Potential for developing semiconductor industry

Currently, Vietnam is a comprehensive and reliable partner with many semiconductor powers, including the United States - the world's number one country in the semiconductor industry. Vietnam is the world's second largest country in rare earth reserves. Global 4.0 industries are racing to obtain important mineral supplies such as rare earth.

To develop the semiconductor industry, highly skilled workers are required (Photo: Thanh My)

Long An has many advantages in developing the semiconductor industry as it is a common trend in the world. As a locality at the intersection of the two economic regions of the Southeast and the Mekong Delta, Long An has an important strategic position when it borders Ho Chi Minh City - the leading industrial and urban center of the country; borders Cambodia, has Binh Hiep International Border Gate (Kien Tuong town) and My Quy Tay National Border Gate (Duc Hue district); owns Long An International Port with 7 wharves, capable of receiving ships with a capacity of 70,000 tons.

Transport infrastructure is constantly being invested and upgraded. Long An is connected to Ho Chi Minh City via National Highway 1, National Highway 50, Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong Expressway, the distance from Tan An City center to Ho Chi Minh City center is about 40km, 45km from Tan Son Nhat International Airport, about 30-40km from ports: Cat Lai, Saigon, Hiep Phuoc. In the future, Ben Luc - Long Thanh Expressway will connect Long An with Long Thanh International Airport (Dong Nai province) with a distance of about 80km.

According to the Provincial Planning, the total planned industrial land area is 16,422 hectare, with 51 industrial parks with a total area of ​​12,433 hectare; 72 industrial clusters with a total area of ​​3,989 hectare. In the near future, the province will build the Long An Economic Zone in Can Giuoc and Can Duoc districts to become a new growth engine towards a high-tech ecosystem, innovation and logistics center of the province.

Long An has an open investment environment. Administrative reform has been promoted, with positive changes from awareness to action. The Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) ranks 2nd in the country. The Provincial Green Index (PGI) ranks 12th in the country. Long An maintained in the top 10 provinces and cities leading in attracting FDI capital. Accordingly, the province has received 1,312 FDI projects from about 40 countries and territories with a total investment capital of more than 11.3 billion USD.

Vice Chairman of the People's Committee Pham Tan Hoa chaired the Seminar on Human Resource Demand for the Semiconductor Industry in Long An Province on July 31, 2024

Long An has a young population structure with about 1 million people of working age. Young, dynamic and highly creative workers can meet the requirements of developing human resources to serve the semiconductor industry for the domestic and international markets in the near future.

Developing the semiconductor industry requires highly qualified workers. Therefore, human resource training also poses a big challenge for the province. In recent times, provincial leaders have paid attention to directing the training of high-quality human resources, especially training human resources in the semiconductor field.

The province has established a Drafting Committee and a Working Group to develop a Project on training human resources for the semiconductor industry in Long An province; at the same time, organizing working groups to attend training courses and learn from experiences in planning the development of human resources for semiconductors and electronic microchips in Singapore; and learning about policies on developing human resources for the semiconductor industry in Taiwan (China).

The province also organized a scientific workshop on human resource needs in the semiconductor industry to review and evaluate the current situation and capacity of organizing human resource training in related occupations and jobs serving the semiconductor industry of vocational training institutions in the province and consulted with experts and a number of universities, providing a lot of useful information, promoting the interest of individuals, organizations and businesses in the semiconductor industry, associated with the needs of enterprises in using labor.

According to Dr. Nguyen Minh Son - Head of the Department of Computer Engineering, University of Information Technology, Ho Chi Minh City National University, Long An needs a 20-year strategy for the semiconductor industry. At the same time, the province also needs to build an ecosystem for the ATP-oriented semiconductor industry such as focusing on training ATP human resources; building tax policies, attracting experts; building an environment to attract FDI investment and develop domestic companies.

Associate Professor, Dr. Le My Ha - Deputy Head of the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education presented at the Seminar on Human Resource Demand for the Semiconductor Industry in Long An Province on July 31, 2024

Associate Professor, Dr. Le My Ha - Deputy Head of the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education, said that Long An has great potential for developing microchips and semiconductors. He suggested that the province needs to support and invest in modern infrastructure and technology; build mechanisms, policies, short-term and long-term development strategies; attract and train human resources; invest and attract microchip and semiconductor enterprises; connect to the national and global business chain.

In addition, experts also participated in discussions, focusing on assessing the ability to link and coordinate between vocational training institutions, universities and enterprises in training and supplying human resources for the semiconductor industry; promote the completion and implementation of effective cooperation mechanisms between the State, schools, enterprises in the locality and neighboring regions.

The development of the semiconductor industry contributes greatly to the sustainable development of the economy and is also an opportunity to enhance the position of Long An province in particular and Vietnam in general. It is believed that, with favorable conditions, the pioneering in seizing opportunities and practical actions will be the premise, providing a theoretical and practical basis for building and implementing programs to promote training, development, and supply of human resources for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, striving to make Long An one of the centers for training and supplying high-tech human resources, contributing to promoting the development of the semiconductor industry in the province in the coming time./.

By Huynh Thong - Translated by Q. Thien

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