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Analysis South Korea’s AI ambitions run up against infrastructure and governance failingsScience ministry audit reveals weak data systems and coordination problems that threaten Seoul’s AI leadership goals South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT’s (MSIT) audit report released on Monday exposes a disconnect between the country’s ambition to become a top-three global artificial intelligence (AI) power by 2030 and its digital infrastructure and governance capacity. The report, presented during parliamentary audits, highlights the scale of Seoul’s industrial research and development (R&D) pivot and its target to deploy 200,000 graphic processing units (GPUs) nationwide. However, it also coincides with revelations of systemic fragility across data centers, coordination failures between ministries and safety lapses at key government facilities. The audit was intended to demonstrate the state’s preparedness for the © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |





