Speaking at a meeting of the Ministry of Information and Communications for the first quarter, the minister noted that this year would be the year of universalisation of smartphones.

This is the first time Vietnam has a smart phone universalisation programme.

A Vietnamese smartphone will cost 45-50 USD to produce. However, with support from mobile operators and application developers, a smartphone can be sold for 20 USD.

Minister Hung emphasised that this year would be the year of national digital transformation, witnessing the development of Vietnamese digital technology enterprises and cybersecurity ecosystem.

Cybersecurity products would be Made-in-Vietnam, he said.

The Ministry of Information and Communications will take strong actions to require cross-border platforms doing business in Vietnam to comply with Vietnamese laws, he noted.

In particular, the minister said that the country will host the ITU Digital World 2020 for the first time in this year. This is the largest telecom event ever, with about 130-150 countries attending.

Smart tourism - a lever to develop Hanoi’s non-smoke industry

The Hanoi Department of Tourism and the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group’s Hanoi branch (VNPT Hanoi) have worked together to carry out a smart tourism project with a view to promoting the capital city’s non-smoke industry.

University, Hitachi Systems Vietnam ink deal for smart lab

A smart laboratory using new digital technology will be developed at the Hanoi University of Mining and Geology (HUMG) in order to help its students learn advanced industrial technologies needed for global economic integration.

“Smart school” to be built in Luc Nam High School

(BGO) -  In 2020, the Department of Education and Training will chair the collaboration with the Department of Information and Communication and other agencies to equip the technical infrastructure to Luc Nam High School to realize the “Smart school” model in Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province.  

Bac Ninh launches smart tourism portal

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the northern Bac Ninh province inaugurated the province’s smart tourism portal at http://mybacninh.vn on January 2.

Smart tourism helps attract visitors to Hanoi

Smart tourism is being applied in a number of tourist attractions in Hanoi such as Bat Trang ceramic village, Thang Long imperial citadel, Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature - National University) and Hanoi Old Quarter.

Source: VNA