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Australia helps Vietnam apply AI for post Covid-19 economic recovery

Innovation is one of the three key pillars in the Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership.

The Australian government on Tuesday announced its financial support of AUD650,000 to a new initiative that enables applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist with economic recovery in Vietnam post Covid-19.

This initiative is through the Aus4Innovation program, in collaboration with the Ministry of Science and Technology. It will both provide short-term funding for innovative AI solutions to deal with the consequences of the pandemic and serve longer-term priorities, including technical support for the implementation of Vietnam’s future AI strategy and training courses for stakeholders in the AI ecosystem.

 The second Vietnam-Australia Innovation Partnership meeting, August 4, 2020, Hanoi. Photo: Australian Embassy


The announcement was made at the second Innovation Partnership Meeting where Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie and Minister of Science and Technology (MoST) Chu Ngoc Anh jointly reviewed achievements from the first 18 months of the Aus4Innovation program.

Highlights of the program have included: nearly AUD4 million in funding to scale up innovative partnerships between Vietnamese and Australian institutions; capacity building activities in science commercialization for individual researchers and institutions across Vietnam; and support to MoST in important science, technology and innovation policy research.

Given previous Aus4Innovation initiatives relating to Vietnam’s future digital economy and the strong correlation identified between digitization and economic growth, AI is a natural extension of program activities in response to Covid-19.

“Innovation is one of the three key pillars in our strategic partnership with Vietnam. In the face of the global pandemic, it has become more important than ever. This AI initiative is a great example of how new technology can be adapted quickly to respond to Vietnam’s emerging needs.

It is a strong demonstration of Australia’s commitment to working with our partners in Vietnam and the Indo-Pacific region to address the impact of Covid-19 and support long-term recovery, as outlined in our recently launched development policy – “Partnerships for Recovery: Australia’s Covid 19 Development Response,” said Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie.  

The new AI initiative includes support for the Vietnam Artificial Intelligence Day (AI4VN 2020) under the theme “AI in pandemic: Adapting to the new normal.” This has been an annual activity since 2018, attracting a wide range of stakeholders in the AI community: from policy makers and technology corporations to researchers and university students.

Events surrounding the AI4VN Summit this year include workshops, a technology showcase conference, training programs and a hackathon, spanning from August 2020 to June 2021. The highlight is the AI Hackathon, a 48-hour contest that brings experts together with top programmers to find new ways to use AI as Vietnam recovers from Covid-19. Funding will be available to turn the winning ideas into reality.

The initiative is funded by the AUD11 million, four-year (2018-2022) flagship Aus4Innovation program that helps strengthen the Vietnamese innovation system and prepare for Vietnam’s economic and digital future.

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