An annual conference of Ho Chi Minh City’s High-Tech Park opened on November 28 with the theme “promoting commercialisation of high potential technologies”.

The workshop organised by the park’s management board aims to prepare for entering a new period of technological innovation in the city and the country.

It looks to share experience on building and developing potential and modern high-technologies and products in IC technology, biotechnology, automation, and new material technology.

A park leader said the meeting will connect businesses with enterprises and experts to cooperate in technology transfer, production and commercialisation of high-tech products as well as developing their domestic supply chains.

In the two-day conference, the board will organise meetings on partners’ programmes, scientific seminars and an exhibition on high-tech industry.

To date, the HCM City park has received over 2.1 billion USD in capital. It is expected to earn about 2.7 billion USD from export in 2013.-VNA