Industry data released on Tuesday shows that Amazon Web Services (AWS) Korea plans to invest a total of 7 trillion won (approximately $46 billion) in South Korea by 2031 to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure. According to information protection documents published by AWS Korea on the online portal of the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), this planned investment is in addition to the 5.6 trillion won the company has already invested in the country. The company stated that these combined investments totaling 12.6 trillion won represent the largest investment made by a global cloud service provider in South Korea to date. AWS Korea indicated it plans to fully deploy generative AI for security investigations through its cybersecurity services and expand this capability to the public and financial sectors in South Korea. AWS Korea General Manager Ham Kee-ho said, "Information security is AWS's top priority, and earning customer trust is the cornerstone of our business. We will continue to increase investments to ensure Korean enterprises have a secure and reliable foundation at every stage of AI application."