[Hanjam TECH] Korean Companies Accelerate AI Investment... Execution, Not Adoption, Is the Key
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AI investment by domestic companies increased 120% from a year earlier, outpacing the global average of 110% and the Asia-Pacific average of 116%.
In the '2026 Enterprise AI Maturity Index' survey by ServiceNow and ThoughtLab, the AI maturity index for domestic companies stood at 52 points, above the global benchmark of 51 points.
The projected share of AI within corporate IT budgets was put at 14.6% in 2026 and 19.1% in 2027.
As AI investment among domestic companies continues to rise, their AI maturity has also been found to exceed the global average. According to the '2026 Enterprise AI Maturity Index' study jointly conducted by ServiceNow and ThoughtLab, the survey covered 4,500 executives across 19 countries and 12 industries. ServiceNow said AI investment by domestic companies increased 120% from a year earlier, outpacing the global average investment increase of 110% and the Asia-Pacific average increase of 116%.
ServiceNow said the AI maturity index for domestic companies stood at 52 points, above the global benchmark of 51 points. However, it was noted that expanding investment alone does not directly lead to work innovation or productivity gains, and that the depth of linkage to actual operations, rather than the scale of AI adoption, is emerging as a new competitive edge.
AI's share of corporate IT spending is expected to grow further in the future. The projected share of AI within corporate IT budgets was put at 14.6% in 2026.
The projected share of AI is then expected to rise to 19.1% in 2027. That would amount to AI spending of roughly KRW 5 in every KRW 1 of a company's IT budget in 2027.
Source: TECHWORLD · Jang Young-seok
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=406802
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