韩国政府为「AI for Everyone」全民AI服务在2027年预算中列支2500亿韩元，其中1700亿用于GPU算力（约2000颗Nvidia B200），SK电讯/Kakao/KT三大联盟各获100亿韩元运营支持

The South Korean government has earmarked 250 billion won for its "AI for Everyone" project, an artificial intelligence (AI) service targeting the entire population, for next year. It plans to provide 10 billion won each in service operating support to three consortiums led by SK Telecom (SKT), Kakao and KT, while allocating 170 billion won worth of graphics processing unit (GPU) resources based on user numbers and service activity.
The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) held a meeting on Sept. 4 at the Korea Press Center in Seoul with the SKT, Kakao and KT consortiums selected for the AI for Everyone project to discuss service development plans and cooperation for a launch within this year. Each consortium presented its development plan along with a prototype video of its service.
AI for Everyone is a project designed to give the public easy access to general-purpose AI chatbots, public-sector AI agents and other services based on Korean-developed AI models. MSIT newly allocated 250 billion won for "Universal Access Support for AI Services for All Citizens" in the government's 2027 budget proposal announced on Sept. 1. The budget will be finalized after review by the National Assembly.
Of the 250 billion won, 170 billion won will be used to secure GPUs needed to operate AI services. The amount would be enough to lease about 2,000 Nvidia B200 GPUs. Rather than dividing the GPUs equally among the three consortiums, the government plans to vary the level of support based on factors including the number of users and service activity after launch.
Another 30 billion won will be used to support consortium operations. The SKT, Kakao and KT consortiums will each receive 10 billion won for system operations, service stability and collaboration among participating companies. The remaining 50 billion won will be used to expand the AI agent ecosystem, including public-sector AI agents and personalized search, and to connect services developed by external companies to the three platforms.
This year, instead of providing a cash budget, the government will provide 512 Nvidia B200 GPUs it already owns. The government allocated 512 B200 GPUs in July to support the AI for Everyone project and selected the SKT, Kakao and KT consortiums as the final operators last month.
The Kakao consortium will use familiar services such as KakaoTalk and telephone calls as access points for AI. Based on Korean-developed AI models including Kakao's "Kanana" and LG's "EXAONE," it will offer general-purpose chatbots and public-sector and specialized AI agents. The consortium plans to build a platform that handles everything from information searches to applications, reservations and payments within a single conversation, while gradually expanding personalized AI agents and an open agent marketplace.
The KT consortium is developing "IEUM," which will connect a general-purpose AI agent based on real-time search with specialized services in more than 10 areas, including the public sector, education, finance and shopping. It will also use "Token Factory," an AI operations platform that automatically connects users to models suited to their intended purpose.
The SKT consortium will provide "action-oriented AI" that goes beyond answering users' questions to directly handle tasks ranging from authentication to applications and payments. It also plans to introduce phone- and text-based AI agents, allowing people who have difficulty using smartphone applications or the web to access the services.
The government initially proposed a schedule calling for a beta service in September followed by an official launch in December. On Sept. 4, it also said it plans to conduct an initial beta service for a limited group of users before officially launching the service in December.