The new Ho Chi Minh City is not only a larger city in terms of area, but also a smarter and more connected development space. This is the process of forming a modern multi-centered urban area, where integrated infrastructure, smart logistics, digital economy and green economy become pillars for breakthrough growth and sustainable development. In particular, the new Ho Chi Minh City is expected to play a key role in realizing the national development goals established in Conclusion No. 123-KL/TW dated January 24, 2025 of the Central Committee, Resolutions of the National Assembly and Resolution No. 25/NQ-CP dated February 5, 2025 of the Government, with the requirement that the national economic growth rate in 2025 reach at least 8%. Ho Chi Minh City is not only an implementing locality, but also the main driving force of the Vietnamese economy in the context of deep integration and global competition.
Unlike traditional approaches that focus on expanding management space, the new Ho Chi Minh City is planned as a modern multi-centered urban area, where integrated infrastructure, smart logistics, digital economy and green economy serve as the foundation for breakthrough growth and sustainable development. This is a strategic vision to enhance international competitiveness, while promoting balanced development between Ho Chi Minh City and its satellite cities and the entire Southeast region.
On this development journey, co-creation space is identified as a core solution, demonstrating the spirit of multi-stakeholder cooperation between the State - University/Research Institute - Enterprise - Community - Natural Environment together to create a development strategy for the city. This is not only an interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary cooperation, but also a commitment to building consensus, feasible and sustainable solutions, focusing on people, quality of life and environmental protection.
Co-creation space is the core solution, demonstrating the spirit of multi-stakeholder cooperation between the State - University/Research Institute - Enterprise - Community - Natural Environment together to create a development strategy for the city.
Scientific workshop "Planning vision and economic development drivers of the new Ho Chi Minh City"
To shape the planning vision and identify the economic development drivers for the new Ho Chi Minh City, the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics (UEH) jointly organized the scientific workshop "Planning vision and economic development drivers of the new Ho Chi Minh City" - playing an important role in gathering intelligence, promoting the role of scientists, experts, managers and the business community to build a vision, establish drivers and propose synchronous and effective development solutions for the new Ho Chi Minh City.
The scientific conference will take place on June 17 , 2025 at Hall B1.302, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics (279 Nguyen Tri Phuong, Ward 8, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City), focusing on discussing in-depth on urgent issues including: (1) integrated spatial planning, (2) green infrastructure development (BGI), (3) inter-regional transport network development, key projects such as MRT, LRT, (4) seaport development and smart logistics chains. In particular, the participation of the community in urban planning and development is considered a key factor to ensure social consensus and sustainable development. From there, public-private partnership mechanisms will also be proposed to effectively mobilize social resources for driving projects.
The workshop will take place on June 17, 2025 at Hall B1.302, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics (279 Nguyen Tri Phuong, Ward 8, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City)
The output of the workshop is expected to provide comprehensive information on:
- Regional vision: The new Ho Chi Minh City will not only expand its boundaries but also its role and influence, becoming a center for coordinating the development of the Southeast region , where values of connectivity, fairness and sustainability are promoted.
- Institutions and governance: The new Ho Chi Minh City requires new institutional space, with flexible governance thinking, pioneering experiments in multi-layered cooperation models and creative finance, paving the way for bold initiatives in urban development.
- Economic transformation: New growth drivers of the new Ho Chi Minh City will be formed from an integrated logistics system, a modern maritime economy, the development of international financial centers, and the promotion of the digital economy and green economy as strategic pillars.
- University-urban model: Universities and research institutes, typically UEH and the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies, will play the role of typical City Universities, becoming knowledge centers accompanying the planning and operation of new urban areas, directly participating in the co-creation ecosystem with stakeholders.
- Multi-stakeholder collaboration: City development is a process of learning and collaboration between government, academia, business, society and the environment.
The workshop is expected to gather about 200 delegates, with 25 presentations and thematic reports from scientists, leading experts, city leaders and representatives of relevant agencies and organizations. The results of the workshop will be compiled into a scientific record as an important reference for research and teaching; at the same time, proposals and recommendations will be sent to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to make practical contributions to the policy-making and planning process of the new Ho Chi Minh City.
The conference is not just a regular scientific event, but an urgent intellectual forum, connecting research with practice, promoting the connection between the state - academia - business - community - environment. This is a strategic first step to join hands to create a new Ho Chi Minh City - smarter, more connected, fairer and more sustainable - worthy of the role of a national locomotive in the new era.
* The Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies (HIDS) is a scientific research agency under the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, playing a strategic advisory role in policy making and comprehensive development orientation for the city. With the function of researching socio-economic issues, urban planning, public administration, environment and international integration, HIDS not only provides a solid scientific basis for important decisions but also serves as a place to connect and cooperate academically with research institutes and organizations at home and abroad. HIDS's mission is to become a leading research center, contributing to the sustainable and modern development of Ho Chi Minh City, maintaining its role as the economic locomotive of the whole country and reaching international standards.
* With the development orientation according to the "City University" model - University in the heart of a creative city , Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics (UEH) has been playing the role of a knowledge center, accompanying Ho Chi Minh City in the process of strategic planning and sustainable development. UEH not only trains and researches, but also creates a co-creation space, where the State, businesses, academia, communities and environmental organizations participate in creating practical solutions for the city.
In each stage of development of the country and the city, UEH always promptly grasps new requirements, adjusting research orientations to suit the socio-economic context. For example, the success of the national scientific conferences "Driving force for socio-economic development in the Southeast region: Potential and challenges" and launching the program "UEH Southeast 2030"; National Scientific Conference "Contributing to Vietnam's socio-economic development strategy for the period 2025-2030"; a series of national scientific seminars implementing Resolution 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation; Coordinate with the Ho Chi Minh City Statistics Office to publish the Ho Chi Minh City Annual Economic Report - providing arguments for policy making and management, and at the same time being a reliable source of information for domestic and foreign investors...
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tphcm-moi-khong-gian-dong-sang-tao-thuc-day-phat-trien-vung-tang-truong-ben-vung-185250614094118658.htm
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