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Malaysian PM shares digital transformation experience with Vietnam

Malaysian visiting Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad held a dialogue with leaders and staff of the FPT Group at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Hanoi on August 28.
Malaysian PM shares digital transformation experience with Vietnam ảnh 1Malaysian visiting Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Malaysian visiting Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad held adialogue with leaders and staff of the FPT Group at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park inHanoi on August 28.

SharingMalaysia’s success in digital transformation, Mahathir said his country has builta comprehensive industry plan to catch up with the fourth industrialrevolution, thus improving its global competitiveness and creating high addedvalue.

Hesaid Malaysia is accelerating digital transformation with four key pillars ofthe Industry 4.0, smart tourism, smart education and safe cities development,towards the goal of turning the country into one of the world’s leading 20economies by 2050.

Mahathiralso spoke highly of Vietnam’s digital transformation and e-governmentdevelopment goal, partly contributed by information technology groups,including the FPT.

Chairmanof the FPT Group’s Board of Directors Truong GiaBinh said as Vietnam isbuilding a national digital transformation project with an aim to be among thetop four ASEAN countries in terms of national digitalisation by 2025,Malaysia’s experience will be helpful for Vietnam.

Hesaid the FPT will learn about Cyberjayascience park set up by Malaysian PM,with an aim to build an education – artificial intelligence complex in thecentral province of BinhDinh.

Ministerof Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh suggested Malaysia offer all possiblesupport to Vietnam’s technological groups to do business in the nation, addingthat Vietnam is ready to create favourable conditions for Malaysian firms also.

TheMalaysian PM also took the occasion to answer FPT University students’questions about Malaysia’s digital transformation experience, workforce 4.0 andthe importance of artificial intelligence in the process.-VNA
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