AWS to invest additional 7 trillion won in AI in South Korea by 2031

by Lee Jee-won Posted : March 31, 2026, 10:08Updated : March 31, 2026, 10:08
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SEOUL, March 31 (AJP) - Amazon Web Services (AWS) will make a massive investment in South Korea over the next seven years to expand its infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI)-related facilities and cloud services.

According to industry data disclosed by the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) on Tuesday, AWS plans to invest an additional 7 trillion (or US$4.6 billion) won by 2031.

Combined with the 5.6 trillion won already invested, the total through 2031 would reach approximately 12.6 trillion won, making it the largest investment ever made by a global cloud computing company in the South Korean market.

Citing the effectiveness and enhanced protection of its cybersecurity service launched in November last year, the company also outlined plans to fully deploy generative AI in security investigations to help companies and users adopt AI more safely.

AWS emphasized that it is also strengthening its "zero-trust" approach to meet South Korean companies' security requirements, including making multifactor authentication mandatory for all users.