Kim Yong-beom, Chief of Staff for Policy at the Presidential Office, has signaled that a large-scale domestic investment plan by corporations will be announced at the national report meeting presided over by President Lee Jae-myung on the 29th.
Appearing on 'Kim Ou-joon's Humility is Hard News Factory' today (June 26), Kim stated regarding the event on the 29th, "It is an occasion to explain a program created through the joint efforts of the government and corporations," adding, "The numbers that will be presented will be very unfamiliar."
Kim explained, "The plans cover three major areas: semiconductors, the construction of massive gigawatt-scale Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centers (DC), and physical AI and robotics," and added, "Because the scale is so vast, it seems likely that intense debate will ensue, starting with questions about whether this is even real."
He further added, "Some might ask if the government is squeezing these companies to make this happen, but the (investment entities) are world-leading companies. These are not companies that can be squeezed," noting that "the report meetings will be held in a relay format across different regions."
President Lee is scheduled to preside over the 'National Report Meeting on the Three Major Mega-Projects for South Korea's Great Leap Forward' at the Presidential Office on the 29th.
It is reported that investment plans for the Honam and Chungcheong regions by companies including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, as well as the creation of a Honam semiconductor cluster, are expected to be unveiled at the event.
President Lee invited Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong to the Presidential Office yesterday for a meeting that lasted about an hour, and it is believed that discussions regarding regional investments took place during this meeting as well.
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