The Vietnam -Korea AI Hub and partners from Korea have agreed to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in medical, healthcare, smart city, and automation in Da Nang city (Photo: VNA) It’s a positive signalof immediate progress between the RoK and central Vietnam since the VietnamInnovation Network in Korea (VINK) introduced the Da Nang-Seoul Start-upInnovation Centre and the Vietnam-Korea AI (VKAI) Hub in Da Nang City in earlyOctober.
VINK Chairman NguyenQuang Phuoc said the recent agreements among Korean and local partners would bea key base for faster and deeper cooperation of the RoK in central Vietnam andnationwide.
He said the VKAI Hub –based in Da Nang – inked deals with the Korea Artificial IntelligenceAssociation (KORAIA); S-LAB (a member of VINK); the research centre ofSoonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital; OTOM company (specialising in portableX-ray manufacturing), Jayroun Soft Corp.; ONYCOM Inc; LBS Tech, and PolarisConsulting Group in boosting and connecting the global AI ecology system,public health, and innovation between Vietnam, the RoK, and the world.
The locally basedHospital No 199 and Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital agreed to developa global AI healthcare system – a positive step in providing service to allpeople, tourists, and foreigners in central Vietnam and the world.
Phuoc said efforts hadbeen made by the Global Startup Immigration Centre and VINK in building aworking space and a destination for innovative startup projects and investorsnot only from Korea but from global partners as well.
Earlier, EM&AI company and two partners – AI20X Vietnam andWeNet – signed strategic agreements on generative AI Vagent (voice bot), asolution for automatic calls and messages in Vietnamese and English, as well asmarketing and customer care AI systems.
The first surface-mount technology (SMT) factory manufacturingprinted circuit boards and electronic components for export was put intooperation at Da Nang Hi-Tech Park from early 2021.
Samsung began establishing the Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC) atthe city’s Duy Tan Private University, and supporting two businesses – TrungNam Group and Tan Long Paper and Package Company – in building the first smartfactories in the city.
The RoK’s LG Electronics also set up its R&D centre – thesecond in Vietnam – in Da Nang.
Taiwan’s Foxlink International company flocked to build a 135million USD electronics factory investment project at the city’s Hi-Tech Park.
The Vietnam-Korea Friendship Information Technology Universitybegan training the first 500 semiconductor and chip design engineers in centralVietnam in 2024-2027.
The city’s digital economy, including 900 IT businesses and115,000 manpower, contributed a 19.7% share in Gross Regional Domestic Product(GRDP) in 2022./.
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