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Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision approving a project to promote information technology (IT) application and digital transformation in trade promotion activities in the 2021-30 period.

Vietnam and Russia can cooperation in developing information technology (IT) and implementing major projects in this field, a representative of the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) has said.

With its great potential in IT, Vietnam as ASEAN chair has been making efforts together with other member states in boosting the application of high technologies to adapt to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is sweeping regionwide.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has called for stronger efforts from the domestic IT enterprise community to promote digital transformation in Vietnam.

PSNews - The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) on organized a ceremony on April 21 to honor the winners of Sao Khue Awards 2019.

PSNews – Intelligence and enthusiasm are the two outstanding qualities of Senior Lieutenant Le Giang Phong, an officer at the Staff Division under the Dong Nai Provincial Police Department. Being keen on research, he has had many initiatives in applying information technology to work, contributing to releasing officers and soldiers from hard manual labor.

The acceptance of transition in multinational corporations' production chain could turn Vietnam into a leading centre in the region for manufacturing telecommunication and IT devices, and those using internet of things (IoT), said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam on September 27. 

Japan’s Framgia Inc. and the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) will hold an annual jobs fair for IT and Japanese-language students in Hanoi from June 22 to 24.

The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) presented the Sao Khue Awards to 73 information and technology (IT) solutions and services, and software products in a ceremony in Hanoi on April 21.

The Government is urging ministries, sectors and localities to accelerate the development and application of information technology and the building of an e-Government.

IT workers are in very high demand as technology firms are planning to expand staff this year. The average pay in the industry is 3-4 times higher than many other fields.

PSNews – The ceremony to honor the winners of the “Students with Information security 2017” competition was organized on December 1. The competition was co-organized by the Vietnam Information Security Association (VNISA) and the Ministry of Education and Training. 

PSNews - The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) held a conference on December 1 to review the 10-year implementation of the Information Technology Law and 2-year implementation of Resolution 26-NQ / ĐUCA of the Central Public Security Party Committee and Action Plan of the MPS to realize Resolution 26-NQ / ĐUCA.

PSNews - The Tay Ninh Provincial Police has built other 3 software applications namely: software of crime reporting and criminal investigation; software of management of newly released prisoners; software of fining administrative violations of order and security and management of drug addicts.

The Vietnamese mobile phone market in recent days has heated up with the appearance of two 4G/LTE models – Bphone 2 of BKAV and Vivas Lotus S3 LTE of VNPT Technology.

Hanoi’s Department of Information and Communications on August 18 organised an investment promotion conference to call for investment in 12 start-up projects under the Hanoi Innovative Business Incubator of Information Technology.

Experts are advising software firms to spend money in niche markets.

Vietnam is a leading information technology (IT) services destination in Asia, heard a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on August 8 on the upcoming IT service export conference 2017.

The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) estimates that Vietnam would need 600,000 workers in the IT industry by 2020, but training establishments can provide only 400,000.