“Data-Driven Manufacturing is a Must in the New Era”

22 April, 2025

These are the insights of Labor Hero Thai Huong, Founder and Chairman of the TH Group’s Strategy Council, Chairman of the Vietnamese Women Entrepreneurs Association, and Vice Chairman of the National Data Association.

ENCOURAGING THE APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN PRODUCTION

Labor Hero Thai Huong, Vice Chairman of the National Data Association.

Labor Hero Thai Huong was one of the entrepreneurs who attended the meeting with the General Secretary on October 11, 2024. After this meeting, Ms. Thai Huong has been deeply pondering the message: Vietnam will enter a new era, an era of national advancement. Digital transformation is not just about applying digital technology to economic and social activities, but also about establishing a new, advanced, and modern production method.

As Vice Chairman of the National Data Association, Ms. Thai Huong believes that the message from the General Secretary needs to be conveyed in all forms so that all strata of society can fully understand and embrace it.

According to Ms. Thai Huong, Vietnam needs a number of policies and mechanisms suitable for each period and industry to lead, encourage, and create leading enterprises in each field, turning aspirations into reality and creating great strength for the nation.

TH has applied technology and data to ensure the most reasonable cost, the highest labor productivity, and the best product quality that meets international standards right here in Vietnam.

Applying technology and data in agricultural production helps reduce costs and improve product quality.

First, we must build appropriate policies to exploit the advantages of the agricultural sector, which is the strength of our country. We need to bring enterprises with enough Heart – Intelligence – and Strength to rural, remote, and mountainous areas to apply science, technology, and governance to transform the production method from scattered, backward, and small-scale to advanced and modern.

There should also be policies to encourage the development of closed-loop value chains and promote the processing industry and ancillary industries for the agricultural sector.

The Vice Chairman of the National Data Association also mentioned that for our nation to enter a new era of advancement, in addition to economic development, we should pay attention to the “advancement” in the height of our people, in other words, their stature.

TH true MILK has become a National Brand of Vietnam, and its fresh milk products have been internationally recognized with well-deserved awards.

The height of Vietnamese people ranks 15th from the bottom. While Vietnam has made significant achievements in improving the nutritional status of its citizens, there remain many nutritional issues, especially in pre-school and school-age children. Science has shown that about 86% of the maximum height of a person is achieved before the age of 12.

“I believe that we need a School Nutrition Act to set standards for school meals, thereby protecting children and improving the stature and health of future generations,” said Thai Huong.

DEVELOPING THE MARKET AND THE DATA-DRIVEN ECONOMY

According to Ms. Thai Huong, to fully exploit the advantages of agriculture, it is necessary to apply digital technology, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and big data, turning them into means of production and resources. Agricultural products must meet two criteria: cost and quality, and this requires the application of technology.

Labor Hero Thai Huong shared that from the very first days of its establishment 15 years ago, TH has been applying technology in agricultural production, helping to reduce costs and improve product quality. They have also been using data to ensure the quality of milk during the milking process, thereby maintaining product quality for consumers.

TH’s high-tech automatic irrigation system for the TH true MILK fresh milk project.

TH utilizes a smart app that completely automates irrigation for various crops that serve as cattle feed, such as sorghum, corn, and grasses. With just a few machines for plowing, sowing, and harvesting, they can accomplish in one day what would take 800 laborers.

TH has applied technology and data to ensure the most reasonable costs, the highest labor productivity, and the best product quality that meets international standards, all right here in Vietnam. TH true MILK has become a National Brand of Vietnam, and its fresh milk products have been internationally recognized with well-deserved awards, including gold and special prizes at the largest international fairs in ASEAN, Dubai, Russia, and more. TH has even managed to maintain double-digit growth during times of crisis and pandemics.

Ms. Huong emphasized that the National Data Association will be a driving force in transforming data into resources and means of production. The association will contribute to the country’s digital transformation, the development of data services, the data market, and the data-driven economy.

The National Data Association has set three strategic goals for the period of 2025 – 2027.

Build a national data platform for agriculture and production, creating a transparent and efficient system for data sharing and connectivity between the government, businesses, farmers, investors, and distributors.

Apply these achievements to the management and operation of the supply chain to improve productivity and product quality.