Ho Chi Minh City will test drones for rescue and cargo transportation.

The report on the implementation of Resolution 57 of the Politburo and Resolution 71 of the Government on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee said that low-level economic development is one of the key contents for the 2025 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2045 that the city is aiming for.

Ho Chi Minh City will establish a free, controlled testing space for technological solutions and drone management systems; form a controlled testing area for drones, and simplify management and flight licensing procedures.

Ho Chi Minh City will establish a free, controlled testing space for technological solutions and management systems for unmanned aerial vehicles.

At the same time, the city will promote research and development (R&D), design and production of unmanned aerial vehicles. This is to master basic and core technologies such as hardware, software, facilities and management infrastructure.

In the coming time, Ho Chi Minh City will test application services and exploit unmanned aerial vehicles. These include the fields of smart agriculture ; urban security and order monitoring; transportation and delivery; relief, rescue, and passenger transport (flying cars, flying motorcycles, etc.). At the same time, establish and test operate a system to manage and coordinate unmanned aerial vehicles.

Ho Chi Minh City recommends that the Government soon issue a low-level economic development project to facilitate implementation.

Along with that, Ho Chi Minh City also proposed to allow a pilot co-investment sandbox mechanism. In particular, the city is allowed to cooperate with Ho Chi Minh City National University and universities to invest in building shared infrastructure (R&D laboratories, computing infrastructure using artificial intelligence), and building new technology testing areas.

Resolution 98 stipulates that Ho Chi Minh City is allowed to conduct controlled testing of new technological solutions within high-tech zones, concentrated information technology zones, innovation centers, etc.

At the working session between the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan on November 29, regarding the implementation of tasks and solutions assigned in Resolution 57 and Resolution 71, Director of the Department of Science and Technology Lam Dinh Thang said that the key task of the 2025 - 2030 period is to strive to bring Ho Chi Minh City into the top 100 dynamic global ecosystems.

Ho Chi Minh City has issued many infrastructure and resource policies, including two outstanding policies to attract science and technology talents, to support public service centers and units to attract talents, with a maximum salary of 120 million VND/month; non-refundable support for startups. To date, Ho Chi Minh City has supported 162 projects with a budget of 16 billion VND.

The city continues to research and issue its own policies, focusing on attracting strategic high-tech investors; and together with Ho Chi Minh City National University, build an international-class Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship...

In 2025, Ho Chi Minh City will allocate more than VND5,373 billion for science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, accounting for 1.84% of the city's total budget expenditure.

Currently, the contribution rate of total factor productivity (TFP) to the city's GRDP reaches more than 50%, which proves that science and technology have made a substantial contribution to the city's growth.

Mr. Lam Dinh Thang added that in 2025, Ho Chi Minh City will allocate more than VND 5,373 billion for science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, accounting for 1.84% of the City's total budget expenditure, 1.5% higher than the central target.

The city's science and technology investment capital plan for 2026 is 5,879.5 billion VND.

At the 19th session of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council on November 24, 2024, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council passed a Resolution stipulating criteria, fields, and contents of support for controlled testing of new technology solutions within the scope of high-tech parks and concentrated information technology parks.
For unmanned aerial vehicles, Ho Chi Minh City has proposed a number of features and technical specifications that must be met, such as wingspan of 400 - 1,570mm, maximum take-off weight of 70kg, maximum flight speed of 100km/h, and flight altitude of less than 200m.
For the test autonomous vehicle, which is regulated to have a maximum speed of 20 km/h, the vehicle's remote control needs to display trip information, such as mode, time, battery voltage, satellites, and speed.
Drones will be tested at the Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park, while autonomous vehicles will be tested at the High-Tech Park and Quang Trung Software Park. Testing time is from 7am to 5pm daily.
The resolution also plans for Ho Chi Minh City's budget to support nearly VND5.8 billion for technological solutions on unmanned aerial vehicles and self-driving cars.

Quang Huy

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