Vietnamese, int'l experts in Switzerland share experience in digital transformation
The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva, Switzerland, recently held a hybrid seminar on “Emerging global trends and policy choices in digital transformation: Implications for Vietnam”.
Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai (R) speaks at the seminar. (Photo: VNA)
Geneva (VNA) – The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UnitedNations (UN), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other internationalorganisations in Geneva, Switzerland, recently held a hybrid seminar on “Emerging globaltrends and policy choices in digital transformation: Implications for Vietnam”.
The seminar attracted the participation of speakers from theInternational Trade Centre (ITC), CUTS International, Geneva, the SouthCentre, and the Association of Vietnamese Intellectuals and Experts inSwitzerland, together with representatives from several internationalorganisations in Geneva, and Vietnamese experts.
Speaking at the event, Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head ofthe mission, said that digital transformation has become an inevitable trend inthe fourth Industrial Revolution and been promoted in all socio-economicaspects, especially due to the requirements of the fight against the COVID-19pandemic.
In Vietnam, the use of digital platforms, e-commerce sites, social networks andspecialised applications has increased sharply, and the country is expected tobecome the fastest-growing e-commerce market in Southeast Asia by 2026, she said.
Conducting digital transformation is one of the prioritiesin Vietnam’s socio-economic development strategy, reflected through theGovernment’s promulgation of many important strategies and policies to realisethe country’s digital transformation, in order to provide solutions towards abetter life for all, the diplomat said.
In that context, the Vietnamese mission in Geneva organisedthis event to connect and share research results and experience between Vietnamese andinternational experts in Switzerland on digital transformation, with focus one-commerce and digital economy, she added.
According to a recent survey by the Vietnam Software & IT ServicesAssociation (VINASA), 92% of Vietnamese businesses that have demand for digitaltransformation do not know where to start and how to implement.
Therefore, learning from and consulting internationalexperts and good practices will help Vietnamese researchers, traininginstitutions, and businesses to choose appropriate measures to effectivelycarry out the process./.
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Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai (R) speaks at the seminar. (Photo: VNA)