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| Võ Minh Thành, Deputy Director of the HCM City Department of Science and Technology presents flowers to congratulate the HCA Executive Committee for the 2025–30 tenure. — Photo courtesy of HCA |
HCM CITY — The HCM City Computer Association (HCA) has signed strategic cooperation agreements with the HCM City Department of Science and Technology, native ward authorities, enterprise associations and universities.
These partnerships purpose to collectively implement key occasions similar to HCM City Digital Transformation Week, WISE HCMC+ (HCM City Innovation, Science, Technology and Start-up Week), and the iTech Expo, in addition to collaborate on commerce promotion, digital and inexperienced transformation consulting, digital literacy programmes, and high-quality human useful resource growth.
Võ Minh Thành, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Science and Technology, counseled HCA’s contributions, noting that over its greater than 37 years of growth, the affiliation has made vital contributions to the town and the enterprise neighborhood.
He expressed hope that HCA will proceed working alongside the town and enterprises to successfully advance the digital economic system successfully.
HCA held its Congress for the 2025–30 time period on Monday, marking a strategic shift following its merger with the Bình Dương Computer Association, increasing its operational scale and strengthening connectivity throughout the Southern Key Economic Region.
It has set its strategic route for the 2025–30 time period, aiming to additional turn into knowledgeable and respected ICT business affiliation, and a trusted vacation spot that delivers sensible advantages to its members and serves as a typical house for the town’s ICT neighborhood.
It additionally seeks to strengthen its pioneering position in driving digital transformation by intently following and successfully implementing the Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science, know-how, innovation and nationwide digital transformation.
At the congress, Lâm Nguyễn Hải Long was re-elected as HCA Chairman for the brand new time period.
Long famous that HCA will proceed to advertise digital transformation, inexperienced transition and ESG initiatives amongst its members and the broader enterprise neighborhood, reinforcing its position in supporting sustainable digital growth in each the town and the nation.
He added that HCA will improve the standard of its assist actions, broaden its membership community, and elevate the dimensions and high quality of its commerce promotion occasions within the home and worldwide markets.
It may also foster an progressive start-up ecosystem, constantly replace new know-how developments via educational actions, and assist members entry new applied sciences and options.
Furthermore, the affiliation will roll out human useful resource coaching programmes to spice up digital transformation, innovation and know-how adoption capability for enterprises and State businesses.
At the occasion, HCA additionally introduced findings from two key surveys.
The Current Status of Smart Factory Transformation survey, collectively performed with the HCM City Union of Business Associations, discovered that the majority surveyed factories are medium- to large-scale enterprises with strong high quality administration foundations however have solely partially carried out sensible transformation.
Their greatest challenges embrace rising working prices, shortages of technical personnel, technological boundaries and restricted funding capability (budgets underneath VNĐ5 billion).
The survey highlights pressing wants for digital transformation consulting and workforce coaching. To speed up progress, it suggests specializing in cost-effective, step-by-step know-how options whereas eradicating administrative boundaries.
The Current Status of AI Adoption in Organisations survey, performed with HPT Vietnam Corporation, reveals that Vietnamese organisations recognise the significance of AI, but face main challenges in human assets, information readiness and implementation technique.
Enterprises are focusing inner coaching, growing core AI functions to reinforce competitiveness, and strengthening information governance – the inspiration for sustainable AI-driven growth.
According to HCA, the 2 research current a complete image of Vietnamese enterprises’ readiness to use know-how in administration and operations. The affiliation is dedicated to conducting these surveys yearly to promptly determine enterprise challenges and suggest acceptable assist programmes and coverage suggestions to HCM City authorities. — VNS