Ho Chi Minh City promotes attracting large technology corporations

With the goal of using science and technology as a new growth driver, Ho Chi Minh City continues to invest heavily in technology infrastructure, creating a smart, creative and attractive environment to attract large technology corporations in the world, including India.

Displaying digital transformation solutions in Ho Chi Minh City on Vietnam Digital Transformation Day

This is a country with advanced information technology, extensive experience and abundant resources, with expected revenue reaching about 350 billion USD by 2025.

Information technology is a strategic field.

Ho Chi Minh City always considers information technology as one of the strategic fields to promote socio -economic development, improve people's quality of life and improve administrative management efficiency.

To maximize the potential of information technology in the digital age, this locality not only focuses on developing digital infrastructure, but also promotes comprehensive digital transformation and creates profound changes in all areas from education , health, transportation to public services. Thereby, aiming to develop e-government, digital economy, digital society, building a smart, modern and sustainable city.

In addition, Ho Chi Minh City also aims to become a high-tech industrial center with four key industries (electronics manufacturing; pharmaceuticals, rubber, plastics; precision mechanics; food and beverage processing); five new high-tech industries (biotechnology; pharmaceuticals; automation-robotics; semiconductor industry; high-tech supporting industries), and six potential supporting service industries (medical tourism; finance, insurance, banking; e-commerce; healthcare and health care; transportation and logistics; educational technology).

Regarding information technology, by 2030, the city aims to become a center of digital technology and information technology. In particular, it focuses on developing the mobile gaming industry and developing software with high potential to promote the growth of the national digital economy.

Training of automation human resources at the Training Center of Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park

At the same time, develop high-end software and infrastructure services such as “Make in Vietnam” cybersecurity software and services, expand to AI (artificial intelligence) platforms and software quality control tools for the international market, etc.

In 2024, the city established three more centers: Ho Chi Minh City Digital Transformation Center; Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution; Ho Chi Minh City Center for Creative Startups.

Ms. Cao Thi Phi Van, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Center for Trade and Investment Promotion

Ms. Cao Thi Phi Van, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Trade and Investment Promotion, said: In 2024, the city established three more centers: Ho Chi Minh City Digital Transformation Center; Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution; Ho Chi Minh City Center for Creative Startups.

In recent times, information technology has played an important role in the socio-economic development of Ho Chi Minh City. In 2024, the city achieved a number of impressive digital economic indicators when the rate of digital technology enterprises accounted for 12.88%, with more than 33,000 enterprises providing telecommunications and information technology services; the rate of enterprises with digital platforms reached 11.63% with more than 30,000 enterprises.

These figures show the strong development of the information technology sector, contributing to promoting digital transformation and improving economic efficiency in the city.

Attracting big tech corporations from India

In the context of the digital age, the city identifies information technology as not only a key economic sector but also a foundation to improve people's quality of life, improve administrative management efficiency and promote sustainable development.

The city is focusing on investing in digital infrastructure, promoting digital transformation in all areas from education, healthcare, transportation to public services... towards the goal of building e-government, digital economy, digital society and smart cities.

India is known as an IT powerhouse, with many large technology companies and thousands of talented professionals. Therefore, the city wants to cooperate with Indian businesses, from large corporations to innovative startups, to promote high-tech projects, especially in areas such as AI, Big Data, cloud computing, and software solutions for industries.

Vietnam has prioritized smart urban development since 2018 in major cities such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, and Can Tho.

Mr. Amitabh Ray, Chairman of the Indian Chamber of Commerce Technology

In addition, the locality pays special attention to developing IT human resources through cooperation with Indian partners in organizing training programs.

Mr. Amitabh Ray, Chairman of the Indian Chamber of Commerce Technology, said: Vietnam has prioritized smart urban development since 2018 in major cities such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, and Can Tho.

These cities are pioneering the construction of smart city frameworks and gradually transforming public services and urban management. The advent of AI, especially generative AI, is opening up countless opportunities to improve service accessibility and increase operational efficiency.

Displaying digital transformation solutions in education in Ho Chi Minh City

According to Mr. Amitabh Ray, the foundation of smart cities is technology. While India leads the global software market, Vietnam is emerging as an important factor in the semiconductor industry, a core component of smart city solutions.

Thanks to its technology-oriented industrial development policy, Vietnam is now the world's sixth-largest semiconductor exporter, accounting for 13% of the global assembly, testing and packaging industry.

This not only opens up opportunities for cooperation in smart cities but also helps Indian IT companies invest in and import semiconductor equipment from Vietnam.

The combination of India's IT strengths and Vietnam's hardware capabilities can play an important role in developing smart cities, promoting economic growth, innovation and improving the quality of life.

DUY KHANH

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