Hanoi hosts national forum on development of digital enterprises
A national forum on the development of Vietnamese digital enterprises will kick off on December 8 in the capital city of Hanoi.
At the press conference. (photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A national forum on the development of Vietnamese digital enterprises will kick off on December 8 in the capital city of Hanoi.
The event is expected to attract about 1,000 delegates, including experts, domestic and foreign technology enterprises, start-ups in the field of technology in Vietnam, the Ministry of Information and Communication (MoIC) announced at a press conference held on December 6.
Businesses from the Republic of Korea and Singapore will attend the forum online.
Nguyen Thien Nghia, deputy director of the Authority of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Industry under the MoIC, said the forum will review the results that digital businesses have made in 2022.
The participants will discuss the development orientations of the digital technology industry next year and in the future, he said. Discussions at the forum will focus on many contents including promoting the strong development of the domestic digital technology business community, solutions to enhance Vietnam's value in the global production value chain as well as cooperation between Vietnamese digital technology enterprises and large technology corporations to bring "Make in Vietnam" technology products to the international market.
This year, the digital technology industry has affirmed its role and position in the country’s socio-economic development. The revenue of the entire digital technology industry is estimated at 148 billion USD. Vietnam now has 70,000 digital technology firms, three years ahead of the target set for 2025./.
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At the press conference. (photo: VNA)