Within the framework of his State go to to Singapore, on the afternoon of May twenty ninth, General Secretary and President To Lam attended the Vietnam – Singapore Technology Connect Forum with the theme “From Strategic Partnership to New generation industrial platforms, innovation and sustainable development”.
Attending the discussion board had been members of the high-level Vietnamese delegation, representatives of leaders from ministries and sectors, and representatives of companies from each nations.
Speaking at the Forum, General Secretary and President To Lam extremely appreciated the initiative of related companies and organizations from each nations in organizing the Forum. The giant presence of scientists, companies, universities, analysis institutes, and technology consultants demonstrates the shared aspiration of each side to promote a brand new mannequin of cooperation – one that’s extra substantive, deeper, and succesful of creating extra lasting worth for each nations.
The General Secretary and President emphasised that the world is getting into a interval of profound transformation, the place science, technology, and innovation (S&T and innovation) will not be solely drivers of development however have gotten decisive components in nationwide competitiveness and the place of every economic system in the world worth chain.
Artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, large knowledge, biotechnology, quantum technology, clear power, and the digital economic system are basically altering the strategies of manufacturing, enterprise fashions, and the means the world economic system operates. The nation that masters strategic applied sciences will have the ability to lead the future. In this context, many nations are adjusting their improvement methods in the direction of utilizing science and technology and innovation as the basis for long-term development and strategic autonomy.
The General Secretary and President said that Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on the improvement of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation clearly identifies science and technology as the central driving pressure of improvement, and Vietnam is striving to enhance establishments, develop high-quality human sources, promote the innovation ecosystem, and create favorable circumstances for companies to take part extra deeply in the digital transformation course of and technology improvement.
In this course of, Vietnam prioritizes increasing worldwide cooperation in science and technology, innovation, and human useful resource improvement; technological self-reliance doesn’t imply isolation, however have to be constructed on a basis of open cooperation, information sharing, and joint improvement of technological capabilities.
Acknowledging the important achievements in bilateral relations over the years, the General Secretary and President said that in the new section, each side are dealing with an excellent alternative to increase cooperation into fields with larger information and technology content material. Although each side have held quite a few boards, workshops, and promotional actions, the largest hole at the moment is just not an absence of connectivity, however an absence of mechanisms to translate connectivity into tangible outcomes.
The General Secretary and President emphasised that the most necessary factor now isn’t just to promote extra connectivity actions, however to construct mechanisms to rework connectivity into substantive cooperation and concrete tasks. Therefore, the spirit of the “Tech Connect” initiative shouldn’t be restricted to a discussion board for conferences, however ought to purpose in the direction of forming a brand new mannequin of cooperation – the place the State acts as a facilitator, scientists are pioneers, and companies lead the means, all taking part in joint analysis, improvement, and manufacturing.
From the “Triple helix” mannequin inside a single nation, we have to steadily type a ” Triple helix ” mannequin of two nations, thereby constructing a cross-border cooperation community between companies, universities, analysis institutes, and innovation facilities of Vietnam and Singapore.
The General Secretary and President affirmed his perception that the Forum is not going to solely be about exchanging concepts, however can even open up concrete avenues for cooperation between companies, universities, analysis institutes, and technology companions of the two nations. Furthermore, the discussion board goals to steadily type a Vietnam-Singapore technology cooperation area, the place information, knowledge, technology, and high-quality human sources are successfully related to create technological merchandise and options with regional and worldwide worth.
At the Forum, General Secretary and President To Lam witnessed the signing of 25 memoranda of cooperation between ministries, sectors, localities, and companies of the two nations.
Speaking at the Forum, Dr. Tan See Leng, Singapore’s Minister for Manpower, concurrently in cost of Energy and Science and Technology, Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore, affirmed that the second go to to Singapore by General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse, together with the high-level Vietnamese delegation, in simply over a yr, displays the sturdy and more and more growing relationship between the two nations.
Minister Tan See Leng emphasised that the basis of the bilateral partnership could be very strong however must proceed to develop in accordance with the quickly altering world atmosphere. The discussion board supplies a chance for each side to think about methods to maneuver ahead and obtain extra collectively in growing science, technology, and innovation, specializing in areas similar to: superior, good, and sustainable manufacturing; growing the startup ecosystems of each nations; and expertise trade.
Vietnam’s Minister of Science and Technology, Vu Hai Quan emphasised that Vietnam and Singapore have recognized selling science, technology, and innovation as a pillar of their complete strategic partnership, together with accelerating cooperation beneath the “Triple Helix” mannequin connecting the authorities, companies, and researchers, linking analysis with utility.
The discussion board will contribute to strengthening connections between the innovation ecosystems of the two nations, particularly in strategic technology fields; selling deeper cooperation between universities, analysis institutes, and companies of each nations; and constructing cooperation applications to develop high-quality human sources to serve the digital economic system.
The discussion board additionally will creat favorable circumstances for technology startups and innovation facilities in each nations to attach, cooperate, and take part in world worth chains.
25 MoUs had been signed at the Vietnam-Singapore Technology Connectivity Forum
Memorandum of Understanding between VSIP-Coherent: constructing a brand new manufacturing unit to help the improvement of thermal energy semiconductor materials manufacturing between Coherent and Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park Joint Venture Company Limited (VSIP).
Cooperation settlement on selling capital for innovation and technology improvement in Vietnam’s inexperienced economic system
between the Vietnam International Finance Centre in Ho Chi Minh City and Touchstone Capital Partners (Singapore).Cooperation between VSIP Nghe An and Luxshare-ICT in growing provide chains for the electronics, precision engineering, and renewable power industries in Nghe An.
Strategic cooperation in coaching, analysis, educational trade, innovation, and improvement of instructional applications between Vietnam National University (VNU) Ho Chi Minh City and the National University of Singapore.
Collaboration on innovation and entrepreneurship between the Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTIT) – National Agency for Entrepreneurship & Technology Enterprises (NATEC) and the National University of Singapore.
Collaboration on constructing a program to develop the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Vietnam between Van Lang University and the National University of Singapore.
Memorandum of Understanding on entrepreneurship help between Lac Hong University and the Singapore Global Entrepreneurship Network.
Collaboration on implementing a global internship program, connecting coaching, recruitment and human useful resource improvement between Finan Capital and Singapore Management University.
Collaboration on implementing a strategic program to coach 2,000 digital healthcare leaders in Vietnam, enhancing geroscience capability, AI utility and knowledge analytics in healthcare administration between the Vietnam Association for Biomedical Research and Application (VAMBRA) and the Longevity Societies and Economies Institute (LSEI) of Singapore Management University (SMU).
Collaborative analysis, technology improvement, and commercialization of analysis outcomes between three events, specializing in the discipline of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in medical and organic functions, between the Dinh Tien Hoang Institute of Medical Research, Dinh Tien Hoang Medical Investment and Development Joint Stock Company, and EVCertis.
Collaborative integration of technology and improvement of a Loyalty ecosystem between Vietnam Airlines and Singapore Airlines.
Contract for the joint improvement of a sensible fee ecosystem between Vietnam Airlines and Adyen N.V.
Contract for the deployment of built-in technology options for fee gateways, assortment providers, and multi-channel funds between Vietnam Airlines and 2C2P (Ant International Group).
Strategic cooperation in the fields of AI, digital transformation, knowledge middle improvement, sustainable city improvement, and renewable power options between FPT and Sembcorp.
Strategic cooperation in AI, digital transformation in the banking business, monetary service innovation, and technology options between FPT and UOB.
Cooperation in knowledge facilities and digital infrastructure, inexperienced and sustainable digital infrastructure, R&D facilities in AI, large knowledge, digital technology, and human useful resource coaching, and innovation ecosystem improvement between BB Investment and Development Co., Ltd. and Sembcorp Development.
Cooperation in connecting and organizing innovation applications; exchanging sources and expertise; collaborating on analysis and improvement of technology merchandise, synthetic intelligence (AI), and AI functions between VCCorp and Aux Media Group.
Cooperation in growing personalised preventative well being options, together with software program and gadgets for long-term well being monitoring, between Kaopiz Vietnam and QuantumTX Singapore.
Collaboration in the discipline of technology platforms in the tourism business between Vinpearl and BeMyGuest.
Collaboration in the discipline of technology platforms in the tourism business between Vinpearl and Global Tix.
Collaboration in growing an AI ecosystem, digital funding and commerce infrastructure, and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises between Arobid JSC and the Singapore AI Association.
Collaboration in growing 3D additive manufacturing technology between the Vietnam National Energy Industry Corporation and Nikkon SLM Solutions.
Collaboration in supplying fragrances, particularly high-tech fragrances, between the Vietnam Chemical Corporation and DSM FIRMENICH Group.
Establishment of a framework for cooperation in making use of AI in cultural and media technology and growing the cultural business between SV5 Investment and Media JSC and Aux Media Group.
Launching ceremony of Vietjet’s direct flight from Nha Trang to Singapore./.
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