ecosystem.A call for proposals to select an operator for the project ran from September 8 to October 21 last year, and the Samsung SDS-led consortium, which proposed Haenam Solaseado as the site for the center, was the sole bidder. Following technology and polic...