The information was unveiled at a workshop on the C4IR held in the city on April 25. The facility, the second of its kind in Southeast Asia and the 19th worldwide, is expected to be located in the Saigon Hi-Tech Park. It is established as part of cooperation between the Vietnamese Government and the World Economic Forum (WEF) for 2023-2026 and under a deal signed between the chairman of the municipal People's Committee and WEF leader earlier this year.

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Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan speaks at the workshop.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan expressed his hope that the center will become a platform not only for the city but also for the entire country to shape the development of Fourth Industrial Revolution strategies in line with the overall national development strategy, contributing to the global trajectory of technological advancement.

Manju George, heading the strategic impact and integration platform at WEF, noted that the C4IR in the city will benefit from the synergy of leading Vietnamese technology enterprises and leverage the knowledge and experience of the global C4IR network to provide support, advice, proposals, and recommendations for solutions, policies, and initiatives in line with Vietnam’s directions and international technology trends.

Kim Byoungho, Chairman of the Board of Directors of HDBank – a founding member of the C4IR in Ho Chi Minh City, said that its establishment is a significant step forward, contributing to creating breakthrough momentum towards the goal of developing Ho Chi Minh City into a modern industrial service city, as well as a hub for economy, finance, commerce, science-technology, and culture in the region.

Source: VNA