The Vietnam – Korea Training & Technology Transfer Center (VKBIA) officially came into operation on December 3 in the TMA innovation park located in Quy Nhon city in the central province of Binh Dinh. 

Vietnamese delegates at the event

Upon opening, the centre features more than 200 engineers specializing in the fields of software, digital transformation, digital application, and digital economy. Engineers from both nations will come together in order to ramp up the transfer of technology, whilst establishing research and development (R&D) centres, stepping up co-operation in training human resources for high-tech industries, and adapting to the global production and supply chains.

During the ceremony aimed at debuting the centre, Tran Hai Linh, chairman of the Vietnam-Korea Businessmen and Investment Association, outlined the importance of developing an e-government, speeding up the process of digital transformation, making breakthroughs in implementing Industry 4.0 technology, and training high-quality human resources in the future.

Ho Quoc Dung, secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and chairman of Binh Dinh People's Committee, expressed his hope that co-operation between the VKBIA and TMA Solutions Company will ultimately serve to contribute to accelerating the province’s socio-economic development. This is in addition to speeding up the development of a knowledge-based economy, whilst also supporting the locality's participation in the international integration process.

Approximately 3,000 engineers and software specialists nationwide are anticipated to work at the centre moving forward.