Ho Chi Minh City, Oct. 27 -- As Vietnam reworks its growth model around science - technology, innovation and productivity, it needs high-tech investment that adds value to the economy.

Land alone can't attract tech projects

Vietnam has a major opportunity in the global digital shift as AI, cloud computing and digital services increasingly shape economic activity. Capturing it requires planning infrastructure as a whole rather than project by project, Bill Giannikos, Director of the Global Services Centre and Data Centre at Aurecon Vietnam, told the CEO 500 programme, themed "The Convergence of FDI, Technology and Global Financial Flows," at the 2026 Autumn Economic Forum on October 26.

According to him, data centre development has to b...