What is South Korea planning for the Global AI Hub?

The government plans to launch the Global AI Hub with a dedicated support system and to select its location through fair and transparent procedures. Han Seong-sook said the preparation committee held its first meeting on Monday.

Why does South Korea want to build a Global AI Hub?

The hub is meant to bring together global AI capabilities to address challenges such as disease control and climate change. It is also meant to extend the benefits of AI beyond South Korea and into global cooperation.

PM vows to make seamless preparations to launch Global AI Hub

Q: Which organizations are expected to take part in the Global AI Hub?

The envisioned hub is designed to promote cross-border cooperation in the AI sector with nine global organizations and five multilateral development banks. It is intended to serve as a platform for AI-based solutions to pending issues.

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Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Monday the government will make seamless preparations to launch the Global AI Hub in South Korea. She said the plan includes choosing the best location through fair and transparent procedures. The hub was unveiled in May to bring together global AI capabilities to address disease control and climate change. Han said it is meant to support an AI-based society and share AI benefits globally.

Key Facts

The Global AI Hub is expected to work with nine global organizations and five multilateral development banks.
The hub is intended to provide AI-based solutions to pending issues under the vision of AI for All, AI to Solve Global Challenges.
Han said the government will swiftly establish a dedicated support system for the project.
Han said the government is pursuing an AI-based society where everyone can fairly enjoy the benefits of AI.

By Yonhap

Published Sep 21, 2026 11:33 am KST

Prime Minister Han Seong-sook speaks during a meeting on Korea's Global AI Hub initiative at Government Complex Seoul, Monday. Yonhap

Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Monday the government will make seamless preparations to realize the country's "Global AI Hub" initiative, including selecting the best location for the envisioned hub through fair and transparent procedures.

In May, Korea unveiled its vision to launch the Global AI Hub in the country in an effort to bring together the artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities of global organizations to address challenges, such as disease control and climate change.

The envisioned hub seeks to promote cross-border cooperation in the AI sector with nine global organizations and five multilateral development banks and is expected to serve as a platform to provide AI-based solutions to pending issues under the vision of "AI for All, AI to Solve Global Challenges."

"The time has come for us to take action beyond declaration," Han said during the first meeting of the preparation committee. "The government will make seamless preparations to launch the Global AI Hub by swiftly establishing a dedicated support system and selecting the optimal location through fair and transparent procedures."

Han said the government is pushing as a priority for the realization of an "AI-based society" where everyone can fairly enjoy the benefits of AI and is trying to extend the vision to the global stage so that the benefits of AI advancement can be shared equitably across all of humanity.

"The Global AI Hub is expected to serve as the core of our policy to realize this vision and act as a pivotal, comprehensive platform," she said.

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