On September 5, when the Covid-19 outbreak was still rampant, the new school year started online for millions of students. 

The COVID-19 pandemic does not slow down technological transformation or digitisation, but in fact speeds them up, companies said.

The Australian Government has announced a grant of nearly 1.4 million AUD (US$1 million) for four Vietnamese high-tech application projects in the field of digital transformation, through the Aus4Innovation Programme.

Shifting to teach online this semester because of Covid-19 is an opportunity for tertiary education to adapt to digital transformation.

Vietnam has been among the top 10 countries in terms of cross-border data transfer in the past decade.

Each report will look at "Vietnam's digital transformation path" from a different perspective. But all roads lead to a common point, which is a prosperous and happy Vietnam.

On the occasion of the new academic year 2021-2022, Minister of MIC Nguyen Manh Hung has written the following article about digital transformation in education.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has drawn up a programme on supporting digital transformation in enterprises, cooperatives and household businesses during the 2021-2025 period.

PM Pham Minh Chinh attended and delivered a speech at the 2021 Global Trade in Services Summit via video in the evening of September 2, at the invitation of Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping.

Green and digital development is the main development trend in the first half of the 21st century.

It is an opportunity for Vietnamese IT companies to strengthen their connection with Australian pairs and vice versa.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has approved a project on digitalising all types of Vietnamese festivals for the 2021-2025 period. They involve traditional and cultural ones, industry festivals, and those of foreign origin.

With the appearance of Industry 4.0 and the huge impact of the global health crisis, the world is in the breakthrough stage of digital transformation. This is the opportunity for Vietnam to realise its aspiration of prosperity.

By the end of July 2021, Vietnam climbed up by two spots for IPv6 application compared to 2020, ranking 2nd in Southeast Asia and 8th in the world, with 45% of Internet users or more than 34 million users accessing IPv6 Internet.

Museums in the central city of Da Nang have been able to ride out several waves of the coronavirus through online exhibitions and exchanging up-to-date information with visitors through smartphones and social networks.

Postmart and Voso have trained farmers to organize livestreams, and advertise their products by shooting video or taking photo. They can create their own booths and sell products on these floors even during the time of social distancing.

The COVID-19 pandemic not only creates challenges for banks, but also pushes them to foster digital transformation to survive, experts have said.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) recently held a seminar regarding the digital address system, towards a goal of each family having one.

Digital transformation has a failure rate of 70% but without digital transformation, failure is 100%.

With positive results in the first half of 2021, Vietnam’s ICT industry is setting out major tasks for the upcoming months, with digital transformation being a focus.