Vietnam accelerates investment in artificial intelligence

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Artificial intelligence (AI) is now the focus of global technology, with countries spending billions of dollars in research and development (R&D) to be at the forefront of new technology. Vietnam is not outside this trend. Domestic tech powers and innovative start-ups are accelerating their investment and taking solid steps in AI research and new applications in new business models. FPT, the leading information technology service company in Vietnam, recently announced that it will spend VNĐ300 billion (US$13.16 The company has invested in such R&D since 2013 and formed a diverse ecosystem of products, solutions, and platforms to help businesses and organisations optimise their operations, improve their performance, and deliver a superior customer experience. Other tech powers such as Viettel, VNPT, VNG, and Vingroup are also investing heavily in AI research and development.