Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Photo: VOV

In his meeting with Dave West, President for Cisco Asia Pacific and during talks with Tan Yinglan, Founding Managing Partner of Insignia Ventures Partners, PM Chinh emphasized that science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation are key drivers for Vietnam to restructure its economy and transition to a new growth model, with the goal of becoming a high-income developed country by 2045. The Prime Minister called on partners to expand cooperation with Vietnam.

He also proposed that Cisco cooperate in human resource development in priority fields such as high technology and artificial intelligence (AI). The PM invited Insignia Ventures Partners to establish an investment fund for Vietnam and share global expertise to help the government design breakthrough policies supporting entrepreneurship and innovation.

The same day, PM received Peter Körte, a member of the Managing Board, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategy Officer at Siemens of Germany, and Anne Tse, CEO Asia Pacific at Pepsico, a leading US-based multinational corporation in food, snacks, and beverages.