According to VNA, the seminar took place on the morning of October 28, local time in the capital London, UK, jointly organized by the Boston Global Forum (BGF).
Speaking at the opening of the seminar, General Secretary To Lam emphasized that Vietnam wishes to accompany advanced countries to share common vision and values, thereby building a better world, where AI serves people, promotes creativity, humanity, peace and prosperity. The General Secretary emphasized that Vietnam is ready to welcome and test pioneering ideas.
Many technology experts highly appreciate Vietnam's dynamic development. Within just one generation, Vietnam has helped millions of people escape poverty, built one of the most competitive productive economies in Asia and had a young workforce, proficient in digital skills.
In particular, Vietnam's progress in administrative reform and openness to international cooperation have positioned Vietnam as a key partner in a global network of trustworthy digital countries.
Some opinions also recommend that, in order for AI to truly serve the socio-economic development process to bring a better life to people and governments, countries need to focus on building a reliable digital infrastructure, developing AI standards responsible for protecting privacy, fairness and transparency...
Concluding the seminar, General Secretary To Lam expressed his impression of the issues and ideas presented by experts and managers with a lot of experience in the field of AI, and at the same time said that the solutions and recommendations were very suitable for Vietnam's development orientation and goals.
The General Secretary said that he will assign competent agencies to study, coordinate to clarify the content, and then take specific steps to turn ideas into projects and programs in Vietnam.
The General Secretary emphasized that the seminar is a meaningful first step and will open a long-term, profound cooperation journey between Vietnam and thewomen and quintessence of the UK and the world.
The General Secretary hopes that in the coming time, experts will continue to accompany and support Vietnam in the development of AI in particular and science and technology in general, especially in the three priority areas of sharing knowledge and experience in national AI strategy planning, developing digital infrastructure and an innovative ecosystem; promoting investment and transfer of technology, applying AI in key areas such as healthcare, smart agriculture and digital education; and working with Vietnam to successfully implement key programs on science and technology, especially new and pioneering fields to help Vietnam build a creative and self-reliant economy.
General Secretary To Lam respectfully invited experts and scientists with a lot of experience in the field of science, technology and AI to Vietnam to have more time to discuss and work directly with agencies planning and implementing Vietnam's science and technology policies to soon make the ideas discussed in the seminar come true, bringing many new values, new models and new confidence to humanity in the AI era.
