RMIT Vietnam urges more collaboration with Australian industry and business

Vietnam is an important market for Australia as one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Revenues from Vietnam’s information and communications technology (ICT) industry reached 72.5 billion USD in the first six months of 2022, up 17.8% year on year.

During his visit to Vietnam, Minister Pallas has met ICT business leaders in the country’s largest city Ho Chi Minh City, where the Victorian Government’s Trade and Investment Office and Study Melbourne Hub opened in 2021.

Industry 4.0 Roundtable Luncheon at RMIT’s Saigon South campus welcomed the Victorian Government delegations and corporations, RMIT delegations, and Vietnamese ICT industry leaders as well.

The roundtable provided a platform for Australian and Vietnamese education and industry leaders in Industry 4.0 to share experience and expertise, as well as discuss challenges and opportunities for Australian stakeholders to get involved in Vietnam’s Industry 4.0 transformation. Representatives had a chance to mingle with each other and explore the potential for future collaboration.

Participants were also able to interact directly with Minister Pallas through an open discussion session. He expressed his pleasure to host this roundtable alongside RMIT Vietnam and welcomed participation by major Victorian companies invested in Vietnam, and a selection of Vietnam’s ICT leaders. 

RMIT University began in 1887 in Melbourne, Victoria and is now one of the world’s leading institutions in education and research and the largest Australian investment in Vietnam. RMIT University has been contributing its resources and expertise to empower Vietnam’s transformation over the past 22 years and especially in the age of Industry 4.0.

According to RMIT Vietnam Pro Vice-Chancellor and General Director Professor Claire Macken, throughout RMIT’s 130-year history, the University has embraced all revolutions. In Australia, RMIT has become a trusted partner for the government in the country’s Industry 4.0 transformation.

Meanwhile, through two decades of significant presence in Vietnam, RMIT is the leading foreign university and an educational hub of the region. RMIT Vietnam has been a partner of choice for industry and government to achieve positive impact in the Southeast Asian region, contributing to transforming workforce and meeting local skills needs.

Professor Macken stated: “Over the past three years, RMIT Vietnam has committed to influential activities that directly affected Vietnam’s Industry 4.0 transformation. These include our annual Industry 4.0 collaboration with VISTI (Vietnam Institute of Science, Technology, and Innovation), our launch of the Digital3 initiative to link industry, research, and education for success in a digital economy, and many more.

“RMIT Vietnam has much to contribute to the national, regional and global agenda for Industry 4.0 development, and we are eager to drive the industry-government-educator engagement to uplift this area.”

Key findings from the RMIT’s recently launched report – Strengthening Victoria’s Connections with Southeast Asia: Industry 4.0 in Vietnam - Opportunities for Australian Business, were also presented at the event. The report was funded by the Victorian Government as part of the RMIT Asia Trade and Innovation Hub. 

The Honourable Tim Pallas and other Victorian delegates also had a short site tour at the RMIT Saigon South campus as part of the roundtable program.

Story: Dung Pham