Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam speaks at the press conference on May 6 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The National Forum on Developing Vietnam TechnologyCompanies will be held for the first time in Hanoi on May 9, said DeputyMinister of Information and Communications Phan Tam.
At a press conference on May 6, Tam described the forum as an important eventto bolster the development of the ecosystem for technology firms so as to makeVietnam a modern industrialised country.
Last year, the information technology sector gained some 98.9 billion USD inrevenue, 94 billion USD of which came from export activities, and enjoyed atrade surplus of some 26 billion USD.
Besides contributing nearly 50 trillion VND (2.16 billion USD) to the statebudget, the sector also created more than 1 million jobs for local labourers,he said.
He stressed that in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, building acommunity of 100,000 technology enterprises is a breakthrough solution for theVietnamese economy, helping the nation move towards high-income status by 2045.
The National Forum on Developing Vietnam Technology Companies, a leading eventfor innovative and IT businesses, is expected to attract some 1,000 delegateswho are leaders of the Government, ministries, sectors, and localities, as wellas domestic and foreign technology experts and enterprises.
Various issues will be brought to the table, including how IT firms can helpVietnam escape the middle-income trap, policies and solutions to developVietnamese technology firms, and measures to connect technology firms.
A display of Vietnamese IT products which bring high economic efficiency will beorganised on the sidelines of the forum. –VNA
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