President Lee: "Leap Toward a Super-Gap Powerhouse Through the Triangular Axis of Semiconductors, AI, and Data Centers"

President Lee Jae-myung stated, "We must make this year the start of the dream of an irreplaceable Republic of Korea, and the core task for this is a great leap forward into a super-gap industrial powerhouse," adding, "Semiconductors, physical AI, and AI data centers are the triangular axis for this great leap."

President Lee made these remarks while presiding over the National Report on the Three Mega-Projects for Korea's Great Leap Forward at the Blue House today (the 29th), saying, "The Republic of Korea is now standing at a turning point for a new great leap."

Regarding the promotion of the semiconductor industry, one of the three major projects, he emphasized, "We must quickly complete the production bases currently underway to meet the explosively increasing demand for semiconductors," and added, "We must secure overwhelming supply capabilities in advance through large-scale new investments in the southwestern region."

He continued, "Existing facilities centered around Yongin and Pyeongtaek are already reaching their limits," and ordered, "We must significantly accelerate the pace (of the southwestern facilities)."

He also explained, "It is time to build a virtuous cycle where data collected in the field via physical AI is gathered back into data centers to lead industrial innovation," and noted, "To this end, building data centers across the country is an important task."

He emphasized, "Only when this triangular axis operates organically like gears will the Republic of Korea leap into a global super-gap industrial powerhouse that leads the AI revolution."

In particular, President Lee highlighted that the investment in the southwestern region was made because the interests of the government and companies aligned, stating, "This announcement has special significance in that the demand for balanced development and new AI and semiconductor hubs coincide."

President Lee stressed, "We must gather the government's capabilities so that companies can invest without incurring losses, rather than forcing national needs upon them at the cost of corporate losses and risks, as some have worried."

President Lee said, "Among the things I have accomplished so far, today's achievement is the greatest national and historical accomplishment," and added, "I cannot help but express my gratitude to the two chairmen," referring to Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, who attended the event.

Furthermore, he promised, "We must concentrate the capabilities of the government and the private sector to build a Korean-style AI ecosystem. The results of these three mega-projects will be responsible for the next 20 to 30 years of the Republic of Korea," and added, "I will place a direct officer in charge of this project within the Blue House, and I will personally oversee the three mega-projects to ensure their swift execution."

(Photo: Blue House Press Corps, Yonhap News)
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