SK Group partners with Vietnam to foster AI ecosystem

SK Group said Friday it has partnered with a Vietnamese provincial government and a national innovation center to help foster an artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem in Vietnam and support the country's future growth strategy. During a business forum held on the sidelines of the Korea-Vietnam summit talks in Hanoi on Thursday, SK Innovation and SK Telecom signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with the north-central province of Nghe An and the National Innovation Center (NIC), respectively, according to SK Group. The company said it expects the collaboration to lay the groundwork for the first overseas expansion of its full-stack AI model, which spans the construction of AI data centers and stable power supplies, as well as the development and validation of AI models and the rollout of industry-specific AI services. Under the MOU with Nghe An Province, SK Innovation, SK Telecom and the provincial government will jointly explore the construction of an AI data center and related infrastructure projects in the region. Nghe An Province is considered a key growth region in Vietnam, with