(CNA Correspondent Lu Xinrui, Bangkok, March 3) NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang visited Thailand and met with Thai Prime Minister Betongta today. The two sides agreed to explore future cooperation opportunities in the field of artificial intelligence, and NVIDIA is ready to collaborate with the Thai government to develop world-class AI facilities.
Bloomberg reported in October that Thailand’s Minister of Commerce, Pichai Naripthaphan, revealed that Jensen Huang would visit Thailand in December and that during the visit, Huang planned to announce investment plans for Thailand. Pichai believes that NVIDIA’s investment in Thailand will encourage other companies in the supply chain to consider investing in Thailand as well.
Jensen Huang traveled to the Office of the Prime Minister in Thailand today to meet with Paetongtarn Shinawatra. Following the meeting, the Office of the Prime Minister issued a press release detailing the content of their discussion.
During the meeting, Beidongta stated that this meeting was an important opportunity for exploring future cooperation between the two sides, and she welcomed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between NVIDIA and Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.
Jensen Huang responded by saying that his visit to Thailand was a great opportunity to strengthen cooperation between the two sides. NVIDIA is collaborating with more than 50 startups in Thailand and supporting more than 40 universities, and hopes to further promote Thailand’s development in the field of artificial intelligence.
Both sides agreed that artificial intelligence is critical to national competitiveness and security, and NVIDIA is ready to collaborate with the Thai government to develop world-class AI facilities and share its technological expertise to support Thailand’s AI initiatives.
Both agreed that talent is crucial to the AI industry, and that investing in AI education and training can help Thailand develop technical talent to foster innovation in the AI sector. NVIDIA is ready to explore opportunities for collaboration in this area.
Beidongta stated that Thailand places great importance on education and related training in the field of artificial intelligence. The Thai government is committed to making artificial intelligence an integral part of the country’s development and to enhancing the workforce capabilities of Thais.
By leveraging Thailand’s data infrastructure, human resources, and business networks, Huang Renxun recognized Thailand’s potential and capacity to develop artificial intelligence, which can be applied to healthcare or smart agriculture to promote the development of Thailand’s digital economy. He hopes to seize this opportunity to establish substantive cooperation with Thailand as soon as possible.
In recent years, the Thai government has been striving to transform its economy and has been actively seeking foreign investment in sectors related to the digital economy and artificial intelligence. In May of this year, Microsoft announced that it would invest in artificial intelligence infrastructure in Thailand and establish the country’s first Azure data center.
Ruth Porat, President and Chief Investment Officer of Google and its parent company Alphabet, said during her visit to Thailand in late September that Google would invest $1 billion to establish a data center and cloud region in Thailand. (Editor: Gao Zhaofen) 1131203
The above information is reprinted from an online news article.
