Promoting smart production

Smart production is a programme currently being implemented by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). Accordingly, a dual transformation is being carried out by linking digital transformation and the development of smart production with the green transition, using digital technologies to optimise production processes as well as the use of resources and energy.

Production activities at an enterprise in the supporting industries.

For many years, Dong Nai has also encouraged enterprises to move towards smarter production.

An inevitable trend

Smart production and digital transformation are considered key solutions for developing a modern industrial sector that meets increasingly high global market standards. This is also the goal Viet Nam is pursuing to enable domestic enterprises to gradually join the global supply chain. In early October 2025, the MoIT issued a programme to support and promote smart production and digital transformation in industry and trade through 2035.

The programme’s overall objective is to create a breakthrough in digital transformation, foster smart production, contributing to strengthening the competitiveness of enterprises in the industry and trade sector. By 2030, the ministry aims to develop and implement the application of a readiness assessment index for digital transformation as well as an architecture framework for industrial digital transformation and smart factory technology. It will also gradually establish and promote the application of technical standards and regulations for digital transformation and smart production in line with international frameworks.

Experts say that sustainable, lean and smart production has become an irreversible trend among enterprises today.

Nguyen Thi Truyen, a senior expert of the International Labour Organization (ILO), said sustainable production is a factor that any enterprise must take into account if it wants to grow and integrate further. Accordingly, businesses need to gradually optimise their production processes and redesign operations to both enhance productivity and reduce emissions, while limiting energy waste. If this is achieved, input costs will be lower, helping strengthen competitiveness.

Bui Anh Tuan, Director General of the Department for the Development of Private Enterprises and Collective Economy under the Ministry of Finance, affirmed that Viet Nam clearly recognises that digital transformation and dual transition are no longer an option but a pressing requirement for enterprises to survive and develop. The State has also introduced a number of policies, notably Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW dated 4 May 2025 of the Politburo on developing the private economy. Among the core tasks is the promotion of science, technology, innovation, digital transformation, green transition and sustainable and efficient business practices.

Businesses change to keep pace with development trends

In Dong Nai, the province has for many years been selective in attracting investment into industrial parks. It has also been implementing solutions to promote the application of technology among enterprises, improve productivity and product quality, and ensure more sustainable production.

Dong Nai is strongly encouraging the business community to invest in modern technologies to enhance productivity and quality, reduce emissions and pursue sustainable development. The province is making major efforts to improve the investment environment, raise its competitiveness index, and strengthen dialogue to promptly address difficulties faced by enterprises.

Lu Chinh Minh, General Director of Electronic Tripod Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Bien Hoa 2 Industrial Park), said adopting new technologies to keep pace with rapid development has become an inevitable trend. The company is gradually upgrading its production technology and applying industrial automation. After operating in Dong Nai for some time, Tripod has expanded investment to Ba Ria-Vung Tau (now Ho Chi Minh City) with a circuit board manufacturing project worth US$260 million. Phase 1, with US$ 60 million in investment, is expected to become operational by the end of 2025, followed by a second phase. The plant applies high technology and more than 80 per cent of production stages are automated to meet criteria for green, low-emission production. This is also one of the top requirements from Tripod’s international customers.

Not only large enterprises but also small- and medium-sized businesses and startups in the province are paying more attention to technology and smart manufacturing.

Le Xuan Thoi, Director of Astek Co., Ltd. in Trang Dai ward, said that with the advancement of digital technology, automated production lines are being applied more widely. This is precisely the market that Astek is targeting. To meet partners’ needs, the company is supplying the market with products such as automated packaging lines, raw material feeding systems, and machinery designed to reduce manual labor depending on customers’ requirements.

On the part of training institutions, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Lam of Lac Hong University in Tran Bien ward said that the university is currently partnering with many enterprises inside and outside the province to transfer technology and provide consultancy on clean and environmentally friendly production solutions. The university is also ready to collaborate in organizing workshops, forums, and extracurricular activities to raise public awareness about the importance of green industry.

By Vuong The – Translated by M.Nguyet, Thu Ha