Accordingly, HCMC is going to launch the 6 key scientific-technological programs:
_Research and development of technologies for smart urban area and digital transformation;
_Research and development of industrial technologies;
_Research and development of healthcare technologies
_Research and development of hi-tech agriculture;
_Research and development of applications for urban management and growth;
_Youth Science and Technology Incubator.
Director of the HCMC Science-Technology Department Nguyen Viet Dung stated that scientific-technological missions will be more application-oriented instead of basic research. They need to ensure the three factors of directly solving urgent problems of the city; supporting businesses to upgrade their performance and competitiveness; increasing the city’s science-technology potential. In the end, they will all contribute to form the innovative ecosystem of HCMC.
