HCMC – U.S.-based Qualcomm is willing to partner with Vietnam to develop strategic technology sectors and to strengthen capacity and workforce training, its executives said during a meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
On the afternoon of August 12, the Vietnamese Government leader met with Cristiano Amon, president and CEO of Qualcomm, and a delegation visiting and working in Vietnam, the Vietnam News Agency reported.
Cristiano Amon shared details of Qualcomm’s operations and proposed plans for cooperation in Vietnam to develop strategic and innovative technology sectors such as AI, semiconductors, IoT device manufacturing, electronics, and smartphones.
He said Qualcomm is ready to collaborate and support Vietnam in enhancing capacity and training its workforce.
PM Chinh urged Qualcomm to further expand its investment in Vietnam, particularly in core technologies and higher value-added stages of the semiconductor value chain.
He also called on the company to collaborate with Vietnamese enterprises, research institutes, universities, and the country’s national innovation centers to develop a startup and innovation ecosystem.
The Government leader also encouraged Qualcomm to help Vietnamese businesses integrate more deeply into the company’s and its partners’ supply and production chains, share management experience, support workforce training, and assist Vietnam in improving its institutional framework.
During the visit, Qualcomm and Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) signed a cooperation agreement aimed at establishing the VNPT-Qualcomm Center of Excellence.
Qualcomm, a global leader in wireless technology and advanced 5G mobile communications with a market capitalization of around US$160 billion, is expanding into edge artificial intelligence (Edge AI).
The company has operated in Vietnam for more than 20 years and established its first Southeast Asia research and development center in Hanoi. It recently acquired a generative AI company from VinAI/Vingroup and set up an AI R&D center in Hanoi, now the firm’s third-largest AI hub worldwide after the U.S. and India.
