(NLDO) – Ho Chi Minh City is one of the leading localities in implementing research, application and development of AI, but so far there is still much untapped potential.
That was the comment of Mr. Lam Dinh Thang, Director of the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City, at the Workshop "Developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Human Resources" in 2024, taking place on the morning of December 24, at the University of Natural Sciences - VNU-HCM.
Mr. Lam Dinh Thang, Director of the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City, talked about 4 groups of needs that Ho Chi Minh City is interested in related to AI.
Director of the Department of Information and Communications Lam Dinh Thang said that for two consecutive years, Ho Chi Minh City has chosen digital transformation as one of the important contents of the city's development theme. Choosing this theme shows that digital transformation is both a goal and a method for the city to develop in the economic and social fields...
According to Mr. Lam Dinh Thang, the Management Board of the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution has just confirmed that Vietnam is the second country in Southeast Asia (after Malaysia) to establish this center. The Board has met and decided to organize 20 key activities in 6 areas by 2025, in which AI and building an AI ecosystem are top priorities. In addition, the upcoming International Economic Forum in Ho Chi Minh City also chose AI as the main topic.
"The AI picture of Ho Chi Minh City in the near future will be widespread and develop deeply at a very fast pace. If we do not prepare in time in terms of policies, training, and capacity, we will certainly not be able to keep up with countries in the region and be left behind," Mr. Thang emphasized.
Associate Professor - Dr. Tran Minh Triet, Vice Rector of the University of Natural Sciences - VNU-HCM, presented a paper on "Cooperation in training, fostering and developing human resources in artificial intelligence"
Associate Professor - Dr. Pham Tran Vu, Vice President of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - VNU, presented the topic "Training AI human resources in the current context"
Mr. Thang pointed out 4 groups of AI-related needs that Ho Chi Minh City is in dire need of developing, including: applying modern city management and smart city; using AI tools to increase labor productivity of the state government apparatus; increasing labor productivity and efficiency of city enterprises; applying AI to public services serving the people.
At the workshop, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Van Vu, Deputy Head of the Faculty of Information Technology, University of Science - VNU-HCM, said that the city currently has about 2,000 human resources in the AI industry.
"According to research, the demand for AI human resources in Ho Chi Minh City is as follows: From 2021-2025, about 5,500 people are needed; from 2025-2030, 11,000 people are needed; from 2031-2025, 18,000 people are needed. However, the number of students enrolling in this group of majors in Ho Chi Minh City is currently only about 800 targets" - Mr. Vu informed.
Mr. Vu said that the current training capacity of schools has not met the needs of the labor market. Training international-level human resources in the AI industry plays a decisive role in implementing the city's AI policies. According to him, VNU-HCM and training units need to have strategies and plans to strengthen training and research in this field.
The workshop "Developing human resources for artificial intelligence" was organized by the Department of Information and Communications in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City National University, the Department of Science and Technology, and the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union. After 1 month of implementation, the organizing committee received 44 papers from 70 authors from 24 units.
The workshop focused on discussing the following issues: practical solutions to develop human resources for AI research and application development in the coming time; building high-performance computing infrastructure to serve AI research and application development from the perspective of technology enterprises; developing AI applications to improve labor productivity, better serve people, organizations, and businesses...
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