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G42 and Vietnamese consortium announce AI and cloud-focused initiative

G42 and Vietnamese consortium announce AI and cloud-focused initiative

Abu Dhabi-based technology holding group G42, and a consortium comprising IT services company the FPT Corporation and consumer-focused business the Viet Thai Group have signed a framework cooperation agreement to develop sovereign AI capabilities and cloud infrastructure across Vietnam.

The initiative, say the partners, aims to support Vietnam's ambition to become an AI-native society and a leading AI hub in Southeast Asia, while ensuring national data sovereignty and digital resilience.

The agreement formalises a comprehensive partnership and establishes the legal, financial and regulatory framework required to advance deployment across the country.

Backed by consumption commitments of up to US$1 billion, the partnership  is said to represent a significant milestone in Vietnam's and the region's digital transformation journey.

The consortium and G42 say they bring together complementary strengths essential for national-scale deployment.

The FPT Corporation, Vietnam's largest information technology services company with operations across more than 30 countries, provides technical expertise and local market knowledge. The Viet Thai Group, whose portfolio companies span coffee, foodservice, retail, and logistics, is expected to contribute strategic capabilities and cross-sector insights. G42 brings advanced AI infrastructure capabilities.

Under the agreement, the consortium and G42 will deploy significant cloud capacity across three data centre locations in Vietnam, delivering high-performance AI and cloud services to support public and private sector workloads.

The initiative aligns with G42's broader mission to build a global and inclusive intelligence grid, interconnecting advanced AI infrastructure, cloud platforms, and governance frameworks to enable AI capabilities on demand, while respecting national sovereignty

Through this infrastructure, it is hoped that Vietnam will gain the technical foundation to develop national AI initiatives across both public and private sectors, digitising services and deploying AI-powered solutions tailored to national priorities.

Beyond infrastructure development, the partnership includes plans for national AI skilling and workforce development programmes designed to support AI adoption across government, industry and academia.

Following the signing of the framework agreement, the consortium and G42 say they will advance to the next phase of execution, including finalising workload distribution between public and private sectors, securing regulatory approvals for public cloud adoption, and commencing site development for data centre infrastructure.



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