That is the Golden Horse 4.0 mascot - simulating a mechanical horse made of iron, with a structure of microchip fragments, robot-style semiconductors.
Kim ma 4.0 is placed on the landscape floor on the west bank of the Dragon Bridge, 4.3m high, 5.1m long and the base 2.6m wide, can rotate 180 degrees. The shape of the mascot is a contemporary shaping style, with neat and dynamic lines.
Visually, the Golden Horse 4.0 mascot exudes the spirit of speed, innovation and continuous adaptability. However, with Da Nang, in addition to the traditional cultural mascot, it also carries a message about the clear direction of socio-economic development, which is to bring Da Nang into the digital transformation era, build a smart city, promote the digital economy and move towards a comprehensive digital society.
In recent years, Da Nang city has identified digital transformation and the digital economy as strategic pillars to promote rapid, sustainable growth and enhance its position in the region. Da Nang has set a target that by 2030, the digital economy will account for 35–40% of GRDP, on par with domestic and regional technology centers, demonstrating determination to move towards a modern economy based on data and digital technology.
In particular, in 2025, Da Nang will implement many activities to promote the digital economy, connecting businesses - the state - experts on digitalization and innovation solutions. Not only stopping at digital transformation, Da Nang also focuses on promoting high-tech industry and information technology as new pillar economic sectors. Especially with the orientation to expand to the fields of financial technology (fintech), AI and innovative startups.
Focusing on attracting high-tech capital flows is considered one of the important achievements when Da Nang welcomes many projects and strategic investments from both domestic and international businesses, as well as innovation activities associated with the digital economy.
One of the most prominent spearheads in Da Nang's high-tech orientation is the development of the semiconductor and AI industry with the ambition to turn Da Nang into one of the key centers of the country.
In 2025, Da Nang has dozens of businesses in the field of semiconductor and AI microchips, building a promising startup network and promoting policies to attract high-quality human resources. Da Nang City has issued a Project on developing the field of semiconductor and artificial intelligence microchips, aiming to become one of the top 3 centers in the country in microchip design and AI application.
From July 2025, Da Nang has launched the VSAP LAB Project - An advanced packaging technology manufacturing laboratory for semiconductor microchips with large investment scale, aiming to create a research-testing and business-training connectivity platform for human resources.
The above activities contribute to forming a comprehensive innovation ecosystem, linking government - businesses - institutes - schools - startup communities. Da Nang is gradually building the image of "Center for Innovation and High Technology" in the spirit of Resolution 57, with the goal of entering the Top 50 smart cities globally by 2030 and becoming a national bright spot in digital transformation and high technology.
Therefore, although it is a Tet decoration mascot, Da Nang's 4.0 Golden Horse has concretized the city's orientation, a symbol of strength, aspiration and breakthrough as a xuyên suốt axis, connecting urban spaces, conveying the development aspiration message of Da Nang city.
