Technology

Genetica, a genetic engineering company with patented technology from the US, has inked a cooperation deal with the Vietnam National Innovation Centre to develop a genome sequencing centre.

The International Telecommunication Union Digital World 2021, a global digital conference and exhibition, will be held virtually from October 12-14.

The outbreak and prolonged Covid-19 epidemic has had a negative impact on all aspects of social life. This is also an opportunity to promote digital transformation, build e-government, digital economy and digital society.

Vietnam ranked 44th out of 132 countries and economies in the Global Innovation Index 2021 which was announced by the United Nations' World Intellectual Property Organisation on September 20.

Technology has not only helped to connect hospitals together but also linked doctors with those need advice, and disadvantaged people with those who can assist them in a bid to drive back the COVID-19 pandemic together.

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

Demand for human resources for Information and Communications Technology and artificial intelligence in Vietnam has increased continuously and about 1 million more ICT personnel will be needed in the country by 2030.

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

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Speaker of the Finnish Parliament Anu Vehvilainen on September 10 witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between the VNPT Group and Nokia Corporation.

Vietnam’s Internet Protocol version 6 adoption rate reached 45 percent, ranking second in ASEAN and eighth globally, up two places from 2020, according to the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre.

The Prime Minister has issued a document to the Ministry of Science and Technology on restructuring national-level science and technology programmes for the 2021-2025 period and towards 2030.

An app providing solutions for improvement of public administration services has championed the Youth Digital Citizen Challenge 2021 launched by the UN Development Programme.