Technology firms say that it is difficult to recruit and retain talent because technology engineers have many job choices now.

The fourth industrial revolution, with Artificial Intelligence (or AI) as its core element, has shaken up the world in recent years. Vietnam is no exception. In Vietnam, AI has been gradually integrated into all spheres.

The Hanoi University of Science and Technology has begun enrolling students in the AI program to meet demand.

Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) is studying a system to support the diagnosis of liver cancer using AI to analyse ultrasound images and interpret gene data.

Vietnam’s fintech includes payment solutions, blockchain, big data management, personal finance and group mobilization, of which payment solutions are the fastest growing segment.

Vietnam’s technology firms need to develop tax incentives, human resources and legal framework. But all three factors are putting the firms at a disadvantage.

Predicting an ‘AI (artificial intelligence) boom’ in the hospitality industry, experts say its use will radically change clients’ experiences.

Some experts have compared Vietnam’s Vingroup with South Korea’s Samsung. Both started in the food sector and shifted to develop technology.

If Vietnam does not have reasonable policies to develop excellent technology engineers, its dream of building technology powerhouses will never be realized, experts say.

‘Digital transformation’ entails digitizing business activities to generate data which could be used for specific business purposes and corporate governance.

Bui Hai Hung, PhD, who has resigned from his post at Google DeepMind to be the head of VinAI Research, said that he was returning to Vietnam to “struggle, not to retire”.

Pham Van Toan, a coder in Hanoi, has created software that allows office workers to  read online newspapers, surf on the internet, order food or do other tasks during working hours. The software uses artificial intelligence(AI) at a basic level.

 VietNamNet Bridge – City authorities are planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to further their scheme to develop a smart city, Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of HCM City People’s Committee, 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese farmers have been urged to use AI in agriculture because it is considered the ‘key to all technologies’. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Leading technology firms in Vietnam have gathered resources on AI research and development over the last two years and have gained initial results.

Vietnam, like many other countries, is in a bid to spur economic innovation with Artificial Intelligence (AI), but experts say the country is starting from at a low point and needs to make a huge effort to catch up with the global trend.

Research and development activities in AI technology have gained initial achievements in Vietnam, according to Vu Duy Thuc, the co-founder of VietAI, an artificial intelligence organization representing the community.

Ki-Ki, the first Vietnam-made chatbot, was presented at Zalo AI Summit 2018 in late December 2018, where Vietnam’s AI community showed optimistic signs about the development of AI (artificial intelligence) in the country. 

Chatbots, a product of artificial intelligence (AI), are now being used more frequently in businesses in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - With five to seven events organized each month, blockchain experts are trying to change the mindset of Vietnamese businesses about blockchain technology.