Expanding opportunities for enterprises to access high technology

The development of science and technology, along with the application of high technology in production, has become an inevitable trend across today’s manufacturing sectors. Amid the global shift in supply chains, Vietnam is gradually emerging as a destination for major international partners, creating favorable conditions for enterprises to cooperate and enhance their own capabilities.

Rigorous product testing at Kim Vinh Thang One Member Co., Ltd. (Ho Nai Industrial Park). Photo: Vuong The

In line with this general trend, Dong Nai is accelerating investment attraction, prioritizing high-tech manufacturing projects, while formulating policies and providing support to help Vietnamese enterprises connect and cooperate with foreign direct investment (FDI) partners in the technology sector.

An inevitable path

According to experts, applying science and technology in production and developing high technology are unavoidable trends today. Nguyen Van Thanh, Director of the Center for Promoting the Development of the Science and Technology Market (Ministry of Science and Technology), noted that technological competition has become a core focus of international strategy. Countries no longer compete based on low-cost labor, but on core technologies, intellectual property, and innovation capacity. Key technologies are reshaping the global economy. At the same time, global enterprises are restructuring their supply chains, shifting from “low-cost manufacturing” to “high-tech manufacturing,” and relocating factories to stable countries capable of smart manufacturing.

Thanh also emphasized that, amid the ongoing shift in global production and supply chains, Vietnam is increasingly being recognized as a prominent destination in Asia’s high-tech value chain. The country is moving from “processing and assembly” to “high-tech manufacturing.” Major international corporations such as Samsung, Intel, LG, and Foxconn have expanded their investments, driving a surge in demand for talent in semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), and automation. This undertaking has opened up significant opportunities, with many Vietnamese enterprises beginning to master core technologies in fields such as AI, software, IoT, sensors, and applied biotechnology.

Dong Nai is a key industrial hub in Vietnam, attracting numerous enterprises and major corporations that invest in high-tech manufacturing sectors.

Bosch, a leading German technology group specializing in automotive industry products, is among the pioneers in applying high technology after investing heavily in Vietnam and Dong Nai. Brendan Sunderland, Vice President and Technical Director of the Bosch Vietnam Factory (Long Thanh Industrial Park), shared that the group has made significant investments to establish a comprehensive presence in manufacturing, research and development (R&D), business centers, and service centers. Bosch remains committed to contributing to the province’s digital transformation, sustainability, and advanced manufacturing, while continuing to innovate and support the aspirations of the local community.

Encouraging and supporting enterprises in applying high technology

Overall, Vietnam is building a synchronized and robust high-tech ecosystem, prioritizing enterprises and high-quality human resources. Policies focus on creating a favorable environment for research, production, and commercialization of high technology, while enabling Vietnamese enterprises to participate more deeply in global high-tech value chains and enhance national competitiveness.

Dong Nai is one of the provinces with the most significant number of industrial parks in the country. With thousands of manufacturing and service enterprises operating and growing, the application of modern technology is increasingly essential.

Nguyen Minh Quang, Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology, stated that high technology is becoming a key foundation of economic growth. Dong Nai is a central industrial province and a destination for many domestic and foreign corporations. Keeping pace with high-tech trends and enhancing research, development, and innovation capacity is therefore an urgent requirement.

According to Quang, in recent years, the department has coordinated with relevant units to organize numerous training and coaching programs, as well as disseminate policies on science and technology development. Through these efforts, enterprises have gained clearer awareness of opportunities to transform their production models, gradually access high technology, and confidently participate in technology innovation programs. The Department of Science and Technology will continue to support connections among enterprises, research institutes, universities, and management agencies, thereby helping to form a strong innovation ecosystem in Dong Nai. The department is committed to supporting enterprises in innovation, access to technology, and enhancing their competitiveness.

Vietnam’s Strategy for Science, Technology, and Innovation Development to 2030 also sets the goal of firmly developing science, technology, and innovation to become a true driver of growth, playing a decisive role in helping Vietnam become a developing country with a modern industry and upper-middle income.

Vietnam’s Strategy for Science, Technology, and Innovation Development to 2030 also sets the goal of firmly developing science, technology, and innovation to become a true driver of growth, playing a decisive role in helping Vietnam become a developing country with a modern industry and upper-middle income.

For enterprises, the aspiration is to receive support through business-matching programs with corporations and FDI partners currently operating in Vietnam, thereby gradually enhancing their production capacity. Phan Van Tu, Director of Kim Vinh Thang One Member Co., Ltd. (Ho Nai Industrial Park), shared that over the years, the company has participated in business-connection programs with Japanese enterprises, implemented by the Dong Nai Supporting Industry Promotion Coordinating Team. These programs have fostered various cooperation models such as “supply – technology transfer – product purchase,” enabling Vietnamese enterprises to access high-tech production processes, while allowing partners to source quality products, components, and goods directly from the Vietnamese market.

By Vuong The – Translated by Trieu Ngan, Minho