Conference shares experience in promoting Internet governance

The Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) under the Ministry of Information and Communications held the VNNIC Internet Conference 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City on June 30, focusing on sharing experience in effective Internet governance.
Conference shares experience in promoting Internet governance ảnh 1Participants visit booths at the VNNIC Internet Conference 2023 (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) under the Ministry of Information and Communications held the VNNIC Internet Conference 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City on June 30,focusing on sharing experience in effective Internet governance.

According to the VNNIC, the ratio of Internet users inVietnam in 2023 is 79.1%, while that of application of IPv6 - the latestIP protocol currently is 57.3%, ranking 10th in the world.

The Internet has become an essential part of sociallife and an important infrastructure of the economy, a crucial factor inpromoting the national industrialisation and modernisation, and animportant element of the digital transformation process.

Internet technology is developing strongly with theintroduction of new technologies such as internet of things (IoT), cloudcomputing, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, 5G/6G, and big data.

VNNIC Director Nguyen Hong Thang said that currentrequirements for Internet governance include mastering technology and codes ofconduct and strengthening the engagement of all parties to form effective ecosystems of State agencies, organisations, businesses and users towards a modern, smart, safe and sustainable Internet system.

Internet governance must bring values to users and the wholesociety, he said.

Participants at the event focused on discussing Internetdevelopment vision; solutions to ensure the quality, safety and sustainabilityof Vietnam's Internet system in order to match the global trend and withVietnam's development situation; new technologies and experience in implementationof new technologies and techniques for new-generation Internet development.

Dean Samuels, Chief Technologist forASEAN at Amazon Web Services (AWS) - a provider of cloud computing services, said that in the recent 12 years, the availability of cloud computingservices has changed dramatically, as the amount of collected data and thedemand for data storage is huge.

Over time, the majority of enterprise data will have to bestored in the cloud, he said, stressing the need to seek methods to store data safely,enabling the effective exploitation and use, he said.

Participants also discussed measures to build “clean” andsafe Internet as well as the protection of users.

Themed “Internet governance in smart era,” the conferencegave a chance for the Vietnamese enterprises to connect with foreign Internetexperts, organisations, businesses as well as leading ICT firms in the world./.
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