Vietnam Taiwan Tech Solution Day 2026 was held on July 30, 2026, in Ho Chi Minh City, where 14 Taiwan AI startups — ranging from Pre-A to Series A — came in search of local partnerships. Horizon AI was among the exhibiting teams and used the event to open co-development with SotaTek, a Vietnamese deep-tech team. The event was organized by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh City together with FPT Smart Cloud, which provided AI Factory infrastructure.
Taiwan and Vietnam: pairing semiconductor strength with digital transformation
Hank Han, Director of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh City, said Taiwan and Vietnam are taking on increasingly strategic roles for each other, with Taiwan's advanced semiconductor integration meeting Vietnam's need for digital transformation. The event was designed to connect Taiwan's AI solutions with the real demands of the Vietnamese market and accelerate deployment on the ground.
Solutions from 14 Taiwan AI startups
The 14 participating Taiwan AI startups spanned a range of vertical use cases, each showcasing its AI capabilities, including:
- TAC Dynamics — AI for warehousing
- GitHouse — AI for business operations
- Chimes AI — smart manufacturing solutions
- Horizon AI — co-developing enterprise AI adoption with Vietnamese partners
The AI Factory infrastructure provided by FPT Smart Cloud supplied local compute for validating and deploying these solutions.
Horizon AI and SotaTek: co-development and the two pillars of a successful PoC
At the event, Horizon AI opened co-development with SotaTek, a Vietnamese deep-tech team focused on deep-tech R&D and participation in the global value chain. A Horizon AI representative shared an observation drawn from three years of work: a successful proof of concept (PoC) rests on two pillars — thorough requirement preparation and a strong implementation team.
Cross-border co-development works because it reinforces both pillars at once. A local partner stays close to the requirements and the use case, while the engineering team supplies the capacity to deploy — turning an idea into a product that can go live and be governed, rather than one that stalls at the demo stage. The full breakdown of this approach is covered in the two pillars of a successful PoC, and the common reasons enterprise AI projects stall, along with what to do about them, are covered in why 85% of enterprise AI projects fail.
Whether an adoption holds up over time depends on keeping usage and cost under control. That is why Horizon AI builds governance in from day one — using ATP Token, the enterprise AI gateway that consolidates cross-vendor access control, usage transparency, and auditable billing into a single interface.
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FAQ
What was Vietnam Taiwan Tech Solution Day 2026?
It was a Taiwan-Vietnam technology event held on July 30, 2026, in Ho Chi Minh City. Organized by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh City together with FPT Smart Cloud, it brought 14 Taiwan AI startups to Vietnam in search of local partnerships.
Who did Horizon AI partner with at the event?
Horizon AI opened co-development with SotaTek, a Vietnamese deep-tech team focused on deep-tech R&D and participation in the global value chain, working to turn cross-border ideas into AI products that can go live and be governed.
What did Horizon AI share at the event?
Horizon AI noted that a successful proof of concept (PoC) rests on two pillars: thorough requirement preparation and a strong implementation team. Without either, a PoC rarely makes it from pilot to production.
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