At the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh thanked Professor Schwab for his inspirational and motivational speech to students of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi on the topic "Positioning Vietnam in the smart era - Vision for the young generation" during the Professor's visit to Vietnam in October 2024. The Prime Minister shared that the Politburo has just issued Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation, identifying science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation as the top important breakthrough, the main driving force for rapidly developing modern productive forces, perfecting production relations and innovating national governance methods, and socio-economic development.
The Prime Minister also expressed his delight at the positive developments in the relationship between Vietnam and the WEF in recent times, especially the inauguration of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 Center in Ho Chi Minh City, and affirmed that this is an important milestone in the relationship between the two sides.
The Prime Minister highly appreciated Professor Schwab's far-reaching vision and strategy in founding the WEF and turning it into a world-leading economic forum of the highest scale and prestige, where many leaders of countries, organizations and large corporations in the world come to exchange and discuss; affirming that the theme "Cooperation in the Smart Age" of the WEF in 2025 has the characteristics of leading, suggesting and orienting the new trend of international cooperation and is the content that the Vietnamese Government is very interested in and prioritizing to promote.
The Prime Minister asked Professor Schwab to support Vietnam in implementing its policy of developing science and technology, through connecting with WEF member enterprises, experts, and scientists to develop an innovation and science and technology ecosystem with Vietnam to maximize opportunities for all parties in the smart era. The Prime Minister also asked WEF to support Vietnam and co-chair an annual world-scale economic forum in Ho Chi Minh City.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister invited Professor Schwab and representatives of WEF leaders to attend the 4th Partnership for Green Growth and Global Goals (P4G) Summit (April 2025) and the 16th UNCTAD Ministerial Conference (October 2025) in Hanoi to share the vision and programs and initiatives for green growth of WEF.
Professor Klaus Schwab assessed that the Prime Minister's participation at this year's Conference is of particular importance to the WEF and the global business community. The professor believes that Vietnam is playing an increasingly larger role in the process of restructuring the geopolitical situation in the region and the world. Professor Schwab expressed his admiration for Vietnam's socio-economic development achievements, identifying Vietnam as a model of economic growth and the combination of economic growth and environmental protection.
Professor Schwab expressed his appreciation for the affection that the Vietnamese people and students had for him during his visit to Hanoi and Vietnam National University, Hanoi (October 2024); he believes that the young generation of Vietnam will contribute to making Vietnam a strong economic locomotive of Asia. Professor Schwab happily accepted the arrangement to attend the P4G Conference and UNCTAD 16 in Hanoi in 2025.
Responding to the Prime Minister's proposals, the WEF President affirmed that the WEF will continue to connect Vietnam with global corporations and investment funds; support Vietnam in attracting high-quality investment in Vietnam's priority areas and support the development of high-quality human resources and innovation; affirming that the inauguration of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 Center in Ho Chi Minh City is an important milestone in the relationship between the two sides.
On this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation witnessed the ceremony to confer an Honorary Doctorate from the Vietnam National University, Hanoi on Professor Klaus Schwab. The Prime Minister emphasized that the award of this title is to recognize the valuable contributions of the WEF founder in two aspects: Personally, as a person who works hard and dedicates himself; and scientifically, as a person who brings out new ideas and directions, shapes the world economy, and brings benefits to the world and to all people in the world./.
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