Scientific analysis actions at Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Khac Hieu / Tuoi Tre
On October 9, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Van Duoc chaired a working session with leaders of Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) to debate the joint implementation of the challenge ‘Ho Chi Minh City — Vietnam’s International Innovation Hub.’
The challenge goals to translate Resolution No. 57 and Notice No. 45 of the Central Steering Committee into motion, each of which spotlight the town’s pioneering function in growing a knowledge-based economic system, science and know-how, and innovation.
‘The Triple Helix’: Connecting key assets
Under the challenge plan, the town’s Department of Science and Technology will act because the lead company, coordinating carefully with VNU-HCM and related departments to finalize the challenge.
At the guts of the hassle is the creation of a collaborative framework — ‘Triple Helix: One Vision, One Action’ — uniting authorities, academia, and business.
The mannequin will suggest particular insurance policies and mechanisms to strengthen partnerships, encourage innovation, and promote useful resource sharing amongst stakeholders.
It may also define a joint motion plan with clear targets, milestones, and tasks.
VNU-HCM will leverage its tutorial strengths, analysis infrastructure, and scientific networks to work with the Department of Science and Technology in establishing the ‘HCMC Innovation Hub’ — a middle that integrates infrastructure, information, know-how, and enterprise.
This hub will function a strategic platform for know-how growth and switch, commercialization of analysis outcomes, workforce coaching, and the enlargement of public–personal partnerships to mobilize social assets for innovation.
At the assembly, chairman Duoc emphasised the necessity for coordinated, results-oriented implementation of the challenge, which he stated will probably be key to positioning Ho Chi Minh City as a regional innovation hub and a frontrunner in digital transformation by 2030.
Ho Chi Minh City will broaden science, know-how, and innovation actions within the close to future. Photo: Khac Hieu
Strategic imaginative and prescient and breakthrough mechanisms
Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, deputy director of VNU-HCM, famous that the college hopes to help the town’s main strategic priorities in science, know-how, and innovation, as outlined in Resolution 98/2023/QH15 and new directives from the Party Central Committee akin to Resolutions 57, 68, 59, and 71.
This collaboration will assist set up analysis and software applications in key strategic fields together with synthetic intelligence, semiconductors, clear vitality, biotechnology, new supplies, good healthcare, and the round economic system.
Regarding infrastructure, Prof. Mai urged that each side may collectively develop nationwide key laboratories and Triple Helix Innovation Hubs to share analysis services, information, and customary infrastructure.
Such collaboration would additionally assist appeal to investments from giant enterprises and multinational companies, whereas supporting the event of a extremely expert workforce within the metropolis.
On the commercialization facet, VNU-HCM hopes the town will proceed to take away institutional obstacles, set up regulatory sandboxes, pace up know-how switch, and help the introduction of analysis merchandise to the market — immediately benefiting each residents and companies.
“Moreover, we expect Ho Chi Minh City to facilitate VNU-HCM’s deeper participation in key city projects, from smart city development and data infrastructure to the Net Zero 2050 program,” Prof. Mai added.
Central function in regional development
Pham Phu Ngoc Trai, chairman of the Vietnam Packaging Recycling Alliance (PRO Vietnam), noticed that following the merger of provinces and cities in July, it’s important to determine innovation hubs as regional connectors — not solely driving native financial development but in addition creating momentum for all the area.
He stated Ho Chi Minh City can take the lead as a ‘conductor,’ piloting new fashions that unfold a tradition of creativity and foster a knowledge-based economic system.
At the core of such hubs, he added, folks stay the decisive issue.
The metropolis’s collaboration with VNU-HCM is seen as a strategic method to harness coaching and analysis strengths, whereas laying the groundwork for scaling up the federal government–academia–business mannequin throughout different localities.