Illustrative image (Photo: raconteur.net)Speaking at the event, Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Le Trung Chinh cited the Ministry of Information and Communicationsas saying that last year, the digital economy contributed 19.76% to the city’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP).
To date, Da Nang has 2,450 enterprises operating in the fieldof digital technology with 46,000 employees.
On August 16, the municipal People's Committee issued a planon developing the information technology sector in the city to 2030, whichidentifies priorities for developing the chip design and manufacturingindustry.
Da Nang set goals of digital economy accounting for at least30% of the city's GRDP, and having at least 8,950 digital technologyenterprises with 115,000 employees and at least seven IT and software parks,Chinh said.
An overview of workshop on developing human resources to serve the semiconductor industry in Da Nang city (Photo: VNA)Da Nang needs to provide a friendly environment and attractinvestment by optimising management processes, tax incentives and protection ofintellectual property rights; while developing a supply chain and warehousecentre, becoming a distribution network for Southeast Asia and Asia - Pacific.
FPT is ready to accompany the city to improve the quality ofhuman resources in the semiconductor industry by sending them to work abroad;promote cooperation and call on FPT's partners around the world in this field toinvest in Da Nang, thus creating a “launching pad” for the city's youngpersonnel to participate in semiconductor production, added Binh.
Trinh Thanh Lam, Sales Director of SYNOPSYS South Asia, saidthat Da Nang is the most suitable location for chip design, with suitable humanresources. In particular, the city always pays attention and has policies toencourage the development of information technology and incubate startups inchip development./.
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