Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung speaks at the press conference. (Photo: vietnamnet.vn)
This is a prestigious award in the field of information technologyand communication (ICT), which is reviewed and awarded annually by MIC toVietnamese organisations and enterprises with excellent digital technologyproducts, which are researched, designed, created and manufactured in Vietnamto solve Vietnamese problems and go international.
This is also one of the important activities to concretise thePrime Minister's Directive 01 dated January 14, 2020 on promoting thedevelopment of Vietnamese digital technology enterprises.
Speaking at the press conference, Deputy Minister of Informationand Communications and Standing Vice Chairman of the Award Organising CommitteeNguyen Huy Dung emphasised that this was a national product award with a largescale, in which organisations, businesses and individuals could allparticipate.
The award brought together excellent products and solutions thathad won prizes from domestic ICT associations, said Dung.
The ministry has determined a number of major perspectives andorientations for this year, such as 2023 being the year of national digitaldata, the year of creating practical results that are widely and universallyused, and the year that Vietnam's digital technology industry and digitaltechnology products go abroad and conquer the world.
“Digital transformation is the revolution of the whole people.Only when the entire population uses digital platforms and digital applicationsto serve their daily work, then digital transformation can be consideredsuccessful," Dung emphasised.
The Deputy Minister also said that over the years, Vietnamesedigital technology enterprises had developed many digital platforms and digitalservice applications.
In order to bring products to users, this year's awards willhonour excellent digital technology products, bring the pride of Vietnamesewisdom, which have a great impact and influence in bringing the activities ofthe government, people and businesses to the digital environment.
Especially, this year is the year that MIC accompanies digitaltechnology enterprises to go abroad.
Therefore, this year's award adds a category to honour businesseswith excellent digital products, services and solutions that have beensuccessful in foreign markets, and at the same time, encouraging Vietnamesedigital technology enterprises to aspire to go to the world.
The ministry will award Gold, Silver, Bronze and Top 10 awards forthe best digital technology products.
It is committed to accompanying digital technology businesses,especially award-winning ones, to bring these digital products to a widermarket and go further.
Make in Vietnam products had really come to life, bringingpractical meaning in the digital transformation and being applied to thedigital economy and digital society in our country, said Hoang Quang Phong,VCCI Vice Chairman.
During the contact process, international friends highlyappreciated Make in Vietnam products. Over 30 per cent of Make in Vietnamproducts recognised since 2020 had really come into life with a high spread, hesaid.
This is the fourth year the awards have been held. They aim tohonour excellent digital technology products that have a great impact inbringing people and businesses' activities to the digital environment,contributing to promoting the digital government, digital economy and digitalsociety in Vietnam.
At the same time, it honours Vietnamese digital technologyproducts, services and solutions that conquer the world, contribute to thedevelopment of mankind and prosper Vietnam.
According to the plan, the time to receive registrations andapplications for the award will last from July 12 to the end of October 12 thisyear.
During the period from July 12 to August 11, businesses can makepreliminary registration and receive guidance from the Award Standing Body toprepare documents in accordance with regulations.
Enterprises will submit their documents online through the portal at giathuong.makeinvietnam.mic.gov.vn./.
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