AIH will support the working environment, infrastructure, technology and necessary conditions to serve AI R&D activities of lecturers, students, experts, young research groups and the technology community. The project came into operation just 6 months after VNG and VNU-HCM signed the MOU (2025-2030 period), with the orientation of becoming a strategic R&D community of Ho Chi Minh City.
Located at VNG Campus, SAIH is equipped with a dedicated computing infrastructure system for AI, including GPUs, datasets, cloud services and lab-standard research equipment. Here, research groups can not only access technological resources but also work, consult and exchange directly with AI experts from VNG and VNU-HCM, shortening the gap from academic research to practical application.
Members of the SAIH advisory board include: Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Hai Quan, Permanent Deputy Minister of Science and Technology , Former Director of VNU-HCM; Mr. Le Hong Minh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of VNG; Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, Vice Director of VNU-HCM.
SAIH also supports the construction of an open model library (Open Model Hub) to serve the community, and sponsors space for academic competitions, professional workshops and important events in the field of AI.
In the first phase, SAIH plans to attract about 30 researchers from VNU-HCM and independent research groups in the city, focusing on researching fundamental models such as large language models (LLM), multimodal models (VLM), AI Agents and industry-specific AI applications.
The project is expected to produce specific academic and applied results, such as publishing at least 3-4 co-authored scientific articles between VNU-HCM and VNG in prestigious international journals/conferences; Completing experimental models (PoC - Proof of Concept), minimum viable versions (MVP - Minimum Viable Product) and AI prototypes for evaluation and testing in practice.
Mr. Le Hong Minh, Founder & Chairman of the Board of Directors of VNG shared: “When working with Ho Chi Minh City National University, we clearly saw two major bottlenecks in AI research: models and resources. With resources, VNG commits to long-term investment in the research capacity of schools. With the model, we expect the speed and flexibility of businesses and schools to change and promote the research process, through initiatives such as Saigon AI Hub.
SAIH's goal is to become an open research community, where VNG only plays a supporting and accompanying role. We do not claim any rights or intellectual property rights from research results. The measure of Saigon AI Hub's success is the growth of the R&D community and the ability to solve practical problems of businesses, governments and users."
The launch of Saigon AI Hub is the next step in the MOU implementation roadmap, creating a close bridge between training - research - application. This space opens up opportunities for research results of lecturers, students and independent groups to move closer to testing, deployment and commercialization. This is also an important foundation to promote innovation and digital transformation, in line with the spirit of Resolutions 57 and 68 of the Politburo on the development of Science, Technology and National Innovation.
According to the Government’s National Strategy on AI Research, Development and Application by 2030, Vietnam aims to become one of the leading innovation and AI application centers in the ASEAN region. In particular, investment in AI, especially core research and R&D capacity, is considered a key factor for Vietnam to keep up with global development and create its own value, reduce dependence on external technology and gradually build sovereign AI capacity.
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