Taiwan's Deputy Foreign Minister Meets Paraguay's Minister of Information and Communication Technologies to Discuss AI Cooperation

(CNA, Taipei, June 20) -- Taiwan's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chen Ming-chi, led a delegation on a visit to allied nation Paraguay. On June 18, he met with Paraguay's Minister of Information and Communication Technologies, Gustavo Villate, to exchange views on the progress and cooperation of the "Taiwan-Paraguay Sovereign AI Computing Center" currently being promoted by both countries. Chen Ming-chi stated that Taiwan-Paraguay AI cooperation will drive employment for Paraguayan youth and inject strong momentum into economic growth.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) issued a press release today, stating that Chen Ming-chi met with Villate on June 18 and noted that the "Memorandum of Understanding on the Investment Cooperation for the Taiwan-Paraguay Sovereign AI Computing Center" was signed in May this year under the witness of the leaders of both countries, officially launching the plan to jointly build an AI computing center in Paraguay, which has attracted the attention of international corporations and financial institutions.

Chen Ming-chi emphasized that Taiwan-Paraguay AI cooperation is a key project of the "Project Rung Pang" fully promoted by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Joseph Wu (Lin Chia-lung), and will combine the high-level technological talent cultivated by the Taiwan-Paraguay Technological University with NVIDIA founder Jensen Huang's "AI Five-Layer Cake Theory." Both sides will effectively convert Paraguay's energy into computing power at the energy, chip, and infrastructure levels, thereby driving employment for Paraguayan youth and injecting strong momentum into economic growth.

Villate agreed that the groundbreaking Taiwan-Paraguay AI cooperation should be implemented as soon as possible, emphasizing that Paraguay possesses abundant green energy sufficient to supply the needs of the computing center's operations. He looks forward to the completion of this project to drive the transformation of Paraguay's technology industry and make it the focus of national development for the next generation.

MOFA stated that Chen Ming-chi also inspected the planned site for the first phase of the computing center, examining the surrounding terrain, power substations, and flood control facilities. He also visited the Itaipú Dam, which supplies most of Paraguay's electricity, to gain a practical understanding of the country's power generation and supply situation, serving as an important reference for promoting AI computing cooperation.

MOFA explained that the Taiwan-Paraguay AI Computing Center is an innovative cooperation that combines Taiwan's high-tech strength with Paraguay's abundant green energy. It is projected to target an initial trial phase of 10MW (megawatts), a second phase of 100MW, and a third phase of 1GW (gigawatts) of computing power, which will help deepen the new generation of technological and strategic industrial partnerships between Taiwan and Paraguay. (Editor: Wan Shu-chang) 1150620

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