Inauguration of the National Innovation Center to create breakthrough values

On the morning of October 28, the inauguration ceremony of the new operating facility of the National Innovation Center (NIC) combined with the opening ceremony of the Vietnam International Innovation Exhibition 2023 (VIIE 2023) officially took place at Hoa Lac High-Tech Park.

The event is chaired by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and organized by NIC in coordination with prestigious partners. Accordingly, VIIE 2023 will officially take place over 5 days (from October 28 to November 1) on an international scale. The event marks an important milestone in the process of building Vietnam's innovation ecosystem.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Head of the Party Central Committee's External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, Chairman of SK Group Chey Tae-won, Chairman of THACO Group Tran Ba ​​Duong and a number of delegates performed the ribbon-cutting ceremony to inaugurate the Hoa Lac NIC.

NIC Hoa Lac campus started construction on January 9, 2021 with a design of an eagle taking off. This is a symbol of the mission of realizing creative ideas, creating breakthrough values, promoting innovative businesses to develop far and wide.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung shared that the inauguration ceremony is of great significance, marking the formation of a national innovation space and symbolizing Vietnam's determination to promote rapid and sustainable growth model innovation based on science, technology and innovation, building an independent and highly autonomous economy, and successfully carrying out the country's industrialization and modernization.

“The center not only connects the domestic innovation ecosystem, but also connects with the network of innovation centers in the region and the world, contributing to enhancing Vietnam's position in fulfilling the mission of becoming the center of innovation in the region and the world,” said Minister Nguyen Chi Dung.

At the inauguration ceremony, the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Meta awarded the Vietnam Innovation Award 2023 to 12 outstanding solutions and honored the Top 4 best solutions participating in the Vietnam Innovation Challenge (VIC) program launched in October 2022.

Accordingly, the Top 4 solutions include Digital Transformation Platform (oneSME) of VNPT; Process Automation with Virtual Assistant (FPT akaBot) of FPT IS; Unified Enterprise Management Platform (MISA AMIS) of MISA and Energy Saving of Benkon.

Next, under the witness of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Minister Nguyen Chi Dung, NIC announced and signed a number of cooperation agreements with partners including: Hanoi National University, Ho Chi Minh City National University, Google, Samsung, SpaceX, Intel, Cadence, VinaCapital, Southeast Impact Alliance, VNPT, Sovico, FPT, Tresemi on promoting innovation, developing high-quality human resources, especially in the field of semiconductors, and enhancing research and development of semiconductor chips.

With the aim of creating a space for exchanging and sharing leading innovative ideas and products, the exhibition will create interaction and connection between businesses and the community, thereby inspiring and exploring innovation capacity while opening up potential cooperation opportunities.

The booths will introduce and promote advanced technology products and solutions revolving around NIC's eight key areas (smart factories, smart cities, digital content, cyber security, semiconductor industry, environmental technology, hydrogen technology and medical technology).

In the largest innovation space in Vietnam, VIIE 2023 has about 200 booths with the participation of many large-scale and prestigious technology enterprises in Vietnam such as Viettel, VNPT, Sovico, Masan, Becamex, VinFast, CT Group, Mobifone; leading innovative technology enterprises in the world such as SK, Samsung, SpaceX, Google, Meta, Intel, Signify, John Cokerill, and typical startups. At the same time, the exhibition also has booths from major research institutions and universities such as Hanoi National University, Ho Chi Minh City National University, Can Tho University, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Network of Innovation and Startup Centers at universities, etc.

On the same day, the Samsung Innovation Campus lab and the Chip Design Incubation Center were officially inaugurated. The Samsung Innovation Campus lab demonstrates the Korean corporation's commitment to actively supporting NIC to become a cradle in training technology talents, leading the country's future innovation.

The chip design incubation center is a step to realize the agreement between Synopsys and NIC signed last September to develop talented chip design human resources in Vietnam. At the event, the Prime Minister and delegates visited and inaugurated the lab and incubation center.

Within the framework of the exhibition, many other activities also took place, such as specialized seminars on Hydrogen, semiconductors, medical technology, games and esport competitions; Vietnam Venture Summit (VVS); STEAM Festival; Better Choice Awards Gala...

The event affirmed the role of the Ministry of Planning and Investment as an advisory body to the Government on socio-economic development strategies and growth model innovation, in which NIC is a pioneer in the innovation journey.