Southeast Asia’s second Industrial Revolution 4.0 Center was established in Vietnam

This event is one of the activities to implement cooperation between the Government of Vietnam and WEF for the period 2023-2026 and the Agreement signed by the Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee with WEF leaders.

Speaking to welcome the conference, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan said that Ho Chi Minh City and WEF will cooperate to establish the Center for Industrial Revolution 4.0 (C4IR) in Ho Chi Minh City. . This will be the second center established in Southeast Asia, after the C4IR center in Malaysia launched in 2023 and becoming the 19th C4IR center worldwide.

This center will help the city create a development foundation to join the whole country in implementing fourth industrial revolution strategies in accordance with the country’s overall development strategy as well as contribute to the global development trajectory. demand of today’s technology.

According to Ms. Manju George, Head of the WEF Strategic Impact and Integration Department, the C4IR Center in Ho Chi Minh City with the companionship and resonance of its founding members are leading technology enterprises in Vietnam and Vietnam. Taking advantage of the knowledge and experience of the global C4IR network, it will provide support, advice, suggestions, and recommendations for solutions, policies, and initiatives in accordance with national orientations and international trends. about technology…

Presenting a presentation at the conference, Head of Hi-Tech Park Management Board Nguyen Anh Thi said that the C4IR Center in Ho Chi Minh City will be located in Ho Chi Minh City Hi-Tech Park. This place has formed technology ecosystems in line with the trends of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including the fields of semiconductor chip technology, biotechnology, new materials, drones, and intelligence. artificial, IOT….

Therefore, the C4IR center interacting with Ho Chi Minh City Hi-Tech Park will become a new driving force to promote sustainable development for the city, creating a strong spillover in the Southeast region and the whole country.

At the conference, domestic and international speakers gave many contributions to determining the goals, organizational model, strategic direction and effective operating plan of the C4IR Center in the city. Ho Chi Minh in the coming period.

Accordingly, the main function and task of C4IR in Ho Chi Minh City will be to cooperate in research, propose policies, apply and transfer technology, and mobilize resources for fields that Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam is interested in green growth, smart cities, artificial intelligence…