Technology

The Vietnamese Government Office and the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam on January 8 co-hosted an online seminar entitled “Sharing Experience and New Policies of Japan to Promote e-Government.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on January 6 asked the Ministry of Science and Technology to remove bottlenecks in order to facilitate innovation.

The State Audit of Vietnam has bolstered the application of information technology in its activities, as 18 types of auditing software have come into use and remote audits are on the horizon.

The Prime Minister has issued the National Strategy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution by 2030 to fulfill goals set in the Politburo’s Resolution 52-NQ/TW .

The Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) on Dec. 19, 2020 officially announced Vinaphone’s 5G mobile coverage in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The Club of Science and Technology Journalists within the Vietnam Journalists’ Association announced the top 10 outstanding science-technology events for 2020 in Hanoi on December 23.

The Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals (IVAC), based in central Khanh Hoa province, has proposed the Ministry of Health allow human trials of its COVID-19 vaccine to begin in January, two months ahead of schedule.

The Ministry of Science and Technology will speed up a scheme on promoting the transfer, mastery, and development of technology from abroad in priority fields to 2025 with orientations to 2030.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam urged mobile network operators to further simplify procedures for mobile number portability services to create convenience for users to switch networks.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a list of priority technologies for research and development in a bid to facilitate participation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Measures to speed up digital transformation in health care, finance-banking and small- and medium-sized enterprises were discussed at symposiums held on December 15.

IBM Vietnam will offer new online for teachers and students to learn the foundations of artificial intelligence for free to prepare the next generation of leaders.