(Chinhphu.vn) - According to a press release from the Government Office, on the evening of May 20, at the Government headquarters, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Mr. Nagavara Ramaroa Narayana Murthy, former Chairman and founder of Infosys Group (India).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Mr. Nagavara Ramaroa Narayana Murthy, former Chairman and founder of Infosys Group - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
This is India's leading information technology group, with a capitalization of up to 70 billion USD, more than 320,000 employees and revenue in 2023 reaching more than 18 billion USD.
Also attending were Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung; Minister, Head of the Government Office Tran Van Son; Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat; Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung; leaders of a number of relevant ministries, branches and technology corporations.
Welcoming Mr. Narayana Murthy's visit and work with Vietnamese partners in the field of information technology, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his impression of the scale, role and position of Infosys Group, as well as Mr. Narayana Murthy's role in the information technology and software market of India in particular and the world in general.
Stating that India is a top priority in Vietnam's foreign policy, the Prime Minister expressed his delight at the traditional friendship and the Vietnam-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership that has been constantly strengthened and developed in various fields; he said that recently, the Prime Minister and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a number of bilateral meetings, agreeing to continue to further promote economic-trade-investment and scientific-technological cooperation, commensurate with the potential and stature of the two countries' relations.
Providing information on the country's development orientation and the economic situation in Vietnam, the Prime Minister said that Vietnam has identified digital economy, knowledge economy, and circular economy as key orientations in the important tasks of the Socio-Economic Development Strategy. Vietnam is promoting the development of a strategy on research, application, and development of artificial intelligence human resources to meet the needs of businesses and the labor market.
Mr. Narayana Murthy expressed his honor and thanks to the Prime Minister for taking the time to receive the delegation; expressed his good impression and admiration for Vietnam in both the struggle for national independence and the country's construction and development, especially Vietnam's socio-economic development achievements in recent years.
Noting that India has developed the information technology industry very early and Vietnam also has world-class technology enterprises such as FPT..., Mr. Narayana Murthy said that this is a very favorable foundation and environment to promote cooperation in the technology field between the two countries.
According to Mr. Narayana Murthy, the three important things for business success are sales, financial control and human resources; he believes that Vietnam will continue to be more successful in the software sector. Infosys considers Vietnam a very reliable partner in the digital age, with high-quality, talented and knowledgeable human resources.
The former Chairman of Infosys Group and his colleagues said that they had just had a discussion with the Vietnamese IT community led by FPT Chairman Truong Gia Binh. The two sides shared experiences, inspirational stories, innovation, sustainable development, team building and corporate culture; opportunities for the Vietnamese IT industry and Vietnam-India cooperation in this field.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated Mr. Narayana Murthy’s very effective discussion and dialogue with Vietnamese companies, experts and students; said that on the basis of good relations with India, Vietnam welcomes, is ready to create favorable conditions and hopes that large Indian corporations will invest and cooperate long-term in Vietnam in the fields of digital economy, information technology, software industry, artificial intelligence and semiconductors.
The Prime Minister hopes that Infosys will invest and cooperate with Vietnam through specific projects and products, in the spirit of "harmonious benefits, shared risks" and with the "3 together" perspective: Listening and understanding between businesses, the State and the people; sharing vision and action for economic development in general and green development in particular; working together, enjoying together, winning together and developing together.
The Prime Minister proposed that India in general and Infosys in particular, as well as Mr. Narayana Murthy and Indian experts, support Vietnam in capital mobilization, especially public-private cooperation in developing the fields of information technology, software industry, artificial intelligence, semiconductors; share experiences, thinking, methodologies, technology transfer; cooperate in human resource training; share management experiences; perfect institutions and laws in the fields of information technology, software industry, artificial intelligence, semiconductors; support Vietnamese enterprises to participate in the global production and supply chain in this field.
The former Chairman of Infosys Group agreed with the Prime Minister's opinions; highly appreciated Vietnam's vision in digital transformation and digital economy; said that Infosys is ready to cooperate and accompany Vietnam, including FPT Group, in developing the information technology industry, innovation, big data, artificial intelligence... as requested by the Prime Minister./.
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