Ho Chi Minh City: Choosing the right key point to break through

In my childhood memories, there is a story that seems very small but leaves a big lesson about strategy. My family is poor, with many siblings, my parents work hard every day on the newly cleared barren land. Although they did not study much, my parents clearly understood that only education could help their children escape poverty. Therefore, despite the lack of money, they were determined to send all eight children to school. At one point, faced with the burden of making a living, my father considered letting my second sister drop out of school to work to help support the family. But my mother firmly maintained her opinion: “My second child’s education is the most important thing.” She explained that my second sister was the eldest child, and if she studied well, she would set an example for her younger siblings; when she graduated, she would have a stable job to help support her younger siblings through school; and her success would open a way out of poverty for the whole family. Indeed, that decision changed fate: from the example and support of my second sister, all seven younger siblings were able to get an education, and my parents' aspiration to "escape poverty" became a reality. The story leaves a truth: among all the things to do, you must identify the key point. Once the key point is solved, it will create a ripple effect, making other problems easier. For Ho Chi Minh City today, after expanding from three dynamic industrial provinces, that lesson still holds true. After the merger, Ho Chi Minh City will have hundreds of tasks to implement in the next 5 years: urban development, industry, logistics, financial services, improving social security, environmental protection, green transformation, digital transformation... But if resources are spread out and the right key points to connect the tasks are not chosen, the city will easily fall into a state of dispersion and lack of focus, leading to low efficiency. So what is the “key point” to focus on? With the expansion of Ho Chi Minh City, that breakthrough point is the “connecting infrastructure and interconnected data”.