South Korea Don Triple Money Weh Dem Go Spend On AI For 2026 Budget

South Korea don raise dia AI budget reach 10.1 trillion won (about $7 billion) as part of plan to push di country enter top three AI powers for di world, join US and China. Prime Minister Lee talk say di new budget go bring “major transformation” wey go usher in di real “AI era” for South Korea. Dis money wey dem wan spend na more than three times wetin dem spend for AI dis year. Di 2026 budget plan wey total 728 trillion won na 8.1% increase from last year, and e go still need parliament approval, but e sure say e go pass as Lee party hold majority.

Di plan go see 2.6 trillion won enter AI use for industry, daily life, and government work, while 7.5 trillion won go go for talent training and infrastructure. South Korea get big names for di tech world like Samsung Electronics and SK hynix wey dey produce AI chips and power data centres. Both companies don already sign deals with OpenAI for di Stargate AI project. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang also talk say e go send 260,000 advanced chips go Korea, describe di move as “ambitious” but add say Korea fit achieve am because dem get di tech, software skill, and manufacturing strength.