According to the plan, on the morning of March 11, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee will chair a scientific workshop on the implementation of Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in the development of science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation
The event was organized by the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City in coordination with the Scientific Committee of Ho Chi Minh City National University, with many discussion and exchange sessions from experts.
According to the action program of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee on the implementation of Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, Ho Chi Minh City sets a number of very specific goals in the near future.
Accordingly, Ho Chi Minh City's research and development (R&D) budget for the program reached 2% of GRDP; allocating at least 3% of total annual budget expenditure for science, technology development, innovation, digital transformation and gradually increasing according to development requirements.
Ho Chi Minh City strives to become one of the digital technology industrial centers of the country; in the group of 100 cities with the most dynamic innovative startup ecosystem in the world; the group of 3 provinces and cities leading in innovation and digital transformation. The rate of digital technology enterprises is leading the country.
Ho Chi Minh City is also determined to form 5,000 innovative startups; 5 centers for applied research and innovation approaching international standards (CoE) in key areas; promote and support the formation of 5-10 large technology enterprises; human resources for scientific research, technology development, and innovation reach 12 people/10,000 people.
Ho Chi Minh City is in the group of 5 provinces and cities leading the country in terms of competitiveness and development of digital government. The rate of online public service use by people and businesses reached over 80%, the rate of non-cash transactions reached over 80%, the rate of contribution of total factor productivity (TFP) to economic growth was over 55%.
The locality also strives for the digital economy to contribute about 40% to GRDP; develop at least 1 new concentrated IT park. Attract some of the world's leading technology organizations and enterprises to set up headquarters and invest in research and production in Ho Chi Minh City, including at least 1 strategic investor in the High-Tech Park.
In addition, Ho Chi Minh City also aims to develop advanced digital infrastructure, gradually mastering a number of strategic technologies and digital technologies such as: Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), big data, cloud computing, block chains, semiconductor microchips, 5G, 6G mobile information, satellite information and some emerging technologies...
By 2045, Ho Chi Minh City strives to become a center for research and application of high technology in Southeast Asia. The city's innovation ecosystem is aiming to be in the top 50 urban areas in the world. Ho Chi Minh City aims to have at least 5 research and application and innovation centers meeting international standards and the scale of the digital economy reaching at least 50% of GRDP.
On March 14, the Ho Chi Minh City Communications and Electronics Association will organize a seminar with the theme: "Digital economy, digital transformation in Ho Chi Minh City: Policy and action from Resolution 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo".
Around the seminar, the organizing committee will have presentations on the legality of the digital economy, digital economic transformation in the spirit of Resolution 57-NQ/TW; announce the program of Ho Chi Minh City Conviction Technology Festival 2025; launch the contest "Creative painting for encouragement" with the theme of the city rising up...
