In 2019, the phrase “made in Vietnam” was widely spread by the Government, as a call to the business community, with special emphasis on enterprises in the mechanical and manufacturing industries, focusing on capacity and technology to produce products bearing the Vietnamese mark. “Made in Vietnam” is an active phrase, referring to products that are creative, designed, integrated in Vietnam and have developed and contributed to the technology field, contributing to the development of technology community development in Vietnam.

A few decades ago, Vietnam’s mechanical and manufacturing industry was once “notorious” when it was commented that half jokingly, it was “impossible to produce a screw by self”. In fact, this story is not entirely true, because at that time, Vietnam had not been integrated for long, businesses were still surprised by the high requirements of technology. And the “screw” in this story is not an ordinary screw, but it requires high technology content with strict requirements for businesses, from environmental protection to business administration, delivery time, commitment to output…

By this time, the “screw story” was a thing of the past. Enterprises in the mechanical and manufacturing industries in general have made remarkable progress after many years of deep involvement in international integration. Some typical examples are an enterprise of the Military Industry and Telecommunications Group officially participating in the global aerospace supply chain, or Make in Vietnam product lines such as phones, cars with The application of AI technology or Vietnamese telecommunications corporations mastering 5G technology… has proven that the story “Vietnam can’t make screws” is no longer relevant. Even in Dong Nai, a number of enterprises in the industry have also supplied goods to large enterprises and corporations of the United States, Europe, Japan, etc. with high technology content and other strict requirements on the production process.

However, it is also necessary to see the fact that compared to the potential and expectations, Vietnam’s mechanical engineering industry is still a long way from reaching the “high-tech” standard as required by the current market. Achieving a higher localization rate, increasing the gray matter content, and increasing the value of mechanical engineering products manufactured by domestic enterprises are also being made efforts, but the pace is still slower than other countries in the region such as Thailand or Indonesia.

The government, businesses, and industry experts have also clearly identified that the important factors that need to be improved quickly so that enterprises in the industry can participate deeply in the global supply chain are human resources, management system, machinery, materials, technology, etc. These factors are difficult to innovate and upgrade overnight, but they must always play a role in guiding enterprises in the industry’s efforts to improve. benevolent. With that, the new “Make in Vietnam” message becomes more and more a real and powerful message.

Source: BAO MOI