Expats share experiences in clean energy, big data
Overseas Vietnamese gathered at a workshop to share experiences with the municipal administration in developing, attracting investment and transferring technology in “clean energy” and “big data”.
Overseas Vietnamese gathered at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City (Source: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Overseas Vietnamese gathered ata workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on August 3 to share experiences with the municipaladministration in developing, attracting investment and transferring technologyin “clean energy” and “big data”.
The workshop, co-held by the State Committee for OverseasVietnamese Affairs, the HCM City Institute for Development Studies and the organizingboard of the Vietnam Economist Annual Meeting 2017 (VEAM 2017), aims toencourage overseas Vietnamese’s contributions to the city’s development.
Vu Quang Minh, Assistant the Foreign Minister, spokehighly of the role played by Vietnamese scientists and experts living abroad,affirming that knowledge is the strength of the overseas Vietnamese communityand huge potential of the country.
During the workshop, Vietnamese experts and scientistsboth in and outside the country, together with representatives from state agencies,discussed matters on developing clean energy; building and effectively usingdatabase systems; policy-making; increasing cooperation between experts at homeand abroad in fostering the city’s development, especially in “clean energy”and “big data”.
Dr. Tran Duy Chau, an expert from the Electricity ofFrance, said HCM City and southern localities in general have huge potentialsfor solar energy and urged the city’s authorities to work out a policy forsolar energy development.
Dr. Le Minh Hoa, a lecturer at the UK’s University of Northumbria,underlined the importance of studies of smart public lighting and communicationsystems to optimize the use of energy.
According to Dr. Vu Tuong Thuy, a lecturer of the UK’sNottingham University in Malaysia, said Vietnam has many good conditions toapply “Big Data” as the country has young and skilled labour forces alongsidewith developed IT infrastructure.
To nurture the sector, Thuy suggested a better-plannedprogramme by the government and improved training in data science.-VNA
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Overseas Vietnamese gathered at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City (Source: VNA) 
