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(MPI) – Speaking at the ‘Creating the Future of AI in Vietnam’ workshop held on November 15, 2024, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Do Thanh Trung said that he will promote the strong development of Vietnam’s AI community, making Vietnam a leading AI researcher in the region. and the desire to make it one of the application centres, confirming that the private sector of the Ministry of Planning and Investment will always support, accompany and continue to do so. We advise on mechanisms and policies for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
A workshop organized by the National Innovation Center (NIC) of the Ministry of Planning and Investment in collaboration with Google to harness the potential of AI in Vietnam and exchange policy mechanisms for AI development. Attending the meeting was Mr. Andrew – Ure, Director of Relationships. Government Public Policy Executive at Google Corporation; Representatives of embassies and international organizations in Vietnam. In addition, domestic and foreign ministries, branches, corporate experts, technology companies, investment funds, research institutes, and university officials attended.
At the workshop, Deputy Minister Do Thanh Trung said that the workshop will implement Government Decision No. He said it is one of the practical and meaningful activities to actively implement 127/QD-TTg. Prime Minister’s Government on National Strategy for Research, Development and Application of Artificial Intelligence to 2030.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a core technology field of the 4th Industrial Revolution, making important contributions to groundbreaking developments in production capacity, improving national competitiveness, and promoting sustainable economic growth. Artificial intelligence, especially generative AI (GenAI), is driving unprecedented innovation and opening up endless possibilities for humanity. There are many AI applications across all areas of life today. In healthcare, education, production, agriculture. In Vietnam, the government clearly recognizes the importance of AI and has announced many policies to promote AI research, development, and application.
Deputy Minister Do Thanh Trung said that the Ministry of Planning and Investment, a comprehensive advisory body on social and economic development strategies, advised and submitted the “Semiconductor Industry Human Resources Development Project to 2030” to the Prime Minister. As a vision to 2050, Vietnam proposes a target of having at least 5,000 people qualified as engineers or higher with in-depth expertise in the industry by 2030. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves the semiconductor industry.
At the same time, the Ministry of Planning and Investment designated the National Innovation Center to cooperate with domestic and foreign partners and experts to research and build AI business incubation, research support, AI application and AI education, research and application centers. We will provide in-depth AI education with the goal of training 7,000 AI experts and incubating about 500 AI startups according to international standards by 2030. This is a very proactive step by the Ministry to realize the goal of Vietnam soon becoming a hub of innovation and developing artificial intelligence solutions and applications in the ASEAN region and around the world. The world,” the Deputy Director emphasized.
Deputy Minister Do Thanh Trung praised the cooperation between Google Corporation and the National Innovation Center to organize the workshop “Creating the Future of AI for Vietnam” and suggested that the representatives discuss the potential of AI. We discuss the mechanisms and policies needed to promote AI development in Vietnam. At the same time, he confirmed that the Ministry of Planning and Investment will always support, accompany and continue with its desire to promote the strong development of Vietnam’s AI community, making Vietnam one of the region’s leading AI research and application centers. Advise on mechanisms and policies for AI technology development.
Deputy Minister Do Thanh Trung hopes that the representatives will jointly propose and implement concrete and effective measures to contribute to the successful implementation of the national strategy on artificial intelligence research, development and application by 2030. Here, the Deputy Minister suggested that the Google Group, enterprises, technology companies, universities, research institutes, interested experts and scientists develop a vision, goals and action plan for the big task, including actively and proactively investing in AI research and development. Building a high-quality AI workforce We are creating an AI innovation ecosystem to create an environment where creative AI ideas can be nurtured and developed.
Join us in building an AI legal framework to ensure that AI can be developed and applied safely and responsibly in accordance with ethical values. The Vietnamese government in general and the Ministry of Planning and Investment in particular consult with enterprises when formulating policies and consider this to be a good information channel to formulate and announce policies to meet service needs and provide services for social and economic development. The Vice Minister emphasized.
At the conference, Andrew Ure, director of government relations and head of public policy for Google Southeast Asia, said Vietnam has all the ingredients and potential to develop AI and now is the time to develop it. To seize this opportunity. In particular, Vietnam, with its young, tech-savvy population and dynamic digital environment, is well-positioned to capitalize on the opportunities of AI.
The national strategy on artificial intelligence research, development and application by 2030 sets out very clear goals, and now is the time for national and corporate stakeholders to work together to realize Vietnam’s AI potential. Helping to adopt AI safely and responsibly can help transform the economy. Therefore, to support AI, there is a need to focus on the areas of infrastructure, digital economy, and legal systems.
Mr. Andrew Ure is pleased to collaborate with NIC to introduce ‘AI Policy & Skilling Lab’, the first AI and policy experience sharing program in Vietnam. At the same time, he emphasized that Google wants to work with the Vietnamese government, ministries and research institutions to build an AI-based future to minimize risks and bring benefits to everyone.
According to Google Group’s Vietnam Digital Economy Study, by 2030, the annual economic impact value of digital technologies in Vietnam is expected to reach VND1.733 trillion (equivalent to $7.4 billion). The enormous contribution of AI in the digital economy. According to research by Thundermark Capital, Vietnam and Singapore are the two leading countries in Southeast Asia among the world’s top two countries for AI research.
At the conference, Google representatives introduced the Economic Impact Report: Driving Vietnam’s Digital Growth with Google. According to Google research, the potential of AI in Vietnam is enormous, with AI tools estimated to provide up to VND79.3 trillion ($203 billion) in economic benefits to businesses by 1.890 if widely applied. This figure is equivalent to almost 2030% of Vietnam’s GDP in 2012.
According to Google’s Vietnam AI Opportunity Agenda report, to unlock the full potential of AI, Vietnam must strengthen its technological infrastructure for AI-based innovation, build an AI-ready workforce, and increase access to AI across the economy.
Google’s report also takes a deep dive into strategies to close the gap between digital knowledge and AI, helping Vietnam’s workforce utilize AI effectively and drive economic growth.
Therefore, Vietnam must focus on retaining and developing domestic talent by expanding access to digital education and promoting the implementation of corporate training programs to fully leverage the transformative potential of AI. To maximize the economic benefits of AI, Vietnam must prioritize developing a digital workforce. Bridging the digital skills gap through specialized training and technology application will unlock huge economic potential for the country.
The report also quantifies Google’s current contribution to supporting businesses, households, and workforce in Vietnam through various products and services that integrate Google’s AI, such as Google Search, Google Ads, Google AdSense, Google Play, and YouTube. Google Cloud, Google Workspace…
At the workshop, representatives of national management agencies, research institutes, and companies discussed AI development in general and implementation in some specific areas. About AI and AI ecosystem development, opportunities and challenges in the world and in Vietnam; Experience AI development in Australia and Singapore. From there, it proposes solutions and initiatives to promote active investment in AI research and development. Building a high-quality AI workforce We are creating an AI innovation ecosystem to create an environment where creative AI ideas can be nurtured and developed. Additionally, at the workshop, delegates exchanged and discussed synchronous solutions for building an AI legal framework that ensures that AI is developed and applied safely and responsibly in accordance with public values./.
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