Digital transformation (DT) in disease prevention and healthcare, DT in medical treatment, DT in healthcare management, and an international online specialized seminar have become the four pillars of development in Vietnam’s national healthcare digital transformation program.

On the morning of October 29, 2023, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, organized the “Forum on the Application of Healthcare Technology in Healthcare: Introduction and Connectivity for Innovation and Creativity Potential” at the NIC Hoa Lac campus.

Forum “Application of medical technology in health care: Introducing and connecting innovation potential” took place at NIC Hoa Lac campus

The Minister of the Ministry of Planning and Investment stated, “Healthcare digital transformation is a global trend, and Vietnam is no exception. The Forum on the Application of Healthcare Technology in Healthcare: Introduction and Connectivity for Innovation and Creativity Potential will provide impetus for development, connectivity, and the expansion of collaboration for a healthier future for Vietnam.” This program serves as a platform for knowledge sharing among various industries and plays a crucial role in the development and progress of the healthcare sector in Vietnam.

Decision No. 749/QD-TTg by the Prime Minister on the “National Digital Transformation Program until 2025, with a Vision to 2030” prioritizes the healthcare sector as one of the leading areas for digital transformation. Additionally, Decision No. 2491/QD-BYT issued by the Ministry of Health on June 13, 2023, emphasizes the importance of implementing initiatives, building data repositories, and establishing specialized information management systems. It focuses on the development of digital healthcare platforms, ensuring infrastructure and information security to offer an entirely new healthcare experience that brings value to the people, businesses, and society.

Healthcare digital transformation is a global trend, and Vietnam is no exception. The four main areas – Digital Transformation in Disease Prevention and Healthcare, Digital Transformation in Healthcare Services, Digital Transformation in Healthcare Management, and International Online Specialized Workshops – have become the four pillars of development in Vietnam’s national healthcare digital transformation program.

A comprehensive digital healthcare transformation roadmap based on data was presented by VinBrain at the Forum

According to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Duy Dong, in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution rapidly evolving and having a profound and multi-dimensional impact on a global scale, digital transformation and innovation are becoming increasingly crucial in determining the competitiveness of every country, including Vietnam.

“Therefore, in recent times, with the role of being a pioneering agency leading activities to promote innovation and digital transformation, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has collaborated with international organizations such as UNDP, JICA, JETRO, to implement various activities to support the development of the innovation and transformation ecosystem in the field of healthcare technology,” Deputy Minister Tran Duy Dong stated.

With the aim of boosting the potential for innovation and transformation in the field of healthcare in Vietnam, the “Forum on the Application of Healthcare Technology in Health Care: Introduction and Connection of Innovative Potential” provides a comprehensive overview of critical aspects of the healthcare sector. This includes research and development of healthcare technology, healthcare system management, and related social issues.

At this forum, experienced experts in telehealth models share their practical experiences and lessons learned in applying technology to healthcare environments. They also highlight the benefits of applying artificial intelligence and advanced technology in diagnosing and treating patients. Additionally, discussions will cover proposals and solutions related to emerging trends and modern scientific applications.

Furthermore, the forum serves as a bridge to introduce and connect potential healthcare technology and digital transformation from leading hospitals, centers, research institutes, and top medical universities in the region and around the world.

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Production of frozen shrimp according to foreign export standards at BNA Seafood Joint Stock Company (Ba Che District, Quang Ninh Province).

Quang Ninh is becoming one of the destinations that attracts the attention of both domestic and international investors and businesses.

As evidence, from the beginning of this year, Quang Ninh has received and worked with nearly 100 business delegations, including 60 delegations that came to research and explore investment opportunities.

Notably, many companies with strengths in processing industries, manufacturing, modern technology, and environmental friendliness have invested in Quang Ninh.

For instance, recently, in the Song Khoai Industrial Zone (Quang Yen Town), Amata Halong Urban Development Joint Stock Company and the General Director of RENLI Vietnam Limited Liability Company officially signed a lease contract for 2.9 hectares of land to implement a project with an expected investment of 15 million USD, which is planned to be constructed in the later months of 2023.

RENLI Vietnam specializes in metal forging and the production of plastic products. It is expected to hire approximately 600 workers and commence operations at the end of 2024 or the beginning of 2025.

September 2023: Quang Ninh attracts 816.6 million USD in foreign direct investment (FDI)

Prior to that, Quang Ninh province had issued Investment Registration Certificates for 2 projects (FECV Foxconn Quang Ninh Plant and FMMV Foxconn Quang Ninh Plant) of Foxconn Singapore PTE LTD in the Song Khoai Industrial Zone (Quang Yen Town).

Both projects were granted Investment Registration Certificates within just 12 working hours from the moment the investor submitted the application online through the province’s public service portal (shortening the processing time by 14 working days compared to the regulations).

Mr. Cao Tuong Huy, a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Quang Ninh Province, presented the Investment Registration Certificate to the representative of Foxconn Group.

The FECV Foxconn Quang Ninh Plant project covers an area of 6.3 hectares, with a total registered investment capital of 4,755 billion VND (equivalent to 200.24 million USD). The project aims to establish a production facility for electronic components, chargers, and electric vehicle charging controllers. It is expected to be completed by January 2025 and will provide regular employment for nearly 1,200 workers.

The FMMV Foxconn Quang Ninh Plant project occupies an area of 4.1 hectares, with a total investment of nearly 1,100 billion VND (equivalent to 46 million USD). The project’s goal is to produce and process components and molds for information technology and communication products. It is expected to be completed and operational by October 2024, employing over 700 workers. Both projects will utilize modern and synchronized machinery and equipment sourced from Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

In addition to these projects, Quang Ninh has also attracted several foreign investors since the beginning of 2023. Notably, two projects in the processing and manufacturing industry are from Autoliv Vietnam Limited Liability Company (investor from Sweden) with a total investment of 154 million USD for the production of automotive safety products for export, and a 165 million USD project from an investor from Taiwan, Boltun Vietnam, which manufactures automotive industry support products in the Bac Tien Phong Industrial Zone.

As of September 15, 2023, the foreign direct investment (FDI) attracted by Quang Ninh province reached 853.93 million USD, achieving 85.4% of the target set in Resolution No. 12-NQ/TU of the Provincial Party Committee on the theme of “Enhancing the efficiency of investment attraction and the quality of people’s lives.” Domestic and foreign investment in the provincial budget amounted to 45,372 billion VND, a 5.5% increase compared to the plan and a 33.8% increase compared to the same period last year.

In the first 9 months of 2023, foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in Quang Ninh is estimated to exceed 816.6 million USD, making it one of the provinces and cities with the highest FDI attraction in the country.

With these positive results, the province is making concerted efforts and determination to attract more foreign direct investment projects. The goal is to strive to achieve at least 1.5 billion USD in FDI throughout the year 2023, surpassing the annual plan by 25%.

To achieve this goal, Quang Ninh is directing relevant departments, committees, and localities to focus on promoting investments with traditional markets and partners, particularly countries with advanced technology, source technology, leading supply chains, and members participating in multilateral FTA agreements with Vietnam.

The province continues to organize conferences, workshops, and trade and investment promotion events to reach out to new potential investors and groups exploring investment opportunities. Additionally, Quang Ninh is intensifying efforts to provide support and assistance in overcoming difficulties and challenges during the project implementation process through various provincial task forces.

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Under the witness of Vietnam’s Prime Minister Phan Minh Chinh and all major ministers, ten multinational organizations including Taiwan’s ‘Southeast Asia Semiconductor Center’ and ‘Southeast Asia Semiconductor School,’ Google, Intel, and Samsung, signed a memorandum with the Vietnam National Innovation Center on the 28th.

Vietnam’s semiconductor industry is making significant progress, collaborating with a host of prominent Taiwanese and international companies led by MediaTek to jointly establish a semiconductor ecosystem. On the 28th, witnessed by Vietnam’s Prime Minister Phan Minh Chinh and ten ministers, a memorandum of cooperation was signed in Hanoi, primarily focused on semiconductor-related high-tech industries. Participating companies include Google, SpaceX, Intel, Samsung, and Taiwanese entities such as the Southeast Asia Impact Alliance (SIA), ALiTech, Ennoconn, TopCo, and Marketech. The collaborative actions within this new project have garnered significant attention.

Taiwan’s Southeast Asia Impact Alliance (SIA) and Vietnam’s largest fund management company, VinaCapital, simultaneously established the Southeast Asia Semiconductor Center (SSC) and the Southeast Asia Semiconductor School (SSS). These entities will facilitate research and development cooperation in the semiconductor industry, fostering the interaction of technology, talent, and industry to construct a semiconductor ecosystem in Vietnam, bridging the gap between Vietnamese semiconductor talent and Taiwanese semiconductor companies.

Founder of the Southeast Asia Impact Alliance, Mr. CY Huang, expressed that Vietnam places significant importance on this collaborative initiative. Immediately following the signing, several major enterprises approached them to discuss talent and technical collaboration. VinaCapital serves as SIA’s Vietnamese coordinating unit, and Vietnam’s National Innovation Center (NIC) falls under the Investment Department’s plan, with a status similar to Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs. VinaCapital will work towards establishing SSS and SSC at NIC. As for the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, it is Vietnam’s most advanced high-tech park, having signed a strategic alliance with Taiwan’s Hsinchu Science Park.

SIA recently organized the ‘Taiwan-Vietnam Semiconductor Summit’ at the end of September in Hanoi. Mr. CY Huang emphasized that, due to political factors, Vietnam cannot formally sign high-level cooperation agreements with Taiwan, making this initiative led entirely by civil organizations. This has attracted announcements of investment plans in Vietnam from companies including Synopsis (U.S.), Marvell, and Hana Micron (South Korea), while Taiwan holds a leading position in the semiconductor industry but is relatively behind in terms of this particular expansion.

During the previous ‘Taiwan-Vietnam Semiconductor Summit,’ Taiwanese participants confirmed the advantages of the Vietnamese industry, particularly the local talent pool. Surveys indicate that Vietnam, with its population of 100 million, currently has only 5,000-6,000 hardware engineers trained in the semiconductor industry. It is expected that the industry will require 20,000 engineers within five years and 50,000 within ten years. Huang Qiyuan noted that Vietnamese students studying in Taiwan are the largest group of foreign students, primarily majoring in science and engineering. Vietnam’s National University (VNU) also participated in signing the memorandum of understanding (MOU), and it is expected that future Taiwan-Vietnam cooperation in terms of talent will drive the next wave of growth.”

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According to the Foreign Investment Agency (Ministry of Planning and Investment), from the beginning of 2023 to September 20, 2023, Hung Yen Province ranked 10th in the country in terms of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), with nearly 700 million USD, a 34% increase compared to the same period, and nearly equaling its FDI attraction for the entire year of 2022 (747 million USD).

Therefore, from 2014 until now, this is the first time that Hung Yen Province has entered the Top 10 provinces and cities attracting the highest FDI in the country.

The production of export-oriented garments and textiles takes place at Kydo Vietnam Co., Ltd., which has Korean investment capital, located in the Pho Noi A Industrial Zone in Hung Yen

According to the Management Board of Industrial Zones in Hung Yen Province, as of now, the total number of foreign investment projects in the province is 531, with a registered capital of approximately 6.7 billion USD. Foreign investors hail from various countries and regions, with Japan leading the way, boasting 173 projects and a total registered investment capital of over 4 billion USD.

Presently, 169 FDI projects from Japan are operational in Hung Yen, with a total realized investment of approximately 3.258 billion USD, generating employment for around 45,000 workers and contributing about 1.407 billion VND to the state budget in 2022. In the first six months of 2023 alone, they contributed around 880 billion VND, equivalent to 38.2 million USD.

Hung Yen Province currently hosts 17 operational industrial zones covering an area of over 4,400 hectares. Notably, the Thang Long II Industrial Zone, led by the Sumitomo Group (Japan) and spanning 345.2 hectares, is a prime example of the province’s success in attracting FDI. To date, this industrial zone has received more than 80 foreign investment projects with a total registered capital of over 3 billion USD. Especially, the Thang Long II Industrial Zone has received government approval to expand by an additional 180.5 hectares, increasing its total area to 525.7 hectares. This expansion facilitates the attraction of more FDI investors.

Additionally, there are several large-scale investment projects within the province’s industrial zones, such as the Hoya Project with a total capital of 214 million USD, the Nippon Mektron Project with 300 million USD, Kyocera projects with 385 million USD in total investment, and the Toto Project with an investment capital of 403 million USD.

Chairman of the Hung Yen People’s Committee, Tran Quoc Van, mentioned that Hung Yen’s advantageous geographical location in the heart of the Red River Delta, proximity to Hanoi, and excellent economic and social infrastructure, transportation, commercial trade, services, logistics, as well as its convenient connectivity to Noi Bai International Airport, Hai Phong International Port, and major economic, commercial, and industrial centers nationwide contribute to its rapid development.

Notably, the province possesses an abundant labor force, with over 700,000 people of working age, primarily young and more than 50% of whom have received training. Moreover, the province has enacted numerous preferential policies to attract investment and provide support to businesses, facilitating their growth. These factors have made Hung Yen an attractive destination for foreign businesses.

The plan is to further increase the number of industrial zones in Hung Yen to 30 with a total area of 9,540 hectares by 2030. In addition, there will be 25 industrial clusters with an area of over 1,200 hectares and a projection to increase to 52 industrial clusters covering 3,000 hectares by 2030.

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Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son (left) chaired the workshop

On October 19th, the Ministry of Education and Training organized a High-Quality Workforce Development Seminar for the semiconductor chip industry, involving higher education institutions in Vietnam, at the University of Danang in Danang City.

The seminar was presided over by the Minister of Education and Training, Mr. Nguyen Kim Son. The event had the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Information and Communications, and leaders from Danang City.

The seminar attracted the involvement of representatives from nearly 40 higher education institutions in Vietnam. These are institutions known for offering large-scale programs relevant to fields closely related to semiconductor chip design.

Furthermore, there was also the participation of representatives from domestic and international companies operating in the semiconductor chip design field, such as Intel Corporation, Synopsys Vietnam, Cadence, Qorvo Vietnam, Viettel High-Tech Industries Corporation, VNPT Technology Vietnam, and several experts in the semiconductor industry.

During the seminar, Mr. Hoang Minh Son, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, pointed out that the shortage of high-quality human resources, especially in the high-tech sectors, is a significant bottleneck in attracting large technology corporations to shift their investment in research, development, and production to Vietnam.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son informed about the shortage of high-quality human resources, especially in high-tech fields.

Especially, since the establishment of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the United States in September last year, significant opportunities for cooperation in the development of high-tech sectors such as artificial intelligence, semiconductor technology, new energy technology, etc., have opened up. However, the practical implementation is currently facing substantial challenges due to the shortage of human resources, both in terms of quantity and quality.

The primary cause of the high-quality workforce shortage in high-tech fields lies in the inherent dynamics of supply and demand within the education and labor market relationship.

The semiconductor industry, including microelectronics, represents a highly promising sector in terms of future high-caliber, high-quality workforce demand. Like many other high-tech sectors, the semiconductor industry necessitates significant investments and imposes specific requirements on the availability of skilled human resources.

Mr. Son mentioned that the Ministry of Education and Training is currently formulating an industry-wide action plan to stimulate the implementation of training programs and rapidly enhance both the quantity and quality of high-quality human resources, particularly in the semiconductor field, including microchip design engineers.

The conference attracted the participation of representatives of nearly 40 Vietnamese higher education institutions

At the seminar, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duc Minh, representing the Hanoi University of Science and Technology, stated that Vietnam currently has 5,000 engineers, with an annual demand growth of 10-15%. This demand is primarily for design engineers (physical, layout) and testers (DV).

It is forecasted that by 2024, Vietnam’s semiconductor industry will surpass a value of 6.16 billion USD. To maintain a production facility similar to TSMC, approximately 60,000 skilled personnel are required. In 2023, TSMC needs to hire an additional 6,000 semiconductor production engineers. Samsung already employs around 10,000 R&D engineers as of 2021. Vietnam’s semiconductor industry requires 10,000 engineers annually.

Mr. Minh presented market forecasts from Deloitte, Nikkei Asia, Time News, and KED Global. These sources indicate that 65% of the semiconductor microchip industry market share is dominated by five countries and regions: the United States, Taiwan, China, South Korea, and Japan. These nations and territories are involved in both design (accounting for 50% of added value) and production (contributing 30% of added value) phases.

Key Takeaways:

The seminar aims to unify, enhance awareness, and foster determination to collaboratively act among top universities, with the interest, investment, and policy framework development of the state, and the active participation of local authorities and businesses. This collective effort will boost the training of high-quality human resources, serving the development of the country’s semiconductor chip industry.

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