Hàn Quốc ra mắt quỹ cơ sở hạ tầng AI 1 nghìn tỷ won dành cho trung tâm dữ liệu và năng lượng

The Hwaseong Finance News reported that on August 5, the Korea Post and the Korea Development Bank signed a business cooperation agreement today at the Korea Development Bank headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, jointly establishing a "AI Infrastructure Fund" with a scale of 1 trillion Korean won, specifically investing in national future strategic industries such as next-generation AI data centers and energy infrastructure. Both parties plan to jointly identify and invest in high-quality AI infrastructure projects to further expand financial cooperation. Park In-hwan, Head of the Korea Post, stated: "The ability to securely ensure AI infrastructure such as data centers and power networks is becoming a defining factor of national competitiveness in this era. As an institution managing the nation's valuable assets, we will continuously expand infrastructure investment in the nation's future growth drivers based on stability and profitability." This marks the two institutions' first joint investment in approximately 20 years; they previously co-established an infrastructure fund in 2006 to invest in national infrastructure projects such as Ulsan Science and Technology Institute, Incheon Airport Railway, Shinbundang Line, and power plants. This collaboration also aligns with the Korean government's policy to activate productive finance, leveraging public funds to mobilize private capital in core infrastructure areas of the AI era. Previously, the Korean government has consistently increased its focus on AI and digital infrastructure through initiatives such as the "Won Internationalization Roadmap" and the "Sovereign AI" project; the joint investment by the Korea Post and the Korea Development Bank signifies further public funding allocation toward this sector.