Politburo member and Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, Nguyen Thien Nhan, made the statement while receiving Vice President for Public Sector, Asia at Microsoft Stefan Sjostrom, in Ho Chi Minh City on June 16.
The city’s top leader lauded Microsoft’s positive participation in developing technology and high-quality human resources in Vietnam, and Ho Chi Minh City in particular, over the past two decades.
He said that the city is always interested in promoting cooperation with enterprises, including Microsoft, for their mutual development.
He expressed his hope that, in the near future, Microsoft will join hands with the city to enhance research and development activities and conduct IT application in order to protect traditional cultural values during the urban development process.
Impressed by the city’s vibrant development, as well as steady foundation of IT human resources and infrastructure, Stefan Sjostrom said that Microsoft wants closer and more effective cooperation with Ho Chi Minh City, in this field.
In the near future, Microsoft will work with the city’s relevant agencies to devise a cooperation strategy by 2020, he affirmed, adding that the implementation of the strategy will help to promote information technology transfer in all localities nationwide.
