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Bangkok Post
27-06-2025
- Business
- Bangkok Post
Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao Urges Ethical AI Future
Bangkok, June 26, 2025 – The 3rd UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, held from 24–27 June in Bangkok, brought together over 800 leaders, experts, and scholars from UNESCO's 194 member states to explore ethical frameworks for the future of AI. UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay opened the forum by emphasising how AI is reshaping the way we live, work, and connect. She described the moment as pivotal in human history and called for collective reflection guided by shared values. Azoulay reaffirmed UNESCO's commitment to global cooperation and expressed hope that the forum would serve as a milestone in establishing ethical AI standards that leave no one behind. Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, in her opening address, reiterated Thailand's dedication to building an ethical and inclusive AI future and urged global leaders to ensure AI delivers lasting and sustainable benefits for all. Representing Vietnam, Dr Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao—Chairwoman of Sovico Group and Vietjet Air—joined a high-level panel to discuss the role of policy, innovation, and technology in serving the public good. 'I come here today not only as a businesswoman leading a global airline and digital bank, and not only as a PhD in automation—but first and foremost as a mother,' Dr Thao began. 'A mother who believes that technology must be designed to serve humanity and to create a fairer, more inclusive world for the next generation.' She described how millions of Vietjet passengers have taken flight for the first time to access better opportunities in education, healthcare, and employment. Through Vikki, her group's digital banking platform, rural women and students in remote areas have gained access to financial services that transformed their lives. 'AI must be a tool for equity,' Dr Thao stated. 'It should provide universal access to education, healthcare, and finance. Its development must be rooted in the well-being of society and the common good.' She continued: 'We must begin with people—upholding equality based on dignity and the right to happiness, regardless of income, gender, background, or education. In the age of AI, I believe there is no difference between myself—a billionaire—and a tuk-tuk driver or an ordinary citizen on the street.' Calling for a broader vision of AI, Dr Thao said: 'We must go beyond seeing AI as a mere tool. It must become a commitment—one that always returns to the heart of humanity, guided by compassion, integrity, and a shared aspiration for a fairer world.' Dr Thao also called for global collaboration to establish an inclusive vision for AI rooted in trust and human-centred ethics. She pledged financial and operational support for international initiatives, including the proposed Fair Data Fund—a mechanism to provide transparent, unbiased, and multilingual data to train AI systems, especially in developing countries. 'Policies must prioritise vulnerable communities. No one should be left behind due to gender, geography, or circumstance,' she said. 'I urge this forum to expand policymaking spaces for women, girls, and marginalised groups—not just as recipients, but as co-creators of our digital future.' Dr Thao concluded by affirming that she and her companies—Vietjet, HDBank, Vikki Bank, among others—remain committed to building a future where AI is not only intelligent, but also compassionate. A longstanding partner of UNESCO and the United Nations, Dr Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has supported initiatives in education, culture, science, and the empowerment of women and children. Her remarks at the forum reflect a clear and consistent message: that ethical leadership, grounded in human values, is essential in shaping the next era of technology.
Voice of America
12-03-2025
- Business
- Voice of America
ຫວຽດນາມ ແລະ ສິງກະໂປ ຕົກລົງຂະຫຍາຍສາຍພົວພັນ ຮ່ວມມື ກ່ຽວກັບ ສາຍເຄເບິລໃຕ້ທະເລ
ສິງກະໂປ ແລະ ຫວຽດນາມ ໃນວັນພຸດມື້ນີ້ໄດ້ຕົກລົງທີ່ຈະຂະຫຍາຍການຮ່ວມມືໃນດ້ານສາຍເຄເບິລໃຕ້ທະເລ, ການເງິນ ແລະ ພະລັງງານ, ເຊິ່ງເປັນຂີດໝາຍຂອງການຍົກລະດັບສາຍພົວພັນຂອງທັງສອງປະເທດໄປສູ່ລະດັບສູງສຸດຂອງ ຫວຽດນາມ ໃນລະຫວ່າງການຢ້ຽມຢາມລັດນະຄອນລັດແຫ່ງນີ້ຂອງທ່ານ ໂຕ ລຳ ຫົວໜ້າພັກຄອມມູນິສແຫ່ງປະເທດ ຫວຽດນາມ. ສິງກະໂປ ເປັນປະເທດທີສາມໃນເອເຊຍຕາເວັນອອກສຽງໃຕ້ ຮອງຈາກມາເລເຊຍ ແລະ ອິນໂດເນເຊຍ ທີ່ຫວຽດນາມ ໄດ້ສ້າງ 'ສາຍພົວພັນດ້ານຍຸດທະສາດຮອບດ້ານນຳ.' ໃນຖະແຫຼງການຮ່ວມທີ່ຖືກເຜີຍແຜ່ຫຼັງຈາກການຍົກລະດັບດັ່ງກ່າວ, ທ່ານ ໂຕລຳ ແລະ ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີຂອງ ສິງກະໂປ ທ່ານ ລໍເຣັນສ໌ ວອງ ໄດ້ເປັນສັກຂີພິຍານການແລກປ່ຽນຂໍ້ຕົກລົງຫົກສະບັບ ແລະ ໄດ້ປຶກສາຫາລືການຮ່ວມມືໃນການພັດທະນາສາຍເຄເບິລໃຕ້ທະເລ, ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ດ້ານດິຈິຕອລ ແລະ ການຫຼັ່ງໄຫຼຂອງຂໍ້ມູນຂ້າມຊາຍແດນ. ບັນດາປະເທດເອເຊຍຕາເວັນອອກສຽງໃຕ້, ທີ່ເປັນຈຸດເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ສຳລັບສາຍເຄເບິລທີ່ເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ ເອເຊຍ ກັບ ຢູໂຣບນັ້ນ, ໄດ້ແນ່ເປົ້າໝາຍເພື່ອຂະຫຍາຍເຄືອຂ່າຍຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າເພື່ອບັນລຸຄວາມຮຽກຮ້ອງຕ້ອງການທີ່ເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນສຳລັບການບໍລິການດ້ານປັນຍາປະດິດ ແລະ ສູນຂໍ້ມູນ. ຫວຽດນາມ ມີແຜນທີ່ຈະເປີດຕົວສາຍເຄເບິລໃຕ້ທະເລໃໝ່ 10 ສາຍພາຍໃນປີ 2030. ໃນເດືອນທັນວາທີ່ຜ່ານມາ, ອົງການຂ່າວ ຣອຍເຕີ ໄດ້ລາຍງານວ່າບໍລິສັດ ບໍລິຫານຊັບສິນ ສິງກະໂປ Keppel ແລະ ກຸ່ມບໍລິສັດ ຫວຽດນາມ Sovico Group ໄດ້ປຶກສາຫາລືແຜນການຕ່າງໆສຳລັບສາຍເຄເບິລໃຍແກ້ວນຳແສງໃຕ້ທະເລ ເພື່ອຂະຫຍາຍອຸດສາຫະກຳສູນຂໍ້ມູນຂອງພາກພື້ນ, ອີງຕາມແຫຼ່ງຂ່າວທີ່ຄຸ້ນເຄີຍກັບເລື່ອງນີ້. ໃນເດືອນເມສາປີກາຍນີ້, ບໍລິສັດໂທລະຄົມ Viettel ທີ່ລັດຖະບານ ຫວຽດນາມ ເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງ ແລະ ບໍລິສັດ Singtel ຂອງ ສິງກະໂປ ໄດ້ເຮັດຂໍ້ຕົກລົງເບື້ອງຕົ້ນເພື່ອພັດທະນາສາຍເຄເບິລໃຕ້ທະເລ ເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ຫວຽດນາມກັບສິງກະໂປໂດຍກົງ, ແນວໃດກໍຕາມສັນຍາການກໍ່ສ້າງແມ່ນຍັງບໍ່ໄດ້ມີການປະກາດອອກມາເທື່ອ. ຜູ້ນຳທັງສອງທ່ານຍັງໄດ້ຫາລື ກ່ຽວກັບ ການພັດທະນາສີຂຽວ, ການຂະຫຍາຍສວນອຸດສາຫະກຳ ແລະ ສັນຕິພາບ ແລະ ຄວາມສະຖຽນລະພາບໃນພາກພື້ນ. ສິງກະໂປ ໄດ້ສັນຍາທີ່ຈະສະໜັບສະໜູນ ຫວຽດນາມ ໃນການພັດທະນາສູນການເງິນຕ່າງປະເທດ, ອີງຕາມຖະແຫຼງການຮ່ວມ. ສິງກະໂປ ແມ່ນຢູ່ໃນອັນດັບຕົ້ນໆຂອງລາຍຊື່ຜູ້ລົງທຶນຕ່າງໆປະເທດຂອງ ຫວຽດນາມ, ເຊິ່ງໄດ້ລົງທຶນ ສິບພັນສອງຮ້ອຍສິບລ້ານໂດລາ ເມື່ອປີກາຍນີ້, ເທົ່າກັບ 27 ເປີເຊັນຂອງການລົງທຶນຕ່າງປະເທດທັງໝົດຂອງ ຫວຽດນາມ, ຂໍ້ມູນທາງການໄດ້ສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນ. ອ່ານຂ່າວນີ້ເປັນພາສາອັງກິດ Singapore and Vietnam on Wednesday have agreed to enhance cooperation in subsea cables, finance, and energy, marking an upgrade in their relations to Vietnam's highest level, during a visit by its Communist Party Chief To Lam to the city-state. Singapore is the third Southeast Asian nation, after Malaysia and Indonesia, with which Vietnam has established a "comprehensive strategic relationship." In a joint statement released following the upgrade, Lam and Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong witnessed the exchange of six agreements and discussed cooperation in undersea cable development, digital connectivity, and cross-border data flows. Southeast Asian countries, a major junction for cables connecting Asia to Europe, aim to expand their networks to meet the surging demand for AI services and data centers. Vietnam alone plans to launch 10 new submarine cables by 2030. In December, Reuters reported that Singaporean asset manager Keppel and Vietnamese conglomerate Sovico Group were discussing plans for new undersea fiber-optic cables to boost the region's data center industry, according to sources familiar with the matter. In April last year, Vietnam's state-owned telecom company Viettel and Singapore's Singtel announced a preliminary agreement to develop an undersea cable linking Vietnam directly to Singapore, although no construction contract has been announced yet. The two leaders also discussed green development, industrial parks expansion, and peace and stability in the region. Singapore pledged to support Vietnam in developing international financial centers, the joint statement said. Singapore ranks among Vietnam's top foreign investors, having invested $10.21 billion last year, which accounted for 27% of Vietnam's total foreign investment, official data showed.
