On the afternoon of November 27, the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City cooperated with Silver Lion Enterprise Impact Singapore to organize an international conference with the theme “Technological Breakthrough and Innovation – Creating the Future Generation (NextGen) for Ho Chi Minh City”.

Workshop overview.

Speaking at the opening, Mr. Lam Dinh Thang, Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City, said that in the context of the global shift to competition in knowledge, science, technology, innovation and digital transformation have become the foundation for shaping national strength.

The advantage no longer belongs to resources or cheap labor, but to economies that know how to create knowledge and master core technologies.

This trend requires Ho Chi Minh City to establish a new growth model based on knowledge, taking innovation and digital transformation as a strategic breakthrough.

This is a strategic orientation to ensure that Ho Chi Minh City maintains and promotes the leading role of the southern key economic region.

Speaking at the opening, Mr. Lam Dinh Thang, Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City, said that in the context of the global shift to competition in knowledge, science, technology, innovation and digital transformation have become the foundation for shaping national strength.

The advantage no longer belongs to resources or cheap labor, but to economies that know how to create knowledge and master core technologies.

This trend requires Ho Chi Minh City to establish a new growth model based on knowledge, taking innovation and digital transformation as a strategic breakthrough.

This is a strategic orientation to ensure that Ho Chi Minh City maintains and promotes the leading role of the southern key economic region.

Mr. Lam Dinh Thang, Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City spoke at the workshop

At the same time, strongly concretize Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo on breakthroughs in scientific and technological development, innovation and national digital transformation.
According to Mr. Lam Dinh Thang, Ho Chi Minh City has determined its strategic goal by 2030 to build Ho Chi Minh City into the region’s leading science, technology and innovation center, determined to bring the innovative startup ecosystem into the Top 100 most dynamic cities in the world.

Workshop view

To realize the above goals, in the period of 2026-2030, Ho Chi Minh City has determined to focus on three strategic breakthrough orientations: Breakthrough in institutions and policies; Breakthrough in strategic technology and innovation ecosystem; Breakthrough in digital governance and digital human resources.

At the workshop, experts and scientists focused on discussing, analyzing and discussing solutions related to the following issues: Creating future generation ecosystems; breakthrough digital assets for the International Financial Center (IFC); establishing a “Fintech Super Highway”; governance and capital for IFC…

Courtesy: Nhan Dan News