SEOUL, August 29 (AJP) - The industrial city of Ulsan is positioning itself as a national hub for artificial intelligence, breaking ground Friday on a large-scale AI data center in partnership with SK Telecom and Amazon Web Services.
The ceremony, held at the Mipo National Industrial Complex, was attended by Ulsan Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom, SK Telecom’s chief executive, Yoo Young-sang, officials from SK and AWS, lawmakers, and representatives from academia and local industries.
The project follows a June investment agreement between SK Telecom and AWS, the world’s largest cloud services provider, to build a 103-megawatt facility in the coastal city.
Unlike traditional data centers, the facility is designed to support large-scale AI training and analysis, industry-specific cloud applications, and high-speed data processing.
Officials described it as a step toward embedding AI into Ulsan’s major industries, which include shipbuilding, petrochemicals, and automotive manufacturing.
“Starting construction on one of the world’s biggest AI data centers isn’t just about infrastructure,” Mayor Kim said in remarks at the event. “It’s the first step toward bringing AI into Ulsan’s key industries and speeding up innovation.”
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