Economic experts say that to have human resources who can adapt to the digital economy, Vietnam must focus on training.

The goal for Hanoi is to become a green, modern and smart city by 2030.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Duc Long at the Vietnam Internet Day 2021 spoke on the topic "Recovery and breakthrough in the era of datafication".

Consisting of three indexes for three types of businesses, the set of indicators developed by the Ministry of Information and Communications will be a common tool to assess the readiness and level of digital transformation of Vietnamese businesses.

Internet Day 2021, themed “Recovery and breakthrough in the era of datafication”, was launched in Hanoi on December 15 by the Vietnam Internet Association (VIA) in coordination with relevant agencies.

Vietnam’s technology firms are capable of creating technological solutions that solve Vietnamese problems, but they still cannot overcome users’ doubts about their products.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has announced the list of 35 national digital platforms need to be developed, and has assigned Vietnam's key tech corporations to research and create these platforms.

Small- and medium - sized enterprises are striving to boost digital transformation, based on the country’s National Strategy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution for this decade.

The digital economy has more opportunity for cyberattacks, especially from ransomware. The more businesses and users use technology online, the more opportunities hackers have to expand their attacks.

Digital transformation in the economy is expected to contribute significantly to the policy of improving efficiency in Vietnam.

Digital transformation will be the focus to effectively control the pandemic and restore socio-economic development over the next two years, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has confirmed.

Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, technology businesses have shown their potential by maintaining an impressive growth momentum.

Digitizing public transport has led to practical benefits for consumers.

The National Forum for Development of Digital Technology Businesses 2021 will discuss solutions that will enable digital transformation to be the driving force for economic recovery and development.

With contactless payment becoming increasingly common in HCM City due to people’s fear of COVID-19, retail firms are investing more and more in digital infrastructure.

Vietnam currently has over 1,000 organizations capable of supporting startups, including technology startups, with 202 coworking zones, 79 business incubators and 38 business promotion organizations.

Vietnam has regarded people as the centre, subject and driving force and target of development, PM Pham Minh Chinh told a plenary session of the third annual high-level forum on the fourth industrial revolution in Hanoi on December 6.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has submitted to the Government a draft Strategy for developing Vietnam’s digital economy and digital society, which may be approved this December. 

Since 2010, Da Nang has identified information and communication technology as one of the three strategic breakthroughs in socio-economic development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the first meeting of the committee via a videoconference on November 30, 2021.