Technology

Entries for the first “Make in Vietnam” digital technology product awards closed on October 20 and 239 submissions were received in the two months since they opened on August 20.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications and the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations specialised agency for ICTs have co-organised the ITU Virtual Digital World 2020.

The online ITU Digital World 2020, themed “Building the digital world. Together”, will take place from October 20 to 22, the Ministry of Information and Communications said on October 19.

While the commercial 5G network is not yet operational in Vietnam, local tech firms are exporting their 5G technology to the world.

Vietnamese youths have won the top prize of the Future Ready ASEAN Competition 2020 for solutions to preserve traditional dances of Southeast Asian nations using data science.

Teachers and students should have access to information technology (IT) to take full advantage of humanity’s knowledge, Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha said on October 15.

More and more realty firms are using digital platforms to sell their products, driven by the Government's encouragement to develop local digital technology firms amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 13th national conference on fundamental and applied IT research is being held on October 8 and 9 in Nha Trang city, gathering together 150 delegates from 60 research institutes and universities.

The national festival for innovative startups, Techfest Vietnam 2020, will take place at the National Economics University in Hanoi from November 27-29.

Vietnam’s international integration has brought both challenges and opportunities for traditional craft villages, with the use of scientific and technical advances in production considered vital for them to thrive.

An Long Agricultural Cooperative that was stablished in 2018 in An Ninh Tay commune, Duc Hoa district, Long An province gradually asserted itself.

Stephan Neumeier, Managing Director of Russia’s Kaspersky Lab Asia Pacific, said the company is willing to share its experience and security solutions to help protect Vietnam from cyber attacks.