Technology

Three Vietnamese students are to represent the country at the final round of the Microsoft Office World Championship, an event which is scheduled to take place in 2021 in the United States.

Vietnam, in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union , will host the ITU Digital World 2020 on October 20 – 22, expecting to attract hundreds of technology businesses from across the globe.

A national workshop on developing e-Government and an online public service portal towards digital government was jointly held by the Vietnam Digital Media Association.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has launched the “Review and remove malware nationwide in 2020” campaign to enhance the country's network security.

The Swiss Vietnamese Medical Association announced that three Vietnamese scientists have won the Alexandre Yersin Prize for outstanding medical publications, according to the Swiss Consulate General in HCM City.

The Vietnam Smart City Award 2020 was officially launched online by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association on September 7, aiming to push for sustainable development of smart cities across the nation.

Vietnam ranked 42nd among 131 economies for the second consecutive year in the 2020 Global Innovation Index (GII), the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has announced.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested ministries and localities to soon address shortcomings in legal environment for building the e-government, while chairing an online meeting on August 26.

The national data portal https://data.gov.vn was launched by the Ministry of Information and Communications during a ceremony in Hanoi on August 31.

The Viettel AI Open Platform, an artificial intelligence platform developed by the military-run telecoms group Viettel, was launched by the Ministry of Information and Communication at a ceremony on August 28.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a programme to research and build a database and announce Vietnamese art and literature works on the platform of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) on August 26 launched the selection programme for the Top 10 Vietnam ICT Companies 2020.