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The Politburo has announced the establishment of the Central Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation, aiming to achieve a digital economy contributing at least 30% of GDP by 2030 and 50% of GDP by 2045. This initiative seeks to ...

After Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long submitted to the National Assembly a report on the draft Law on Digital Technology Industry, the National Assembly discussed this draft law today.Deputy Vu Hai Quan highlighted that the lack of highly skilled professionals is the primary obstacle ...

On November 12, Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company released the ninth Southeast Asia Digital Economy report, “Profit on the Rise: Harnessing Southeast Asia’s Advantage.” The report covers digital growth in six countries—Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam—across e-commerce, food delivery, transportation, online ...

Ho Chi Minh City has set a target for the digital economy to represent 25 percent of the city’s Gross Regional Domestic Product by the year 2025, and to increase this figure to 40 percent by 2030. This goal exceeds the national average by 5 ...

The first session of the ASEAN Future Forum 2024 (AFF 2024) in Hanoi on April 23 focused on fast and sustainable growth for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Discussions focused on potential governance models and initiatives that allow member countries to overcome economic ...

In 2024, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) will focus on key tasks, including the development of digital infrastructure and digital applications to boost the digital economy, creating new momentum for economic growth and labour productivity, Minister of Nguyen Manh Hung has said.The ministry ...

The First National Forum on Digital Economy and Society Development took place in Nam Định City on Thursday (14/9). The forum was co-chaired by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), the Central Economic Commitee (CEC) and the People’s Committee of Nam Định Province to ...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Innovation Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), through the programme “Human Resources for Innovation – Startup Ecosystem” (USAID WISE), on June 21 organised a workshop “Future of jobs in digital ...

The Political Bureau has issued Resolution 30-NQ/TW on the directions for economic-social development and ensuring security and national defense in the Red River Delta region until 2030, with a vision to 2045. The Red River Delta region’s GRPD per capita is expected to reach VND274 ...

To assess where Vietnam is in the digital race, the World Bank uses the assessment framework on the digital economy, with four pillars: Connect, Harness, Innovate, Protect (CHIP).Accordingly, Vietnam performed well compared to countries in the first group and even those in the second group ...