Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park aims to become an international standard research center

On the morning of October 24, the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park (SHTP) held a ceremony to celebrate its 23rd anniversary and announced its development orientation for the 2025-2030 period, with the goal of becoming an international-standard research and development (R&D) center, playing a core role in the innovation and science and technology ecosystem of Ho Chi Minh City.

Comrade Nguyen Van Duoc, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, presented flowers to congratulate at the 23rd anniversary of the establishment of Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park.

Currently, SHTP has formed a dynamic high-tech ecosystem, attracting 112 active projects, creating jobs for more than 52,000 workers. The zone's export turnover has continuously increased over the years, at times accounting for 47% of Ho Chi Minh City's total export turnover, contributing 1.7 billion USD to the state budget.

At the same time, the High-Tech Park has built key infrastructures to serve research and innovation such as: Research and Development Center (R&D Center), Training Center, High-tech Business Incubator, contributing to promoting the commercialization process of "Make in Vietnam" technology products, improving national competitiveness.

Comrade Nguyen Van Duoc, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, spoke at the ceremony.

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Nguyen Van Duoc, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, praised the efforts of the SHTP Management Board and the business community, and at the same time directed that SHTP needs to continue to play a leading role in digital transformation, innovation, connecting businesses with institutes and schools, contributing to creating momentum for the development of the city's knowledge economy and science and technology.

“In the coming period, SHTP needs to select capable and intelligent investors to create added value for Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam. In addition, it is necessary to consult experienced experts to plan this place to soon become an industrial science city, an industrial science park, to inspire creativity. At the same time, SHTP will soon become an innovation center, which is also the driving force for the city's development in the future,” said Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc.

Mr. Nguyen Ky Phung, Party Secretary, Head of SHTP Management Board, said that in the period of 2025-2030, SHTP will continue to promote its core role in the innovation ecosystem, aiming to become an international standard research and development center, contributing to making Ho Chi Minh City a smart city, a center of technology and innovation in Southeast Asia.

Representative of the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City presented the Decision to the Center for Research and Development of High-Tech Park (SHTP Labs)

On this occasion, the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City announced the Decision approving the SHTP Research and Development Center (SHTP Labs) to be eligible to participate in the Project on building a mechanism to form an internationally standardized research center (CoE) and the Program on building an internationally standardized center on digital transformation - green transformation in Ho Chi Minh City.

SHTP also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City and Ho Chi Minh City National University to effectively implement Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation in the city.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/khu-cong-nghe-cao-tphcm-huong-den-tro-thanh-trung-tam-nghien-cuu-dat-chuan-quoc-te-post819707.html