Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park is pursuing a dual goal: digital transformation and green transformation.

On the morning of April 16th, the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park (HCMC High-Tech Park) held a meeting with businesses to gather feedback and exchange experiences with representatives from various departments and businesses that have been granted investment licenses in HCMC. The HCMC High-Tech Park Management Board outlined its operational direction and tasks for 2024, aiming for the dual goals of digital transformation and green transformation.

Mr. Nguyen Anh Thi, Head of the High-Tech Industrial Park Management Board, said that the unit has completed the goals and targets set out in the plan (2021-2025 period), such as focusing on implementing activities to improve the investment environment and develop technical infrastructure in the High-Tech Industrial Park.

From 2021 to the present, KCNC has attracted investment in 6 new projects with a total capital of USD 186,898,750 (of which: FDI USD 76,963,950, domestic USD 109,934,800), accounting for 11% of the city's total new investment projects. Five out of six projects leased land, with a total leased area of 52,992 ^m² , a total investment of USD 179,934,800, and an investment rate per hectare of USD 33,955,344, which is five times higher than that of industrial parks and export processing zones.

Although the number of projects in this period decreased, they still featured high-tech content and large investment amounts, aligning with the direction of attracting high-tech investment. Investment attracted exceeded 50% of the plan set for the entire 2021-2025 period, and investment from FDI companies saw a significant increase during this time.

To date, KCNC has 164 projects with valid investment registration certificates, totaling US$12.4 billion. Of these, foreign direct investment (FDI) projects account for US$10.14 billion across 53 projects (32.32%); domestic projects account for US$2.24 billion across 111 projects (67.68%). In addition, the businesses that have commenced operations have created jobs for over 47,000 workers.

The KCNC Management Board has set out directions and tasks for 2024 for businesses, aiming to develop the dual goal of digital transformation and green transformation, such as: developing 17 pioneering technologies for green transformation (IoT, concentrated solar energy, Blockchain, nanotechnology, 5G, biofuels, electric vehicles, etc.) and 10 emerging technologies (such as flexible batteries, AI biotechnology, sustainable aviation fuels, bacteriophage design, plant sensors, AI healthcare, etc.).

By 2029, the goal is to achieve a renewable energy usage rate of approximately 20%; an energy saving rate of 7%-10% compared to the scenario; a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from energy activities of 15%-35% compared to the scenario; and 100% of new construction projects being green buildings.

Mr. Nguyen Anh Thi, Head of the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park

"The goal for 2030-2045 is for the Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park to become a science and technology innovation urban sub-district. In 2024, the Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park will be strengthened with a one-stop service mechanism, leveraging these policies to support businesses in quickly implementing and constructing projects for early operation. Through this conference, the Management Board hopes that businesses will always cooperate and strictly comply with regulations on investment activity reporting, R&D reporting, and fulfill the contents of the investment registration certificate and other financial obligations to contribute to the development of the High-Tech Park, worthy of being the economic engine of the city," Mr. Nguyen Anh Thi emphasized.

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