Naver looks to Mexico as export market for AI infrastructure
Naver, the Korean tech powerhouse best known for operating the country’s dominant search engine and digital ecosystem, is expanding its global artificial intelligence (AI) push into Latin America. Company executives met with Mexican government officials and business leaders this week to explore joint initiatives aimed at building a regional AI ecosystem and accelerating industrial modernization.…
Korean tech giant Naver is seeking new opportunities in Latin America, specifically Mexico, to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure. During a recent visit to Mexico, Naver executives met with government officials and business leaders to discuss potential joint initiatives. These initiatives aim to build a regional AI ecosystem and boost industrial modernization.
Naver's CEO, Choi Soo-yeon, and other executives were part of President Lee Jae Myung's economic delegation, which traveled to Mexico from Thursday to Friday. During their stay, Choi met with key Mexican officials, including Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon and Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation Minister Rosaura Ruiz Gutiérrez.
They also held discussions with representatives from the Agency of Digital Transformation and Telecommunications, as well as Mexican IT company Softtek. Choi introduced Naver's capabilities in transforming the public sector using AI, their sovereign AI strategy, and their AI factory project being developed with Nvidia and Brookfield. The company proposed cooperating on Mexico's public sector digital transformation efforts.
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