Vietnam moves to seize opportunities from Industry 4.0
Hanoi (VNA) – The Government of Vietnam considers the fourth Industrial
Revolution (also known as Industry 4.0), especially aspects concerning
artificial intelligence, a huge opportunity for Vietnam to become a modern,
industrialised nation in the near future, said Minister of Planning and
Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.
“Industry 4.0 is a shortcut to bring the country to modernity and
prosperity,” Dung said at a press conference in Hanoi on August 10, providing
information on Vietnam’s innovation network programme.
The fourth Industrial Revolution is changing the current world, from
business production to services provision, he said, adding that the movement has
created a golden opportunity for Vietnam to catch up with the latest technological
and economic development trends around the world.
The minister said that the Party and State have always paid due
attention to gathering Vietnamese talents in the fields of science and
technology to serve the country’s development.
Following the direction of PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc,
the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) is building a national strategy for
Industry 4.0 which will be reported back to the government leader at the year’s
end.
The ministry is also working on establishing a national innovation
centre and a network of human resources which can assist with implementing the
national Industry 4.0 strategy, Dung said.
It will coordinate with the Ministry of Science and Technology, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Training, as well as
other agencies and localities to organise the Vietnam innovation network
programme, he added.
The programme, initiated by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, aims
to mobilise Vietnamese experts in the field, including those working in foreign
countries with advanced science-technology development.
Tran Quoc Phuong, Director of the MPI’s National Economic Issues
Department, said the programme aims to share strategic visions and viewpoints
of Party, State, and Government leaders regarding current opportunities to
approach and optimise scientific and technological accomplishments in key
areas, serving both the national short-term and sustainable socio-economic
development targets.
The programme will take place from August 18-24 with a variety of
activities in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Quang Ninh, such as meetings with
the startup community and intellectuals in science-technology in Vietnam,
exchanges amongst major groups and businesses in sci-tech application, and
visits to high-tech parks in Hanoi and HCM City.
About 100 Vietnamese youths who have excelled in
various fields – such as information technology, biotechnology, automatics,
robotics, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cyber security, and Internet of Things
– are expected to attend the event.–VNA