Enhancing SMEs’ IT capacity

 The project “Developing and Improving small- and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) Information Technology (IT) and Communication skills” was jointly launched by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the ASEAN Foundation on December 12 in Hanoi.
The project “Developing and Improving small- and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) Information Technology (IT) and Communication skills” was jointly launched by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the ASEAN Foundation on December 12 in Hanoi.

The project sponsored by Microsoft Corporation, is expected to run until the end of 2014 to improve the IT capacity of SMEs in Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines .

In Vietnam, it aims to increase young entrepreneurs’ awareness of and ability in IT and communications - especially in business and e-commerce.

Vietnam Microsoft pledged to improve the IT capacity of SMEs by equipping them with modern and suitable technologies. The project will target young people that have - or are in the process of setting up - business units in traditional trade villages, said Director-General of Microsoft Corporation in Vietnam Vu Minh Tri.

Talking about the project’s role, VCCI Secretary-General Pham Thi Thu Hang stressed it will significantly help develop and raise Vietnam SMEs’ IT skills as well as promote the competitiveness of this sector by expanding e-commerce.

The launching ceremony also witnessed the signing of cooperation agreement between participating agencies to deploy the project.-VNA

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