Ho Chi Minh City: More motivation for development thanks to Vietnam C4IR

On April 25, Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee in collaboration with WEF (World Economic Forum) organized the Workshop “Industrial Revolution 4.0 Center in Ho Chi Minh City – New driving force for sustainable development”.

Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan spoke

Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan emphasized that Ho Chi Minh City is a major center of economics, finance, trade, culture, science – technology, innovation, education – training. creation of the southern key economic region and the whole country. To maintain its role as the country’s economic leader and gradually become the economic center of Southeast Asia, Ho Chi Minh City is focusing on improving growth quality, enhancing science and technology content and value. Increase and gradually transform the economy towards “digital” and “green”.

According to Mr. Nguyen Anh Thi, Head of the SHTP Management Board, the Vietnam Center for Industrial Revolution 4.0 (Vietnam C4IR) located in Ho Chi Minh City will be the nerve center to advise on national industrial policies, piloting the implementation of these policies. National industrial policy in Ho Chi Minh City, promoting economic transformation in the 4.0 industrial revolution.

Vietnam C4IR with the companionship and resonance of its founding members are Vietnam’s leading technology enterprises and takes advantage of the knowledge and experience of the global C4IR network to support and advise. , recommending solutions and policies consistent with national orientation and international trends in technology.

HDBank Chairman, Mr. Kim Byoungho spoke at the conference

“This is an important step, contributing to creating a breakthrough driving force, towards the goal of developing Ho Chi Minh City into a modern industrial service city, cultural city, leading digital economy, digital society. the economic, financial, trade, science, technology and cultural center of the region,” said Mr. Kim Byoungho, Chairman of HDBank.

At the event, HDBank also committed to increasing funding sources and financial solutions for high-tech businesses, high-tech transformation and application projects, as well as special support for small businesses. and medium in technology application and transformation, start-up businesses.

Currently, Viettel has signed a cooperation agreement with NVIDIA, a corporation providing solutions for AI, as well as establishing a specialized unit on artificial intelligence to promote research activities, transfer and application of AI technology. at Viettel in particular and the country in general. Viettel commits to sharing these activities with Vietnam C4IR and accompanying in promoting AI applications in the field of smart manufacturing in Ho Chi Minh City.

Mr. Le Minh, Technology Director of CMC Technology and Solution Company, spoke at the conference

Mr. Le Minh, Technology Director of CMC Technology and Solution, said that one of CMC’s most notable projects is building AI Factory – a super large data center serving AI Cloud. This is not simply a regular data center but a modern infrastructure, which contains a key AI platform, helping to serve domestic and international AI problems… Therefore, it will contribute to the Vietnam’s development C4IR.

“Vietnam C4IR is located at SHTP – where technology ecosystems have been formed in accordance with the trend of the fourth industrial revolution including the fields of semiconductor chip technology, biotechnology, and materials. new technology, drones, artificial intelligence, IOT… Thus, Vietnam C4IR interacting with SHTP will become a new driving force to promote sustainable development for Ho Chi Minh City, creating a strong spillover effect in the Southeast region and the whole country in the coming time”, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan emphasized.

Previously, on January 16, Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and WEF signed a cooperation agreement in establishing Vietnam C4IR under the witness of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Mr. Klaus Schwab, Founder and Chairman. World Economic Forum. The event is an important milestone in the partnership between Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and the World Economic Forum. Thereby, the World Economic Forum can support Ho Chi Minh City in particular and Vietnam in general to achieve their aspirations for innovation, creativity and growth through strengthening international cooperation, connection, and leveraging resources. .

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