Technology

Vietnam has potential to become a centre of the virtual digital economy in the region and the world, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam at a conference on November 7.

The Vietnam International Electronics & Smart Appliances Expo 2023 (IEAE Hanoi) opened in Hanoi on November 2.

Vietnam is the second largest partner and is prioritised by Japan in the field of information technology, therefore opening opportunity for cooperation between the two countries in IT human resources, said Nguyen Thanh Tuyen, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC)’s Information Technology Department.

The People's Committee of Bac Ninh Province organised the opening ceremony of the Bac Ninh Startup and Innovation Festival 2023 (Techfest Bac Ninh 2023), with the theme "Techfest Bac Ninh - Future Aspirations and Creativity”, on October 30.

The National Innovation Centre (NIC) has recently held a workshop on developing digital talents in Vietnam.

The 2023 Techmart on biotechnology in food processing and high-tech agriculture officially opened at the Centre for Statistics and Science and Technology Information of Ho Chi Minh City (CESTI) on October 26.

Vietnam's workforce demand in the semiconductor–microchip field is forecast to be around 20,000 engineers for the next five years, and 50,000 engineers in the next 10 years, according to economists from the Fullbright University.

Along with the strong development of science-technology and innovation, digital transformation is one of the three pillars of rapid and sustainable development, contributing to creating breakthroughs in productivity, quality, efficiency and competitiveness.

Vietnam has many opportunities to develop the semiconductor industry in the future, according to an official from the Ministry of Science of Technology (MOST).

Tech4Life, a technology expo and summit, opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 4 under the theme “Enhance Life with Technology”.

Winners of the Vietnam Digital Awards 2023 (VDA 2023) will be honoured at a ceremony slated for October 7 as part of activities in response to National Digital Transformation Day (October 10).

A Technology and Energy Forum took place in Quang Ninh Province, within the framework of the 2023 Techconnect and Innovation Vietnam.

Music, cinema, and television are fields of vibrant development in today's digital environment; however, they also face copyright infringement, requiring urgent and comprehensive solutions.

Vietnam’s Top 10 digital technology companies in 2023 were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 22.

The 2023 edition of the Vietnam AI Summit (AI4VN) opened on September 22 in Ho Chi Minh City under the theme “Artificial Intelligence Empowering Life”.

The ASEAN workshop on best practices of digital transformation in media was held in the central city of Da Nang on September 21.

The first “International TECHFEST in Australia” was co-organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and Australia’s Monash University on September 20.

A seminar highlighting challenges and opportunities in the digital transformation of the Vietnamese press was held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 7.

Along with the Government's investment, it is necessary to mobilise all domestic resources and international cooperation to invest in developing digital technology for the tourism industry, thus helping to increase the effectiveness of the digital transformation process for tourism businesses.

Vietnam’s national disaster management agency has released a mini app on the popular messaging platform Zalo to help people connect with relief providers in case of disaster emergencies.

The programme “Google for Startups Accelerator Southeast Asia: Vietnam's Breakthrough in Innovation" was launched in Hanoi on July 11.

The Hanoi People's Committee coordinated with the Ministry of Science and Technology to hold the 2023 Energy and Environment Technology Forum on June 29.

Buidl Vietnam 2023, the country's leading community festival for web3 builders and founders, is underway in Ho Chi Minh City, aiming to foster a healthy and sustainable blockchain community, introduce and connect capable developers to the blockchain ecosystem in Vietnam.

Military-run telecom provider Viettel and Microsoft Vietnam have recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement to promote the application of Industry 4.0 technology solutions such as Cloud, Data & AI across various sectors and enhance digital services in Vietnam, said a Viettel representative on June 16.

A delegation from the Ministry of Public Security led by Deputy Minister Le Van Tuyen participated in Asia Tech X Singapore (ATxSG) that is taking place in Singapore from June 6-9.

A workshop themed "Vietnam-Italy cooperation in technology and application of synthetic aperture radar" took place in Hanoi on June 6, as part of activities to mark the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Italy.

The Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) in Ho Chi Minh City and Cadence Design Systems, a multinational computational software company of the US, on May 30 signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in developing electronic design manpower and promoting the semiconductor industry in Vietnam.

Vietnamese logistics company Viettel Post has won three gold prizes as an outstanding network operation centre system at the 2023 IT World Awards.

Vietnamese student team won the third-place prize at the 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF 2023) Grand Awards, held in Dallas, the US, and a Special Award presented by the US Agency for International Development.

Vietnamese digital payment firm MoMo on May 18 announced that it now provides customers of Apple Store Online in Vietnam with flexible payment options with the launch of monthly installments.