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Electronics-communications-IT conference focuses on Industry 4.0

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) is the focus topic of the 21st National Conference on Electronics, Communications, and Information Technology (REV-ECIT) which is underway in Hanoi on December 14-15.
Electronics-communications-IT conference focuses on Industry 4.0 ảnh 1The 21st National Conference on Electronics, Communications, and Information Technology opened in Hanoi on December 14 (Photo: qdnd.vn)

Hanoi (VNA)– The Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) is the focus topic of the 21stNational Conference on Electronics, Communications, and Information Technology(REV-ECIT) which is underway in Hanoi on December 14-15.

The event is held by theRadio and Electronics Association of Vietnam (REV) every two years.

The 21st REV-ECIT providesa platform for businesses, universities, and institutions to share practices todevelop the country’s electronics, communications, and information technologyindustries, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham HongHai at the opening ceremony.

He expected that latereditions of the event will grab attention from more enterprises to create asharing community that helps strengthen connectivity, foster innovation, andbridge the gap between policy and practice.

Some 56 reports arescheduled to be delivered during this year’s conference, focusing on a varietyof pressing issues, including the Internet of Things (IoT) as a foundationalplatform of the Industry 4.0, the role of Artificial Intelligence in the era ofIndustry 4.0, 5G as the future of Industry 4.0, the application of Industry 4.0in information security solutions, training high-quality human resources forelectronics and telecommunications industries in the digital era, solutions andrecommendations towards developing Vietnam’s electronics industry, and more.

The Fourth IndustrialRevolution brings huge opportunities for Vietnam to achieve its developmentgoals. To seize these opportunities, Vietnam needs to push for policy reform,as well as increase and effectively allocate investment in developing advanced technologies,particularly in terms of telecommunications and information technologyinfrastructures and in developing a skilled workforce for these industries.

Local businesses mustalso play a more active role in approaching new technologies and keeping upwith the latest regional and global trends so as not be left behind in the Industry4.0 era, said participants.

A range of new productson electronics, communications, and information technology developed bydomestic firms are also on display at the conference. –VNA 
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