Thứ Sáu, 15/12/2017, 17:00 (GMT+7)
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HCM City wants US universities' support in startup promotion

Nguyen Thien Nhan, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party’s Committee, is hoping for further cooperation with the US Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management in promoting innovation and a start-up spirit in the Vietnamese economic hub.

The HCM City delegation meet with MIT Sloan staff. (Credit: sggp.org.vn)
The HCM City delegation meet with MIT Sloan staff. (Credit: sggp.org.vn)

He had working session with the leaders of the MIT Sloan School of Management in Boston on December 13, as part of the US visit by the HCM City delegation.

HCM City, as the largest economic hub in Vietnam, wants to collaborate with the US’s prestigious academic research and training institutes to carry out its important development plans in startups, smart urban areas and the improvement of its economic competitiveness capacity, Nhan noted.

On the occasion, the delegation visited MIT Sloan’s Media Lab where pioneering technologies are created.

Attending a forum on challenges in urban development in the 21st century for HCM City at Harvard Kennedy School, Nhan shared the city’s smart urban area development plan with professors and experts from Harvard University, Trinity College and Fulbright Vietnam University.

He said that the plan aims at high and sustainable economic growth, good services in healthcare, education, and environmental protection.

Professor David Dapice from the Harvard Kennedy School recommended that HCM City branch out into high-added value services, believing that a smart city’s economic growth is dependant on those services.

Experts at the event agreed that HCM City has huge potential to turn into a smart city; however, the workforce, public response and engagement are big challenges.

Meanwhile, Professor Stephen Goldsmith from Harvard Kennedy said a foundation for digital services is the key to smart city construction.

Earlier, Nhan had a meeting with David Mandelbrot, CEO of Indiegogo- one of the two largest crowdfunding platforms in the US.

(Source: NDO)

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