NVIDIA to establish AI research and development center in Viet Nam
VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday witnessed the signing of an agreement between the Vietnamese Government and NVIDIA on the establishment of an artificial intelligence (AI) research and development center and an AI data center in Viet Nam.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (second to right), Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chinh Dung (R) and President and CEO of NVIDIA Jensen Huang at the signing ceremony, Ha Noi, December 5, 2024 - Photo: VGP
Attendants to the ceremony included Deputy Prime Miniter, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung and Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son.
Addressing the event, Minister Nguyen Chi Dung said, the signing of the agreement with NVIDIA–the world's leading technology corporation in the field of AI and semiconductors–reflects Viet Nam's vision in catching up and advancing AI.
The Vietnamese Government has identified AI as one of the priority areas in its national development strategy, while also committing to facilitating leading technology corporations, such as NVIDIA, to invest and operate long-term operations in Viet Nam, emphasized the minister.
The establishment of NVIDIA's AI Research and Development Center and Viettel's AI Data Center that utilizes technologies provided by NVIDIA, will serve as a crucial foundation to promote the research and development of advanced AI technologies in Viet Nam, he noted.
NVIDIA's support for Viet Nam in AI will not only help Viet Nam achieve its development goals in high-tech sector, in general, and AI, in particular, but also contribute to positioning the Southeast Asia as a hub for innovation, said Nguyen.
President and CEO of NVIDIA Jensen Huang spoke highly of Viet Nam's resources, and committed to making Viet Nam "the second home" of NVIDIA. With a strategic vision and mutual respect and trust, NVIDIA stands ready to accompany Viet Nam on its journey to build a leading AI research and development center in the Asia-Pacific region, asserted Huang.
Prime Minister Pham called on NVIDIA to continue close coordination with the Viet Nam National Innovation Center, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, as well as leading technology enterprises and top technical universities in Viet Nam.
The Vietnamese Government is committed to creating the most favorable conditions for effective cooperation between relevant sides, bringing practical benefits to both sides in the spirit of "harmonized benefits and shared risks", said the Government chief./.
