On September 25, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the inauguration ceremony of the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) at the high-tech park (Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City) and worked with the center's founding members.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the inauguration ceremony of the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) at the Ho Chi Minh City Hi-Tech Park. Photo: VGP
At the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated the establishment of the center on the basis of implementing the memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the Vietnamese Government and WEF for the 2023-2026 period and as a result of the increasingly developing relationship between Vietnam and WEF, in the spirit of practicality, efficiency, and suitability to the trend of the times and the conditions and circumstances of Vietnam.
The Prime Minister also praised the efforts of Ho Chi Minh City leaders and thanked WEF leaders, founding enterprises, international partners, organizations and individuals who have accompanied Vietnam in building this center.
According to the Prime Minister, the establishment of the center has 6 important meanings. Including: concretizing and implementing the Party's policies and guidelines on science and technology, innovation, applying achievements of the 4th industrial revolution, promoting industrialization and modernization according to the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress and the Resolution of the Central Committee; meeting the objective requirements of reality in national development; contributing to deep integration in the field of science and technology, innovation, participating in the 4th industrial revolution.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the working session with the center. Photo: VGP
The establishment of the center also demonstrates the pioneering role of Ho Chi Minh City, the aspiration and pride of the country, the bravery, intelligence, dynamism and creativity of the people, and affirms the close relationship between Vietnam and WEF in the spirit of doing what is said and doing what is committed.
According to the Prime Minister, sustainable and inclusive development based on the application of modern science and technology, strongly promoting startups and innovation is an inevitable trend, an objective requirement, a strategic choice and a top priority of today's world and of countries.
In order for the center to operate practically and effectively and promote its role, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh directed that the responsibility of the Government, ministries and branches is to orient, build institutions and have appropriate development priority policies. Ho Chi Minh City clearly defines the functions, tasks and powers, creates favorable conditions in terms of facilities and operating mechanisms for the center to be quick, convenient and meet development requirements.
For businesses, founders need support in terms of financial resources, infrastructure, human resources, and management. The center, based on its functions, tasks, and powers, promotes the spirit of self-reliance, self-reliance, autonomy, initiative, and active, effective operation.
Finally, the Prime Minister expressed his expectations for the center, including: Pioneering, cooperating, connecting, digitalizing, greening, practicality, efficiency, spreading, for the country and for the people.
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai said that the C4IR Center in Ho Chi Minh City will strengthen cooperation with C4IR centers around the world to support the proposal of solutions and policy recommendations, research on priority breakthrough areas of Ho Chi Minh City and the entire Southeast region, in line with national orientation and international trends.
Mr. Mai commented that the center is operating while learning and referring to the experiences of existing C4IR centers in the world, while creatively applying them to Vietnam's conditions, clearly demonstrating the nature of public-private partnership.
Ho Chi Minh City will send human resources and contribute a part of the initial financial resources, but the center's activities will strongly promote the role of enterprises with resources and management experience of the private sector.
Previously, on June 26, 2023, at the WEF Tianjin Conference, representatives of the Vietnamese Government and WEF signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation for the period 2023 - 2026 under the witness of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Professor Klaus Schwab - Founding Chairman of the World Economic Forum.
From 2023 to 2024, implementing the Prime Minister's direction, Ho Chi Minh City has proactively worked with WEF and achieved results such as signing a joint statement on the establishment of C4IR at the 4th Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum in 2023 and signing a cooperation agreement to establish a Center in Ho Chi Minh City with WEF at the annual World Economic Forum in January 2024 in Davos, Switzerland.
Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/thu-tuong-neu-6-y-nghia-cua-thanh-lap-trung-tam-cach-mang-cong-nghiep-lan-thu-4-192240925140810151.htm
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