At a roundtable discussion on the semiconductor industry andAI development trends and opportunities for Vietnam, Dung suggested NVIDIAenhance research and development (R&D) activities, carry out semiconductorand AI projects in Vietnam, and build R&D centres and labs at the NationalInnovation Centre (NIC), and high-tech parks.
Dung expressed his hope that NVIDIA will facilitate conditions for Vietnameseengineers to engage in internships and work at the corporation, help Vietnamdevelop incubators for semiconductor firms, while supporting the country to getaccess to and implement projects under the US’s fund for semiconductorproduction and development activities.
Dung recommended NVIDIA expand cooperative and investment projectsin Vietnam and partner with Vietnamese companies to develop a supporting ecosystem for the Southeast Asian country’ssemiconductor and AI industries. It can also join hands with the NIC to carryout a project on semiconductor human resources development until 2030, andcooperate with Vietnam’s education establishments to implement human resources trainingprogrammes.
For his part, President and CEO of the US chip giant Jensen Huang spoke highlyof Vietnam’s potential and opportunities to branch out its semiconductor and AIindustries, especially the country’s human resources in the fields.
Vietnam is prepared for the AI development wave, and it is time forboth sides to set up strategic relations in the fields, he said, adding NVIDIAwill expand its existing partnership with Vietnam, making the country its second homeland.
According to Jensen Huang, it is necessary for the country to encourage newgenerations to engage in AI as well as improve the skills of its humanresources, and develop 1 million AI experts.
NVIDIA stands ready to cooperate with Vietnam to improve its human resources capacity, and AI infrastructure, he stressed.
Earlier, Jensen Huang had a meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, duringwhich he said NVIDIA wishes to establish a base in Vietnam to attract talentsin the fields.
NVIDIA is a multinational corporation specialisingin the production of innovative graphics processing units (GPUs), applicationprogramming interfaces (APIs) for data science and high-performance computing,and system on chip units (SoCs) for mobile computing and the automotive market.
The company has more than 27,000 employees,and recently recorded a revenue of nearly 27 billion USD.
With the AI fever gripping across the globe, NVIDIAhas plans to triple its AI production for 2024./.