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South Korea Allocates 500 trillion-Won AI, Semiconductor Fund

7/14/2026

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South Korea will launch a Response Fund of 500 trillion won from 2027 tax revenue to finance semiconductors, AI data centers and physical AI, presented by Deputy Prime Minister Bae Kyung-hoon on July 13 2026.
AI data center capacity aims for 8.4 GW by 2029 and 18.4 GW by 2035, with each 1 GW requiring over 300,000 pyeong (?140 soccer fields).
Physical AI aims at the $60 trillion market using a domestic “world model” for synthetic data.

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South Korea will launch a Response Fund of 500 trillion won from 2027 tax revenue to finance semiconductors, AI data centers and physical AI, presented by Deputy Prime Minister Bae Kyung-hoon on July 13 2026.
AI data center capacity aims for 8.4 GW by 2029 and 18.4 GW by 2035, with each 1 GW requiring over 300,000 pyeong (?140 soccer fields).
Physical AI aims at the $60 trillion market using a domestic “world model” for synthetic data.