On December 14, at the Government headquarters, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh - Head of the National Steering Committee for Semiconductor Industry Development - chaired the first meeting of the Steering Committee.
In his concluding remarks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that the demand for investment capital in the semiconductor sector is huge, but the specific incentive mechanisms to support investment and encourage all organizations and individuals to participate in this sector have not kept up with practical requirements.
Limited infrastructure for research and development, training, incubation as well as production and business; Vietnam's electricity supply is not guaranteed in some places and at some times. Limited access to advanced technology and a shortage of high-quality human resources needed to develop this industry...
Regarding common and key tasks, the Prime Minister stated that it is necessary to raise awareness with strategic vision and breakthrough thinking about the position, role and importance of the fields of semiconductors, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and cloud computing.
Continue to perfect open institutions, with priority for selected industries; develop synchronous and smooth infrastructure, especially transport infrastructure, digital infrastructure, innovation infrastructure, electricity infrastructure, etc. to reduce costs for businesses and investors, improve labor productivity and competitiveness.
The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Finance to preside over and closely coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and relevant agencies to research and propose mechanisms and preferential policies on tax, finance, management and use of public assets to serve the training, research and development of the semiconductor industry.
The Ministry of Science and Technology promotes research and development, enhancing Vietnam's science and technology capacity in the semiconductor industry, especially developing core technologies and specialized chip products.
The Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should study and have appropriate visa policies that are favorable for the development of the semiconductor industry.
Ministries, branches and localities continue to focus on and promote the implementation of tasks and solutions to develop the semiconductor industry according to the policies and orientations for developing the semiconductor industry in the development strategy and human resource development program for the semiconductor industry.
Promote cooperation with countries and economies that possess semiconductor manufacturing capabilities and participate in the supply chain of semiconductor products, materials, and components.
Attracting leading businesses in the world, especially those that play a decisive role in the semiconductor industrial ecosystem, to shift their supply chains to Vietnam, set up offices, and build R&D centers and semiconductor laboratories in Vietnam.
At the same time, work closely with large semiconductor enterprises such as: Intel, Samsung, Amkor, Hana Micron.
The Prime Minister assessed that the signing of a comprehensive cooperation agreement between FPT Corporation and NVIDIA in April this year was also an important milestone, a lesson in international cooperation to promote the rapid, sustainable and comprehensive development of the semiconductor ecosystem.
Localities should research and select industrial parks with favorable and suitable locations for investment, ensuring synchronous technical infrastructure (especially in terms of providing stable power sources, sufficient capacity and clean water, wastewater treatment systems) to develop the semiconductor industry; promote neighboring industrial parks and clusters to create industry linkage clusters for the semiconductor industry chain.
The Prime Minister requested ministries, branches and localities to urgently deploy the construction of a railway connecting the center of Hanoi to Hoa Lac and the shortest and most convenient traffic connection between Long Thanh airport (Dong Nai) and Tan Son Nhat airport (HCMC).
