The Prime Minister visits NVIDIA - a strategic partner of Viettel in AI

On the afternoon of September 18th local time, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited and held discussions with several U.S. technology corporations in Silicon Valley, including Nvidia, Meta, and Synopsys.

During this visit, the Prime Minister spent considerable time exchanging ideas with Mr. Jensen Huang, the co-founder and current Chairman of Nvidia, regarding global AI development trends and the extensive potential for cooperation between the corporation and Vietnam. He also provided insights for Vietnam's national semiconductor strategy currently under development.

The Prime Minister expressed deep admiration for Nvidia's development, a company founded and operated by an individual of Asian descent. He proposed that Nvidia continue to strengthen collaboration efforts, expand investments in Vietnam, especially in areas where the corporation excels and aligns with Vietnam's high-priority sectors. Additionally, he encouraged Nvidia to offer policy advice, support workforce training, enhance technological and managerial capabilities, ultimately assisting Vietnam in further integrating into global supply chains.

The Prime Minister extended an invitation to the Chairman of Nvidia to visit and work in Vietnam at the earliest opportunity. He expressed the hope that Nvidia would establish a manufacturing facility in Vietnam, positioning the country as a focal point in the Southeast Asian region.

The Prime Minister assigned the leadership of various ministries participating in the delegation (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Information and Communications, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment). The Consulate General of Vietnam in San Francisco will accompany and support them, along with representatives from major Vietnamese enterprises, to engage in detailed discussions with Nvidia regarding the implementation of upcoming programs and projects.

In agreement with the Prime Minister's proposals, the Chairman of Nvidia acknowledged significant changes taking place in Vietnam and expressed a desire to enhance cooperation with Vietnam in the semiconductor, information technology, and artificial intelligence sectors. He envisioned Vietnam becoming a major manufacturing hub for Nvidia in Southeast Asia.

In Vietnam, Viettel is the ONLY entity that has signed a strategic partnership with NVIDIA under the AI Nation Partnership program. The collaboration between Viettel and NVIDIA is expected to accelerate research and application of AI in various fields such as Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Digital Twins, Robotics, enhancing domestic AI capabilities.

Nvidia is a multinational technology company specializing in the design of graphics processing units (GPUs), application programming interfaces (APIs) for data science and high-performance computing, as well as systems-on-chip (SoCs) for the mobile and automotive computing markets. While there are many competitive rivals, Nvidia stands out as a highly unique company because other companies in the AI sector often rely on Nvidia's products.

As of the present time, Nvidia has over 26,000 employees worldwide, with revenue approaching nearly $27 billion USD. Nvidia solidifies its pioneering and leading role with the "Nvidia GPU Technology Conference" (GTC), a series of technical conferences held worldwide since 2009, starting in San Jose, California.

Amid the global AI boom, Nvidia is increasing its production plans for AI chips for 2024 by more than threefold, and the Group's revenue is expected to increase significantly in the coming years.

Nvidia is a leading provider of servers and artificial intelligence in Vietnam. The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) is researching and developing a supercomputing system with Nvidia's A100 chip to support the deployment of the latest AI solutions. Both parties are expected to complete internal procedures and sign agreements on research and development, technology transfer, and workforce training in the semiconductor field in the near future.

Source: baochinhphu.vn