More than 60% of businesses operating in export processing and industrial zones in Ho Chi Minh City are expected to adopt digital technologies by 2026, as part of the city’s ambitious digital transformation agenda.
Speaking at a Digital Transformation Week held recently at Vinh Loc Industrial Park, Mr. Le Van Thinh, Deputy Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA), said the city has outlined four key targets for digital transformation across its industrial and export processing zones next year.
These include achieving full 5G coverage across all industrial parks, ensuring more than 60% of enterprises implement digital technologies, equipping 80–90% of workers with basic digital platforms, and developing eco-industrial and smart industrial park models. The targets are considered highly ambitious given current conditions.
To support effective implementation, the Digital Transformation Week was structured around three core pillars: a new legal framework, digital governance solutions, and workforce development—an often overlooked aspect of digital transformation efforts that typically focus on machinery and operational processes.
The event was jointly organized by HEPZA, the Ho Chi Minh City Industrial Park Business Association (HBA), Viettel Ho Chi Minh City, and Vinh Loc Industrial Park Infrastructure Development Company. As one of the first five industrial parks selected for rollout, Vinh Loc will serve as a pilot model, with lessons expected to guide expansion across the city’s broader industrial zone network.
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