Lee to Hold Third Public-Private 'Mega-Project' Meeting on the 29th, with Samsung and SK Executives Also Attending

[Financial News] President Lee Jae Myung will directly review the progress of the three mega-projects—semiconductors, physical AI, and AI data centers—at Cheong Wa Dae on the 29th. This time, the meeting will focus on measures to create living conditions suitable for people to actually settle in, including housing, education, culture and healthcare, rather than concentrating solely on industrial infrastructure. It will be the first publicly held review meeting since the National Strategic Investment Adviser’s Office, a dedicated organization for the mega-projects at Cheong Wa Dae, was launched.
According to Cheong Wa Dae on the 28th, President Lee Jae Myung will chair the third public-private joint review meeting on the mega-projects at Cheong Wa Dae at 3 p.m. on the 29th.
The meeting will focus on measures to improve living conditions and on reviewing the progress of individual mega-projects, including semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centers. While previous meetings focused on laying the industrial foundation and accelerating the implementation of investments, this meeting will expand the scope of discussion to creating regions where people can actually live and stay.
At the first meeting, held on July 6, participants discussed measures to supply key infrastructure, including sites, electricity and water, centered on a new semiconductor cluster in the Honam region and the Yongin semiconductor cluster. The second meeting, held on August 10, reviewed regulatory innovation measures such as the enactment of the Mega Special Zone Special Act, ways to promote coexistence with small and medium-sized companies in materials, parts and equipment, and the implementation of large-scale investment plans in the Chungcheong, Yeongnam and Honam regions.
At the third meeting, the Office for Government Policy Coordination and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Ministry of Health and Welfare will present measures to improve living conditions in areas linked to the mega-projects. The Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, and Ministry of National Defense will then report on the progress and future plans for creating a semiconductor belt in the southern regions.
Measures to expand physical AI and AI infrastructure will also be discussed. The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Science and ICT will jointly announce plans to expand physical AI and AI robots in ways that the public can experience in everyday life. The Ministry of Science and ICT is also expected to explain the construction progress and future plans for AI data centers. Participants will then discuss ways to improve living conditions and implementation tasks across the mega-projects.
Attendees will include the chief of staff to the president, the director of the National Security Office, the national strategic investment adviser, the senior secretary for economic growth and other Cheong Wa Dae aides, as well as the deputy prime ministers for economic affairs and science and technology and ministers from relevant ministries. Samsung Electronics and SK will also send executives at the president level to share the progress of private-sector investments and difficulties encountered in the field.
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