At a current workshop on consulting tasks for development strategy for the 2026-2030 interval, hosted by the People’s Committee of Da Nang City in central Vietnam, Mr. Ho Quang Buu, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee emphasised the urgency of restructuring the expansion mannequin based mostly on technology and information.
Reflecting on the 2020-2025 development journey, the workshop agreed that Da Nang has constructed a stable basis for additional development, with actual achievements recorded.
As a outcome, the digital financial system contributed about 24 per cent to the town’s GRDP in 2024, surpassing the set goal two years forward of schedule. The digital infrastructure has been strongly invested in.
However, Da Nang nonetheless faces systemic challenges. According to consultants within the workshop, presently, information between departments and sectors remains to be fragmented, poses vital difficulties for companies desirous to develop multi-sector built-in functions. The concern of high-quality human assets can also be a serious concern.
Accordingly, consultants proposes the “digital literacy campaign” mannequin. They consider that digital transformation can’t succeed if solely the federal government and companies run forward, however the individuals should be the middle, the beneficiaries, and additionally the driving power.
Moreover, stemming from the cruel realities of the central area, the workshop significantly emphasised prioritizing digital transformation in local weather change response.
Experts additionally prompt that Da Nang ought to prioritize growing digital transformation and innovation in fields corresponding to agricultural manufacturing, exploitation, and processing of aquatic merchandise within the close to future.
To remedy the development drawback, the draft proposal “Da Nang – City of Innovation” has proposed options for connecting high-tech zones, concentrated IT zones with logistics facilities, seaports (Lien Chieu port, Chu Lai port), airports (Da Nang, Chu Lai), and the rising Free Trade Zone.
Experts extremely respect the proposal for a managed testing mechanism (Sandbox).
Concluding the workshop, Mr. Buu affirmed that the three proposals on Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Science and Technology Development aren’t separate paperwork however a stable “three-legged stool” supporting one another to convey Da Nang into a brand new period.
The roadmap for science and technology development till 2030 in Da Nang will focus on mastering core applied sciences, growing the semiconductor business, and synthetic intelligence, aiming to turn into a global Innovation Center and a “livable city” not solely in pure setting but in addition in a civilized, trendy digital setting.