Technology firms NVIDIA and Fujitsu have deepened their global partnership to accelerate artificial intelligence adoption in New Zealand, announcing plans for an integrated AI infrastructure designed to help local organisations develop and control their own AI systems.
The collaboration focuses on co-developing a “full-stack” AI platform that combines Fujitsu’s next-generation Monaka CPUs with NVIDIA’s GPUs through NVLink Fusion technology.
The system will allow businesses to create AI models specific to their industries, from manufacturing and healthcare to robotics, while retaining control over data and intellectual property.
“By combining Fujitsu’s computing power with NVIDIA’s AI platform, this expanded partnership will make high-performance AI more accessible,” said Mahesh Krishnan, Chief Technology Officer of Fujitsu Oceania.
The joint platform will integrate Fujitsu’s Kozuchi AI tools, AI workload orchestration, and the NVIDIA Dynamo platform to create adaptable AI agents that continuously learn and evolve. Fujitsu’s ARM-based Monaka processor, expected to launch in 2027, is projected to double performance and energy efficiency, potentially cutting data centre costs in half.
Fujitsu CEO Takahito Tokita said the partnership would extend beyond software and into high-performance computing and quantum systems.
“By combining the cutting-edge technologies of both companies, we will develop and provide full-stack AI infrastructure, starting with sectors such as manufacturing where Japan is a global leader,” Tokita said.
The expansion supports the development of sovereign AI, systems built and governed locally rather than imported from global providers. Krishnan said the approach would empower New Zealand enterprises to innovate independently.
“It will drive a new wave of sovereign innovation, ensuring they can lead and thrive on the global stage.”
NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang described the partnership as part of a wider industrial transformation. Both companies plan to extend their work into robotics and “physical AI”, technologies that sense and act in real-world environments.
“The AI industrial revolution has begun, and we must build the infrastructure to power it, in Japan and across the globe.”