Human resource problem in technology field

Challenge the talent race

Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo emphasizes that human resources are one of the core factors to create breakthroughs in developing science, technology, innovation and digital transformation, which requires special policies to attract and promote domestic and foreign technology talents through breakthrough mechanisms.

According to experts, Vietnam is lacking high-quality human resources in key areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, cyber security, etc. These are also important areas with strong development potential, but require personnel with extensive knowledge and high skills. This reality makes technology businesses compete fiercely to find and retain talent.

In addition, many Vietnamese enterprises have not focused on training digital skills and improving technological capacity for workers; there are no policies to treat and encourage highly qualified personnel; and there are no policies to attract good human resources to strategic technology industries... which also makes it difficult to compete to attract talent, leading to a continued shortage of high-quality human resources.

According to Mr. Le Hong Quang, General Director of MISA Joint Stock Company, in the technology industry in Vietnam today, the number of skilled human resources meeting job requirements is limited, the human resource supply is not enough to meet the demand. Many companies, including MISA, are facing a situation where experienced and highly skilled personnel want to move to large companies with better salaries, benefits and other conditions.

As one of the leading technology corporations in Vietnam, Chairman and General Director of the Military Industry-Telecoms Group (Viettel) Tao Duc Thang said that it is inevitable that competent and experienced personnel will be attracted by other companies. In fact, there have been some outstanding individuals who, after working at Viettel, decided to change because they were offered salaries 4-5 times higher than Viettel. The Group has made efforts to attract and retain these expert personnel with many special treatment policies, but not all cases have been successful.

Viettel Group representative also shared that it is regrettable that talented people leave. However, the Group always supports them, because no matter where they go or what they do, those talented people will help society and their homeland, and Viettel is always proud to be the place to train and foster those talents.

Change to meet practical needs

According to experts, in order for science, technology, innovation and digital transformation to truly become the driving force for development, technology enterprises need to have a comprehensive human resource strategy; need to have an outstanding mechanism to attract domestic and foreign talent, build special policies on remuneration and working environment; at the same time, invest in infrastructure and build digital skills training programs for workers.

To attract and retain talent, many businesses now have strategies in terms of recruitment mechanisms, infrastructure investment, training programs, compensation policies and building a dynamic and creative working environment. A flexible working environment and strong corporate culture will help retain talent much more effectively than companies without a clear cultural strategy.

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According to Mr. Lang Vinh Tuong, CEO of SmartDev Company Limited, to retain talented and capable people, the company invests heavily in training and developing human resources. Human resources here regularly participate in in-depth training courses on the latest technology, especially in the field of AI.

In addition, SmartDev sponsors the cost of technical certification exams to help improve employees' professional qualifications. The company also builds a creative working environment so that those who are passionate about technology, especially AI, can develop and stay long-term.

Mr. Pham Hong Quat, Director of the Department of Startups and Technology Enterprises (Ministry of Science and Technology) said that businesses should create a working environment and technical infrastructure space to support talented people to have the best conditions to be creative and contribute; build digital spaces, modern computers, 3D machines and minimum conditions for them to design and test new models and products.

“In Vietnam, there is no modern technical infrastructure space, making the working environment not attractive enough to attract and retain domestic and foreign technology talents to Vietnam, or Vietnamese people returning from abroad. Therefore, the State needs to have policies to attract talent, especially talented Vietnamese people abroad with practical experience from incubators, incubation facilities and large international corporations,” Mr. Pham Hong Quat shared.

Technology experts also commented that in order to attract and retain talent, the Party and State need to issue new laws and decrees in line with technological development, especially reviewing and amending relevant laws, including the Law on Science and Technology and laws on budget and finance... to have truly breakthrough policy mechanisms, creating favorable conditions for businesses to attract and retain technology talent.

In addition, businesses need to establish innovation support funds and young talent funds to develop human resources and maintain innovation, enhance competitiveness by attracting and employing talented people. This will not only help Vietnam achieve its sustainable growth goals but also create a solid foundation to turn the country into a center and a technology destination in the region and the world.

In the context of globalization and the strong industrial revolution 4.0, policies to attract and retain talent have become a decisive factor for technology enterprises. This is also a strategic solution for enterprises to ensure competitiveness in the market and move towards sustainable development in the digital economy.

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