On the morning of July 9, Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee announced the trial version of investment promotion infrastructure on the Ho Chi Minh City digital environment (HCMCInvest).
Speaking at the ceremony, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc said that putting HCMCInvest into trial operation is a specific step to concretize the policy of developing science, technology, innovation and digital transformation according to Resolution 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo, while promoting specific mechanisms and policies according to Resolution 260/2025/QH15 of the National Assembly.
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc, HCMCInvest expresses the orientation of innovating investment promotion according to the principle of taking data as the foundation, AI as a tool, efficiency to serve investors as the goal and practical application ability as a measure.
The deployment of the trial version also shows Ho Chi Minh City's cautious approach when putting the system into operation in a real environment to receive feedback and continue to improve before widespread deployment.
HCMCInvest is not only a new digital platform but also contributes to transforming investment promotion methods in a data-based direction, which can measure efficiency and improve the quality of support for businesses and investors" - Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee emphasized.
Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc called on the business community and investors to actively experience and contribute opinions to improve the modern, transparent and effective investment promotion ecosystem.
At the ceremony, the Ho Chi Minh City Trade and Investment Promotion Center (ITPC) introduced HCMCInvest - a platform built on AI technology and digital data, providing information about the investment environment, development orientation, priority areas, list of investment projects and cooperation opportunities of the city.
The system allows searching for information, connecting investors, analyzing needs, tracking interest levels and strengthening interaction between management agencies and domestic and foreign businesses, thereby improving the quality of information provision and supporting investment decision-making.
Assessing this platform, Mr. Tran Duy Ninh - Director of the National Digital Transformation Authority (Ministry of Science and Technology) - said that HCMCInvest is not only an investment promotion information portal but also a digital data platform serving management, operation and helping investors access information quickly and conveniently.
Leaders of the National Digital Transformation Authority proposed that Ho Chi Minh City continue to improve the system in the direction of building "correct, sufficient, clean, live" data, regularly updating, standardizing and connecting with national databases and specialized databases. At the same time, strengthen the application of AI, big data and digital technologies to improve the ability to analyze and forecast investment trends and improve investor experience.
Within the framework of the program, ITPC and Arobid Technology Joint Stock Company signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation to implement HCMCInvest. Accordingly, ITPC will coordinate, manage data and exploit the platform, while Arobid will take charge of research, development, operation and technical support.
In addition, Arobid also signed a cooperation agreement with S&P Global Market Intelligence to combine an AI platform with a global market data and analysis system, contributing to providing in-depth information sources, supporting investors to assess markets, business opportunities and factors affecting investment activities.
