Google wants to develop AI with Vietnam

General Secretary and President To Lam received Mr. Juan Ignacio Rubiolo, permanent vice president of AES Energy Corporation - Photo: VNA

Continuing activities within the framework of a working trip to New York (USA) on the morning of September 25 (local time, evening of the same day Vietnam time), General Secretary and President To Lam received leaders of Google and leaders of two large US corporations in the energy sector, AES and Pacifico Energy.

Google wants to develop AI with Vietnam

At the meeting with Mr. Karan Bhatia, Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy of Google Corporation, General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized that the fact that Google and its partners continue to expand their investment and business activities in Vietnam demonstrates the increasingly important position of Vietnam, both from the perspective of strengthening the supply chain of goods and developing the market for the corporation's products.

Affirming that Vietnam always creates favorable conditions for American and foreign businesses in general, the General Secretary and President asked Google to continue to have a voice and guide suppliers in the group's supply chain to expand investment and business in Vietnam.

At the same time, he asked Google to support capacity building and help Vietnamese businesses participate in the group's supply chain.

According to the General Secretary and President, developing high-quality human resources is one of Vietnam's three strategic breakthroughs in the current period, especially in the fields of biotechnology, artificial intelligence, chips, semiconductors...

Therefore, he welcomed Google's proposal for cooperation in training in the field of AI. He also hoped that Google would coordinate with the Vietnam National Innovation Center and domestic agencies, institutes and schools to implement specific and effective cooperation projects, bringing practical benefits to both sides.

The Party and State leaders also highly appreciated the group's proposal for cooperation in the field of cybersecurity, as this is a particularly important field in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution strongly impacting all sectors of the economy.

Thanking the General Secretary and President for taking the time to meet him, Mr. Karan Bhatia affirmed Google's commitment to cooperating with Vietnam and announced that this year the group has opened a new office in Ho Chi Minh City, as well as having a production facility for phones and other components operating effectively in Vietnam.

Mr. Karan Bhatia expressed his desire to continue researching and cooperating with Vietnam on AI development, a strong field of Google and could be very useful for Vietnam.

On this occasion, Google leaders shared about the group's AI approach, including building models, applying technology to Google's own products, and supporting both the public and private sectors to apply AI in operations.

Google is also expanding skills training in Vietnam to enhance cooperation on AI, and will soon provide advice on the policy and legal environment to optimize AI development. The group also hopes to support Vietnam in cloud services combined with AI, as well as cooperation in the field of cybersecurity.

Support LNG imports from the US

Receiving Mr. Juan Ignacio Rubiolo, Senior Vice President of AES Energy Corporation, General Secretary and President To Lam welcomed and highly appreciated the effective investment and business activities of the corporation in Vietnam in recent times.

Affirming that Vietnam always encourages foreign investors, especially in clean energy conversion projects, the General Secretary and President asked AES Corporation to continue to closely coordinate with Vietnamese partners in the implementation of projects to ensure compliance with legal regulations.

According to the General Secretary and President, Vietnam is looking for solutions to balance the trade balance with the US and therefore, he supports importing liquefied petroleum gas to increase imports of US goods.

He also recommended that AES should not change its future implementation plans when the project is included in Vietnam's Power Plan VIII.

The General Secretary and President affirmed that the Party, State and people of Vietnam are committed to creating all favorable conditions for American investors in general and the AES Group in particular to effectively invest and do business in Vietnam.

Expressing his gratitude to the General Secretary and President for taking the time to meet him, Mr. Juan Ignacio Rubiolo said that AES is committed to a long-term presence in Vietnam, as well as supporting Vietnam's energy transition and green economy.

Mr. Juan Ignacio Rubiolo also expressed his desire to cooperate with Vietnamese enterprises such as PV Gas and EVN to optimize clean energy supply, provide for Vietnam's industrial projects, improve and ensure the reliability of energy supply for Vietnam.

Emphasizing that one of the US's goals is to help strengthen the Vietnam-US relationship, especially in clean energy, the AES Group's leaders pledged to continue to invest more strongly to support Vietnam's development, thereby improving the lives of the Vietnamese people.

Accelerating energy projects in Vietnam

General Secretary and President To Lam received Mr. Nate Franklin, Chairman and CEO of Pacifico Energy Group - Photo: VNA

Receiving Mr. Nate Franklin, founder and chairman of Pacifico Energy Group, General Secretary and President To Lam highly appreciated the contributions and successful investment and business cooperation activities of Pacifico Energy in the world and in Vietnam in recent times.

The head of the Party and State also encouraged Pacifico's new investment plan for energy conversion projects in Vietnam in the coming time.

Stating that Vietnam is aiming for net zero emissions by 2050 and is promoting the energy transition, the General Secretary and President asked Pacifico Energy to speed up the implementation of ongoing projects, and hoped that the group would have more projects in Vietnam.

Thanking the General Secretary and President for taking the time to meet him, Mr. Nate Franklin informed about the group's capacity and presence in Vietnam.

Affirming his understanding of Vietnam's energy needs to realize development goals in the new period, Mr. Nate Franklin pledged to continue to coordinate with partners to effectively implement projects.

The leaders of Pacifico Energy Group also assessed that Vietnam has many advantages in terms of geography and terrain to develop clean energy, and believed that Vietnam can still achieve the offshore wind power planning target by 2030.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/google-muon-phat-trien-ai-cung-viet-nam-20240925230849087.htm