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National AI Data Center in Gwangju

Sector: Manufacturing (Industrial) • Location: Gwangju, South Korea

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Underutilized

The National AI Data Center in Gwangju is part of the city's AI Convergence Industrial Complex, built to support smaller companies and universities by providing access to high-performance GPUs. The center was funded with 89.9 billion won by the government and managed by NHN Cloud for GPU procurement and operations. It secured over 2,000 AI chips including 880 Nvidia H100 units from 2020 to 2024. H

Status
Failure
Sector
Manufacturing (Industrial), Data Center, Education, Government
Location
Gwangju, South Korea
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
조선일보

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The project “National AI Data Center in Gwangju” is an infrastructure initiative in the Manufacturing (Industrial) sector, located in Gwangju, Gwangju, South Korea. Taiyo aggregates data on it from 조선일보.

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2026-07-22

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The National AI Data Center in Gwangju is part of the city's AI Convergence Industrial Complex, built to support smaller companies and universities by providing access to high-performance GPUs. The center was funded with 89.9 billion won by the government and managed by NHN Cloud for GPU procurement and operations. It secured over 2,000 AI chips including 880 Nvidia H100 units from 2020 to 2024. However, due to a budget shortfall in 2025, the center is operating at only 50% capacity, affecting research projects and AI competitiveness.

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South Korea

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Gwangju

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Gwangju

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Manufacturing (Industrial), Data Center, Education, Government

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2025-05-28

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