With the launching of its two-tier local administration model, the city is incorporating technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain to enhance service delivery for citizens and businesses, aligning with the Politburo’s Resolution 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation.
The new centre, staffed by a team of scientists, researchers, and AI specialists working in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, forms part of Qualcomm’s global AI research group.
In the current phase, effectively implementing the resolution will help Vietnam escape the middle-income trap, build a knowledge-based economy, and rise to become a technology-driven and innovative nation, Nghia stated.
Huan praised the determination to remove all barriers, reform financial management mechanisms in scientific tasks, simplify administrative procedures, and grant autonomy in the use of research and technology development funds.
An expert from Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy has shared some of the city-state's experiences in how to promote science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation for national development.
Evaluating the significance of Resolution 57 in the current development phase, the scientists agreed that investing in science and technology is the right direction to create momentum for the country’s breakthrough development.