With Vietnam being one of the largest targets of cyberattack across the globe, enhancing cybersecurity is playing an important role in the country’s progress in digital transformation.

Noting that Vietnam will build a digital government based on open technology by developing platforms, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung says that Flex Digital has features that fit the orientation.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has presented certificates to five Vietnamese firms that have cloud computing platforms that have met technical criteria to serve e-government and e-governance. 

By developing Make in Vietnam cybersecurity products on the basis of open platforms, technology firms will be able to create 'digital trust' among consumers.

The Vietnam Digital Transformation Day (DX Day Vietnam) 2020 is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on December 14-15 with the direct participation of more than 2,500 delegates and over 10,000 others online.

Vietnam has become one of the first countries in the world commercializing 5G on a trial basis. Software engineers have made a great contribution to the achievement as Vietnam’s 5G network will use open standards.

Every change causes pains. However, businesses have no other choice than to move ahead and carry out digital transformation.

Around 65,000 microfinance clients in Vietnam have or will be taking part in digital literacy training courses that started in July and will finish in April next year as part of an initiative for underserved communities throughout Southeast Asia.

Smart City Summit 2020, the fourth conference discussing the development of smart urban areas, was held several days ago with 1,000 participants on online platforms from 27 points throughout the country.

Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung talks to the press about the role of digital transformation in the health sector.

The rapid development of technology is a threat to workers, as robots can now replace many hotel and bank officers.

Digital transformation is taking place across industries in Vietnam, with more enterprises succeeding in this journey. 

Many companies in Vietnam are considering an approach to workplace digital optimization beyond Covid-19.

The Vietnam Open Summit reflects Vietnam’s commitment, strategy and action plan on developing and mastering digital technology based on open standards.

The solution to develop the ICT industry and ease reliance on foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) is developing more ‘Make in Vietnam’ firms.

The Ministry of Information and Communications hosted the first Vietnam Open Summit, themed “Promoting national digital transformation”, in Hanoi on November 18 in both the face-to-face and video conferencing forms.

Mr. Nguyen Huy Dung, Director of the Authority of Information Technology Application, has been appointed as Deputy Minister of Information and Communications.

The Vietnam Venture Summit 2020, the second event of its kind, is set to take place in Hanoi on November 25 and will provide a dialogue platform between the Vietnamese Government and a number of major international venture funds.

With all ministries and branches now having local government service platforms (LGSP) that connect to the national platform, data will be accessible by state agencies for reasonable use.

Experts believe that EVFTA will be an opportunity for Vietnam to speed up digital transformation, but say Vietnam needs to change its mindset.