Digital transformation is creating new development spaces – digital economy, digital society and e-government – based on rapid expansion of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, Big Data, machine learning, deep learning, block chain, cloud computing and the Internet of Things.

Visitors learn about AI-applied ICT services produced by a Vietnamese tech company at an ICT event in Hanoi.

This process opens up a great opportunity for Vietnam to make breakthrough developments, quickly catching up with developed countries which have already started the transformation.

The Vietnamese Government was pushing this process and digital enterprises – which adopt, transfer, study and develop products, platforms and solutions based on digital technology – would play a key role in the transformation process, the directive said.

It asked Vietnamese digital firms to take the lead and create a breakthrough in the implementation of the “Made in Vietnam” strategy – an important policy which encourages Vietnamese enterprises to make products instead of assembling, gradually mastering creation, design and production, while creating new services, solutions and business models.

By 2030, Vietnam needs at least 100,000 technology businesses to develop the digital economy, build smart cities and e-government, promote the adoption of digital achievements in all fields and implement nationwide digital transformation.

Vietnam Digital Transformation Alliance makes debut

The Vietnam Digital Transformation Alliance was launched by the Vietnam Software & IT Services Association (VINASA) within the framework of the Vietnam ICT Summit 2019 in Hanoi on August 8. 

Hanoi develops digital traffic map to ease congestion

The Hanoi Transport Department is planning to build a digital traffic map system to serve transport management, helping ease congestion on busy routes.

Vietnamese firms urged to transform in digital age

The internet and smartphones are having a profound impact on consumers in many areas and offering manufacturers and retailers the opportunity to promote their products while also bringing challenges in understanding new shopping trends and identifying effective methods of communication, a seminar heard in Ho Chi Minh City on July 18.

Experts want digital archive for ceremonial singing

Folk music researchers support the creation of a digital archive of ca tru (ceremonial singing) owned by a State-run agency to preserve the traditional art form and gather scattered materials owned by individual artists and researchers.

Vietnam plans to become leading digital economy in ASEAN by 2030

Vietnam will become a leading digital country and economy in the ASEAN region by 2030 and allow testing of new technologies in the digital economy.

Source: VNA