Opening remarks and recommendations at the High-Level Forum and International Exhibition on Industry 4.0, Politburo member, Party Central Secretary, Head of Central Economic Committee Nguyen Van Binh emphasized that the correct exploitation Rightly and promptly the opportunities of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 (Industry 4.0) are a common challenge of countries, but for a developing country like Vietnam, that challenge is even greater.

“Industry 4.0 opens up for us many opportunities to improve our technology level, production capacity and competitiveness in the global value chain; creating major changes in the more sustainable business model. Association for creative start-ups; providing the potential for developing countries to shorten the process of industrialization by shortening, proactive, and leapfrogging to higher technology “, Head of the Department Central Economist Nguyen Van Binh said.

However, according to the Head of the Central Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh, if there is no correct approach and catch up with the pace of development of the world and the region, Vietnam will face the risk of lagging further and further in technology. , surplus of low-skilled labor and inequality in society.

In addition, the association and cohesion in the era of Industry 4.0 leads to soft borders, soft power, cybersecurity and non-traditional security, transnational high-tech crime, Since then, it requires an active response and good control to ensure sovereignty and security for the people and the country.

What has Vietnam done to not “miss the train” of CMCN 4.0?

According to statistics, in recent years, Vietnam has also had strong developments in science, technology and innovation to lay the foundation for the successful application of technologies of Industry 4.0. Over the past 10 years, Vietnam’s digital economy has grown constantly in terms of both digital infrastructure and business markets.

In 2007, the number of Internet users in Vietnam was 17.7 million. By 2017, the number of internet users in Vietnam has increased to 64 million, approximately 67% of the population. Vietnam is currently ranked 13th in the top 20 countries with the largest internet population in the world. Telecommunication and Internet businesses in Vietnam have grown continuously and reached a turnover of 6.1 billion USD, contributing to creating more than 851,000 jobs for the society.

According to the World Economic Forum (WEF) ‘s Industry 4.0 readiness assessment report, Vietnam ranked 48/100 on the structure of production and 53/100 on the leading factors. manufacturing. In terms of readiness, Vietnam, although still in the Preliminary group, is quite close to the High Potential group.

The Global Competitiveness Index – GCI, has always maintained its growth and reached 55 out of 137 countries in 2017. The Global Innovation Index – GII has continuously increased. In 2017, GII increased by 12 places compared to 2016. According to the latest information released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on July 10, 2018, in 2018, the GII index continued. increasing by 2 ranks compared to 2017, standing at 45/126 countries and ranked economy and being the highest ranked Vietnam achieved up to now.

High-level Forum and International Exhibition on Industry 4.0 – Industry 4.0 Summit 2018 – with the theme “Vision and breakthrough development strategy in the context of the fourth industrial revolution” by the Government and the Economic Committee Central Economic Co-chaired.

The forum was attended by nearly 2,000 delegates, including 11 ambassadors and representatives of international organizations, more than 50 leading regional and international experts, domestic and international businesses.

In the framework, the Forum will have 5 international seminars and technology exhibition activities 4.0 with the participation of Party agencies, National Assembly, Government, managers, experts and businessmen. leading enterprises in the country and internationally. Schneider Electric is pleased to be the companion of the event and will also introduce the Ecostruxure solutions group in the framework of the exhibition. Experience the EcoStruxure Building solution and chat with Schneider Electric experts in the framework of High-Level Forum & International Industry 4.0.