Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Phan Văn Mãi had talks with Honorary Consul of Việt Nam in Switzerland Philipp Rosler in Switzerland. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Khu

HCM CITY – Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Phan Văn Mãi hosted a reception on Wednesday for Honorary Consul of Việt Nam in Switzerland and former Vice Chancellor of Germany Philipp Rosler, during which he thanked the guest for his contributions to the development of Việt Nam and localities, including HCM City.

Mãi said as HCM City is in the process of becoming a hub of innovation and creativity, which requires preparation for an ecosystem regarding institutions, infrastructure and human resources, he hoped to receive advice and support from Rosler in this field to create an environment conducive for innovation.

He revealed that the city is fine-tuning legal frameworks for establishing a national-scale innovation and creativity centre there. Therefore, joint work to establish a physical centre in the Sài Gòn Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) could be launched immediately.

Speaking highly of Rosler’s positive activities, such as joining the Start-up Award programme to honour start-ups in the city, Mai sought the guest’s assistance in building the city's brand, and attracting foreign investors and overseas Vietnamese to the city's development, firstly in the SHTP.  

For his part, Rosler expressed readiness to help the city with high-quality workforce development.

He said building an innovation and creativity centre in the city is a sound direction, and he is willing to introduce major investors to the city, including partners from Germany and Switzerland, to share experience and cooperate in this field.

According to him, foreign investors are interested in the city's potential and wish that the city would continue improving infrastructure, digitalisation and sustainable development shortly. — VNS