On the morning of December 4, the opening ceremony of the Horasis Asia Meeting 2023 took place at the Binh Duong Provincial Convention and Exhibition Center, VNA reported.

The meeting attracted over 250 most senior guests from the Horasis community and 400 guests are leaders of ministries, central branches, leaders of localities and Binh Duong province.

Organized by the provincial People’s Committee and Horasis Forum, the 2023 Horasis Asia Meeting features discussions on global issues such as creating smart communities, attracting investment, innovation, developing AI application technology, digital transformation, and sustainable development.

Founded in 2005, the Horasis Asia Meeting is an international investment promotion organization to connect investors who are multinational groups. Horasis is a global visions community committed to providing a platform for companies from emerging and developed markets to seek global partners. In addition to the Horasis Asia Meeting, Horasis hosts the annual Horasis Global Meeting, Horasis China Meeting, and Horasis India Meeting, among others.

Representatives from ministries, agencies and localities at the opening ceremony of the meeting. Photo: World Trade Center Binh Duong New City

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the event, Chairman of the Binh Duong provincial People’s Committee Vo Van Minh said that this is the fourth time the province has hosted Horasis events, which provides the province with an opportunity to show international partners its socio-economic development achievements, new projects, and orientations to attract investors.

At the meeting, Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat emphasized that Vietnam is aiming for three strategic breakthroughs in institutions, infrastructure, and human resources. Strong application of science and technology is identified as the decisive factor in achieving these goals, he said.

The official added that creating favorable conditions for foreign-invested economic sectors is also a top priority of the Government of Vietnam.

Held in Binh Duong - a key economic hub of Vietnam, the Horasis forum has become an important platform for sharing visions and ideas about development.

In particular, at the ceremony, the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) awarded the TOP1 ICF 2023 Intelligent Communities of the Year to Binh Duong.

At the 2023 Horasis Asia Meeting.Photo: World Trade Center Binh Duong New City

Speaking to congratulate Binh Duong province, ICF Co-founder John Jung said that this is a prestigious award for the community with many outstanding contributions in technology, workforce, and smart urban development.

He assessed that Binh Duong, from a purely agricultural locality, has had a spectacular development to become an industrial province with a direction consistent with the world's development trend, with a breakthrough in building universities and science industries application, this is a good approach of Binh Duong.

Also in the morning, delegates discussed digital transformation, innovation and human resources management.

As part of the event, there was also a panel discussion on promoting the startup ecosystem, innovation and the fourth industrial revolution, which was co-hosted by the Eastern International University (EIU), the Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd and Becamex IDC Corporation.

Also in the morning, the provincial authorities held a plenary dialogue on the Binh Duong smart city development project - a breakthrough strategic initiative for the local socio-economic development, with dozens of international experts taking part.

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