Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs the 2nd meeting of the National Steering Committee on Semiconductor Industry Development - Photo: Nhat Bac
On the morning of August 4, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the National Steering Committee for Semiconductor Industry Development, chaired the 2nd meeting of the Steering Committee to assess the implementation of the Steering Committee's Conclusion at the 1st meeting, and at the same time set out tasks to promote the development of the semiconductor industry in the coming time.
The meeting was held directly at the Government Headquarters, online with a number of provinces, cities, universities, academies, and high-tech zones. Attending the meeting were Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee; Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung; Minister of Justice Nguyen Hai Ninh; leaders of central ministries and branches; leaders of a number of provinces and cities; leaders of universities, academies, high-tech zones, and technology corporations.
The Prime Minister emphasized that "the whole country must be an army" with the spirit of accelerating, breaking through, catching up, advancing together and surpassing to develop the industry, including the goal of designing, manufacturing and testing a number of necessary semiconductor chips by 2027 at the latest - Photo: Nhat Bac
Reports and opinions at the meeting assessed that the 4th industrial revolution is taking place strongly, with remarkable breakthroughs in strategic technology fields, especially semiconductors and artificial intelligence. The global semiconductor industry is growing strongly and restructuring deeply, including both technology and supply chains. However, this industry is also facing the risk of supply chain disruption due to geostrategic competition between major powers.
Meanwhile, Vietnam is entering a period of strategic economic restructuring, shifting from a growth model based mainly on cheap labor, processing, assembly and resource exploitation to a new growth model, taking science, technology, innovation and digital transformation as key driving forces.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung attends the meeting - Photo: Nhat Bac
Regarding leadership, direction and administration, the Party and State have had many strategic policies and guidelines to facilitate investment and development of the semiconductor industry such as: Resolution No. 52-NQ/TW dated September 27, 2019 of the Politburo on a number of policies and guidelines to proactively participate in the Fourth Industrial Revolution; Resolution 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation; Resolution 193/2025/QH15 dated February 19, 2025 of the National Assembly on piloting special mechanisms and policies to create breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation development, etc.
The Government and the Prime Minister have issued decisions and directives on the development of the semiconductor industry such as: Resolution No. 71/NQ-CP dated April 1, 2025 of the Government on the Government's Action Program to implement Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 of the Politburo; Decision No. 1017/QD-TTg dated September 21, 2024 approving the Program for Human Resource Development in the Semiconductor Industry to 2030, with a vision to 2050; Decision No. 1018/QD-TTg dated September 21, 2024 promulgating the Strategy for the Development of Vietnam's Semiconductor Industry to 2030, with a vision to 2050; Directive No. 43/CT-TTg dated December 4, 2024 of the Prime Minister on promoting human resource training for the semiconductor industry and some core digital technology industries.
Delegates attending the meeting - Photo: Nhat Bac
Regarding the results achieved, the reports and opinions at the evaluation conference, the tasks according to the Decision and Conclusion of the Government and the Prime Minister on the development of the semiconductor industry have been deployed and completed on schedule by the Ministries, branches and localities.
To date, 10/38 tasks under the Semiconductor Industry Development Strategy have been completed. 9/34 tasks under the Semiconductor Industry Human Resource Development Program have been completed. 8/37 tasks of ministries, branches and localities have been completed according to the Conclusion at the First Session of the Steering Committee.
Institutions, mechanisms and policies on the development of the semiconductor industry have been focused on perfecting and meeting development requirements. At the 9th session of the 15th National Assembly, the Government submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval 03 laws and 02 related resolutions to promote the development of the semiconductor industry.
Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui Hoang Phuong reports at the meeting - Photo: Nhat Bac
The Government has issued Decree No. 182/2024/ND-CP dated December 31, 2024 regulating the establishment, management and use of the Investment Support Fund, including preferential policies for high-tech industrial enterprises in general and the semiconductor industry in particular.
Human resources are being developed to ensure that by 2030 there will be at least 50,000 semiconductor engineers.
Regarding human resources working in the industry, about 7,000 engineers are working in chip design enterprises; about 6,000 engineers and 10,000 technicians are working in chip packaging, testing and semiconductor material and equipment manufacturing enterprises; The Semiconductor Industry Innovation Network gathers more than 100 Vietnamese experts around the world.
Regarding training and human resource development, the Standard for Semiconductor Training Programs has been issued, 166 higher education institutions have semiconductor training majors; there are over 6,300 university students studying the semiconductor major and over 12,000 university students studying related majors; nearly 20 educational institutions have a 3-House linkage model (state - school - enterprise) in semiconductor training.
Regarding infrastructure development, CT Group has started to expand a chip factory owned and operated by Vietnamese people, aiming to produce 100 million chips/year by 2027. R&D ecosystems and international standard cleanroom systems are being built and expanded in major cities, such as SHTP Labs in Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park (investment capital of VND300 billion), and the laboratory at Hanoi National University (USD5 million).
Regarding FDI attraction and domestic enterprise development, Vietnam currently has about 170 FDI projects in the semiconductor and high-tech sectors, with a total registered capital of nearly 11.6 billion USD, including large-scale projects such as Intel (4.1 billion USD), Amkor (1.6 billion USD) and Hana Micron (673 million USD).
In the field of chip design, there are nearly 50 foreign corporations (USA, Japan, Korea...) and more than 10 domestic enterprises (Viettel, FPT, CMC...). In the field of packaging and testing, there are 14 foreign enterprises and 01 domestic enterprise. In the field of supporting the semiconductor industry, there are 15 foreign enterprises.
Regarding international cooperation, Vietnam was selected as one of about 10 countries and economies to cooperate with the Global Semiconductor Association to organize the world's largest semiconductor event series (SEMICON). Domestic training institutions have proactively expanded cooperation with foreign training institutions to promote the effectiveness of research, training, and enhance exchange and learning.
In addition, the development of the semiconductor sector still faces difficulties and challenges such as the huge demand for investment capital for the semiconductor sector (average 10 - 20 billion USD/project), special incentive mechanisms and policies to support investment, encourage all organizations and individuals to participate in this sector have just been issued and need time to be effective.
Infrastructure for research and development, training, incubation as well as production and business is still limited. Human resources, especially high-quality human resources for the semiconductor industry, have not met the requirements.
Vietnam cannot stay out of the race to master the semiconductor industry.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered a concluding speech at the meeting - Photo: Nhat Bac
In his concluding remarks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated the reports and opinions and assigned the Government Office to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Finance to fully absorb the opinions, promptly complete and issue the Notice of the meeting's conclusion to unify the implementation, ensuring clear people, clear work, clear time, clear responsibilities, clear products, clear authority.
Emphasizing the role of the semiconductor industry, the Prime Minister affirmed that this is an important field and link in the 4th industrial revolution, especially the development of artificial intelligence. This is a field with a fast growth rate; the race to master this technology is very strong and Vietnam cannot stand aside if it wants to build an independent, self-reliant economy associated with proactive, active international integration, deep, substantial and effective.
The Prime Minister outlined eight highlights of the development of the semiconductor sector in recent times: Awareness has been raised; thinking has been renewed; more drastic actions have been taken; institutions have been improved; positive results have been achieved, especially in human resource training and infrastructure development; cooperation has been expanded; important partners and businesses have shown interest; institutes, schools and localities have actively participated.
The Prime Minister acknowledged, commended and highly appreciated the participation and efforts of ministries, branches, localities, training institutions and enterprises in developing Vietnam's semiconductor industry - Photo: Nhat Bac
On behalf of the Government and the Steering Committee, the Prime Minister acknowledged, commended and highly appreciated the participation and efforts of ministries, branches, localities, training institutions and enterprises in developing Vietnam's semiconductor industry, contributing to creating new growth momentum for the economy, creating breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation.
In addition to the achievements, the Prime Minister pointed out the limitations and shortcomings that need to be overcome together: Mobilizing resources, especially capital, is still difficult; institutional problems remain; work progress is slow; breakthroughs are not strong; cooperation between the "three houses" is still loose; technology transfer is not much.
Regarding the development direction in the coming time, the Prime Minister emphasized the goal of designing, manufacturing and testing a number of necessary semiconductor chips by 2027 at the latest.
Specifying 9 groups of key tasks and solutions, which are also important guiding viewpoints, the Prime Minister affirmed that we must go from low to high, from small to large, from simple to complex, but must accelerate, break through, catch up, progress together and surpass.
Second, all ministries, branches, localities, agencies and enterprises, based on their functions, tasks and powers, must closely follow and implement resolutions, strategies, decisions and directives of the Party, National Assembly, Government and Prime Minister on developing the semiconductor industry and training semiconductor human resources.
"To develop the semiconductor industry, the whole country must be an army; marching towards the target must be fast and bold; fighting must be strong, fast, and sure to win; effectiveness must be sustainable and long-lasting," the Prime Minister emphasized.
Fourth, develop a comprehensive, synchronous, substantial and effective semiconductor ecosystem.
Fifth, perfecting mechanisms and policies, especially preferential mechanisms and policies, removing bottlenecks in infrastructure, institutions, and people with the spirit of open institutions, smooth infrastructure, and smart people and implementation.
Sixth, change the status of preferential policies from investment attraction to technology transfer.
Seventh, close and effective coordination between the State, enterprises and schools, between development creation, research and production.
Eighth, develop equality between public and private sectors, build a public-private partnership mechanism, and further expand international cooperation.
Ninth, develop a competitive, healthy, equal and market-regulated semiconductor chip market.
The Prime Minister emphasized the goal of designing, manufacturing, and testing a number of necessary semiconductor chips by 2027 at the latest - Photo: Nhat Bac
Regarding some specific tasks, the Prime Minister stated that the Steering Committee should closely follow its tasks, strengthen supervision, inspection, and urging; and perfect the Steering Committee to be suitable and effective.
The Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Finance to review and urge ministries, branches and agencies to urgently implement the tasks and solutions set out in the Program for Human Resources Development of Vietnam's Semiconductor Industry to 2030, with a vision to 2050.
The Ministry of Science and Technology reviews and urges ministries, branches and agencies to urgently implement tasks and solutions to ensure adherence to the set goals of the Vietnam Semiconductor Industry Development Strategy to 2030 and vision to 2050.
Relevant ministries and sectors continue to focus on promoting foreign investment attraction in the semiconductor sector, prioritizing projects with advanced technology, new technology, high technology, clean technology, modern management, high added value, spillover effects, and connection to global production and supply chains.
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Source: https://mst.gov.vn/tang-toc-but-pha-de-phat-trien-nganh-cong-nghiep-ban-dan-197250804151001742.htm
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