Daewon CTS to Cooperate With Kazakhstan's AI and Digital Development Ministry on AI Modular Data Centers
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Daewon CTS's Enterprise division has signed an MOU with the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MAIDD).
The MOU covers broad cooperation across AI modular data centers and the wider AI infrastructure sector.
The two sides will form a joint working group to flesh out feasibility, financing and business models, and individual projects will be pursued through separate contracts.
Daewon CTS's Enterprise division has signed an MOU with the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MAIDD). The MOU calls for broad-based cooperation across AI modular data centers and the wider AI infrastructure sector.
Daewon CTS said the partnership is meaningful because it connects Korea's sovereign AI capabilities with Kazakhstan's growth potential in AI infrastructure. Kazakhstan has designated 2026 as the 'Year of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence' and is pushing ahead with 'Digital Qazaqstan,' its national strategy for digital transformation and AI development.
In Kazakhstan, a 'Data Center Valley' with a capacity of up to 1 GW is being developed in the Ekibastuz region. The Kazakh government is offering competitive electricity costs and a preferential power tariff model for investors, and is pushing ahead with efforts to attract investment in AI and cloud infrastructure on that basis.
Daewon CTS said it plans to supply its in-house containerized AI modular data center, 'AI Edge Cube (Edge Cube),' as a means of providing AI infrastructure tailored to local demand.
A modular data center can be deployed quickly starting from the capacity needed and can be scaled up in stages as demand grows. It can also adjust GPU servers, storage, networks, power equipment and cooling systems depending on local site and power conditions.
The two sides plan to cooperate with Kazakh government agencies, research institutes, universities, technology parks, telecommunications operators and utility companies. To that end, they plan to pursue feasibility studies, site assessments, proof-of-concept projects and pilot programs.
They will also explore opportunities for cooperation with local partners. Areas of collaboration include the assembly, integration, testing, maintenance and supply chain of modular data centers.
Choi Gui-nam, head of Daewon CTS's Enterprise division, said the company has consolidated its experience building GPU clusters and Ethernet-based AI networks in Korea into AI Edge Cube. He said the company aims to help secure AI infrastructure quickly to meet Kazakhstan's domestic data and industrial demand, and also stated that, starting with AI modular data centers, it plans to create a bridge for the operational capabilities of data center developers and operators and cloud service providers, as well as the services and solutions of major domestic AI companies, to enter the market together.
The two sides will form a joint working group to move the cooperation into the implementation stage, and the group will flesh out feasibility, financing and business models. Individual projects will then be pursued through separate contracts based on the applicable laws and procurement rules.
Source: TECHWORLD · Lee Gwang-jae
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407663
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