PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (fourth from left) and other officials attend the inauguration ceremony of Industry 4.0 Summit and Expo 2018 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the openingceremony for the Industry 4.0 Summit and Expo 2018 in Hanoi on July 13.
Themed “Vision and Development Strategy in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”,the event saw Government officials and nearly 1,800 representatives fromlocalities, domestic and foreign experts, businesses and embassies inattendance.
Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh, whoco-chaired the event with the Prime Minister, stressed the opportunitiesbrought by Industry 4.0, which helps improve technology and productioncapacities as well as competitive edge in the global value chain.
However, an irrational approach will make Vietnam lag behind regional countriesin terms of technology, and face redundancy of unskilled labourers, andinequality in society, he said, adding that soft power, cyber space security andtrans-boundary cyber-crimes are other challenges that need to be tackled.
[Photos: Robot citizen Sophia speaks at Industry 4.0 Summit & Exhibition]
Before attending the summit, PM Phuc cut the ribbon to kick off theinternational exhibition on Industry 4.0, with 50 booths of leading technologyproviders of state-of-the-art technology solutions such as computer integratedmanufacturing (CIM), smart plant, nano technology, renewable energies andblockchain, among others.
The highlight of the event was the appearance of Sophia, the world’s firstrobot citizen. The special guest responded to various questions related tosustainable development and potential to apply artificial intelligence inproduction.
According to the agenda, PM Phuc will attend a policy dialogue themed“Vietnamese Policy on Enhancing Access to the Fourth IndustrialRevolution”.-VNA
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