Technology

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.

The future of Vietnam – Japan information technology cooperation is digital transformation, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, and software for electric vehicles.

The Vietnam Space Technology Institute (STI) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology held a scientific conference on May 15 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the successful launch of Vietnam's first earth observation satellite VNREDSat-1 (May 7, 2013 - May 7, 2023).

Apple has announced that it would open its first online store in Vietnam next week, as a stepping stone for Apple to continue opening a direct store in Vietnam in the near future.

Dr. Ngo Manh Tien and his colleagues at the Institute of Physics under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology have successfully manufactured an intelligent humanoid robot IVASTBot, opening up research and robot application in communication.

The 6th Adobe Certified Professional (ACP) Championship 2023 (national level) was kicked off in Hanoi on May 7.

The Vietnam Digital Communication Association (VDCA) and the digital television network VTC jointly held a forum on April 24 on digital content creation, digital rights protection and digital advertising.

A delegation of 12 Vietnamese enterprises is taking part in the world leading industrial and IT fair Hannover Messe in Germany in a bid to showcase products, study the market, and form partnerships.

Using artificial intelligence (AI) can help farmers optimize production processes, increase yields and reduce costs, while minimizing negative impacts on the environment, thereby contributing to promoting the development of modern and sustainable agriculture, according to Dr. Tran Quy, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Digital Economy Development.

The Vietnamese team secured 17 prizes at the International Robothon 2023, which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 26.

Today, the world has been developing with an unprecedented digitisation speed, and especially the COVID-19 pandemic has become a "catalyst" to accelerate the digital transformation process. In the first two decades of the 21st century alone, the number of people connected to the internet around the world increased from 350 million to more than 4 billion, and the number of mobile phone users also increased from 750 million to more than 5 billion.

Some studies show Vietnam’s artificial intelligence (AI) leadership status is blossoming, according to forbes.com website.

Since its official debut on November 30, 2022, the super artificial intelligence (AI)bot ChatGPT has created quite a stir in the world’s technological industry. Although it has only been released in a few countries, ChatGPT has attracted more than 100 million users after just over two months of operation.

Foreign and domestic companies are strongly eyeing to develop data centres in Vietnam, as demand for data storage in the country is increasing.

Within the framework of the programme "Ready for Next 2022" held from December 4 to 11, the University of Economics HCM City (UEH) officially launched a ArtTech Fusion Hub connecting technology and arts communities for sustainable development.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Duc Long has highlighted the internet as a crucial part of infrastructure and the backbone of digital transformation.

A national forum on the development of Vietnamese digital enterprises will kick off on December 8 in the capital city of Hanoi.

The National Innovative Entrepreneurship Day (Techfest Vietnam 2022) officially opened in the southern province of Binh Duong on December 2.

Today digital transformation is no longer an alien concept, it is an individual or organisation’s overall and comprehensive change about their way of life, working style and production method based on digital technologies. Although digital transformation is not a mandatory requirement for now, it is an inevitable trend in the global flow of technology.

Politburo member and NA Standing Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Man held a working session with the Board of Directors of the Vietnam-Korea Technology Incubator in the southern city of Can Tho on November 23.

Vietnam has played an increasingly positive role in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and made deeper engagement in the union's activities, according to Doan Quang Hoan, who has just finished his mission at the union's Radio Regulations Board (RRB).

An international scientific conference themed “Policy communication in the context of digital transformation and international integration” was held in Hanoi on November 3.

The technology company ITG has established a digital transformation centre to help local enterprises formulate and implement their digital transformation plans.

BHS, the hardware division of Vietnamese technology company BKAV, has released a system on module (SOM) designed to develop entry-level artificial Internet of Things (AIoT) devices to popularise the application of artificial intelligence.

A seminar took place in Hanoi on November 1 to discuss international experience and give recommendations to Vietnam to promote cooperation among research institutes, universities, and enterprises in the commercialisation of research results and intellectual property (IP).

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony in Hanoi on October 27 to honour winners of the science-technology innovation awards by the Vietnam Fund for Supporting Technological Creations (VIFOTEC) in 2021.