Vietnamese Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung led a delegation to Japan from October 2-5, implementing a sequence of bilateral and multilateral actions to advertise cooperation between the state, scientists, and enterprises.
The go to additionally offered Vietnam’s strategic orientation on AI, semiconductors, and digital transformation.
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| Minister Nguyen Manh Hung Adachi Masashi and Japan’s State Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Adachi Masahi mentioned cooperation. Photo: MST |
During Hung’s assembly with Adachi Masashi, Japan’s State Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, the 2 sides agreed to advertise cooperation in key areas resembling AI infrastructure, large knowledge, digital transformation, and info safety.
Minister Hung mentioned that Vietnam has recognized AI and cell infrastructure as strategic pillars in its nationwide digital transformation. Vietnam needs to carefully coordinate with the Japanese authorities and companies in constructing AI infrastructure, creating personnel, and selling expertise switch in a sensible and efficient method.
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| Nguyen Manh Hung and Adachi Masashi. Photo: MST |
The Japanese aspect expressed its willingness to help Vietnam in creating digital infrastructure, sharing experiences in IT administration, and creating beneficial situations for companies of the 2 nations to attach and increase cooperation.
As a part of the go to, the Vietnamese minister additionally had a gathering with the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). JST president Kazuhito Hashimoto acknowledged Minister Hung for supporting the JST’s NEXUS programme, a significant initiative to spice up scientific collaboration with ASEAN.
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| Minister Nguyen Manh Hung on the assembly with the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). Photo: MST |
They agreed to make semiconductors the central focus of their cooperation. Vietnam will ship younger researchers to Japan to hitch joint semiconductor analysis initiatives.
He added that Vietnam hopes that the 2 sides can increase into superior packaging, and either side will work to co-finance time period five- to ten-year tasks with greater funding ranges.
Beyond semiconductors, Minister Hung advised increasing cooperation into different strategic areas and supporting commercialization of analysis outcomes in each nations to maximise the innovation potential of the 2 nations.
At the Vietnamese Embassy in Tokyo, the minister participated in a roundtable on state, scientist, and enterprise cooperation organised by the embassy in coordination with FPT Japan and the Vietnamese Association of Digital Transformation in Japan (VADX Japan).
The occasion was attended by Vietnamese intellectuals, specialists, and businessmen in Japan, with shows from the Tokyo University of Science, and feedback from Nafosted Fund, FPT Semiconductor, OMIGROUP, and the Institute of Posts and Telecommunications Technology.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister Hung mentioned that the Vietnamese authorities has recognized semiconductor chips as a strategic expertise. “The government will accompany and support Vietnamese scientists in developing core technologies for the country’s development,” he mentioned.
During the working journey, the Vietnamese delegation additionally attended the twenty second Science and Technology in Society Forum (STS Forum) with the theme “Looking to the world 2030 and beyond: The future of science, technology and humanity” on the Kyoto International Conference Centre. The discussion board centered discussions on AI, sustainable improvement, local weather change and science and expertise diplomacy, with periods for senior leaders.
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| Minister Nguyen Manh Hung attended the STS Forum. Photo: MST |
The discussion board attracted greater than 1,500 delegates from greater than 100 nations, together with 14 Nobel laureates and the participation of the Emperor and Empress of Japan on the opening plenary session.
On this event, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung additionally visited Nagoya to go to the Station AI Nagoya Innovation Centre – a public-private partnership mannequin between Aichi Prefecture and SoftBank. Station AI Nagoya is anticipated to grow to be Japan’s main startup incubation centre, aiming to incubate 1,000 startups by 2029.
The delegation additionally visited HachiX Company, a startup based by Vietnamese residents residing in Nagoya, working in AI, embedded programs, and the Internet of Things. The minister praised the spirit of innovation and hoped that HachiX would take the lead in the Edge AI development and increase product cooperation between the 2 nations. He assigned items of the ministry to coordinate with HachiX to hyperlink with the Nafosted Fund and the Department of Innovation to advertise utilized analysis and join Vietnamese and Japanese enterprises in automation and AI options.
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