Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has expressed his hope for cooperation with Microsoft to turn the city into a technology incubator.

The Security World Conference and Expo 2017 was held in Hanoi on April 4 with the aim to ensure information and network security in the fourth Industrial Revolution.

Tech-giant IBM, on April 3, kicked off its project to support the southern province of Binh Duong in accelerating the implementation of its vision to become a smarter city between now and 2020.

Representatives from nearly 50 leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) firms attend a forum to promote Vietnam-Japan ICT cooperation in Tokyo on March 31.

Vietnam is willing to coordinate with Japan in ensuring information security, Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan told Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Sanae Takaichi.

The Management Board of the Ho Chi Minh City-based Saigon High-tech Park on March 29 handed over an investment licence to the Tay San Gon (Western Sai Gon) Vocational College to construct a 25-million-USD technology transfer centre in the city.

Vietnam is interested in India’s experience in e-government and information security and safety, Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan has said.

Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan has highlighted that Vietnam always welcomes and creates all favourable conditions for Indian firms to join programmes and projects on information technology in Vietnam.

The fifth International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis, Biotechnology and Diagnostics (Analytica Vietnam 2017) is scheduled to take place in Hanoi from March 29-31.

The Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) launched the 2017 Internet of Things Startup Competition (IoT Startup 2017) on March 25.

Israeli President Reuven Ruvi and his spouse visited Vincom Group’s advanced agricultural project employing Israel-made technology in northern Vinh Phuc province on March 24.

Vietnam sets out a plan to become one of the region’s most advanced countries in satellite technology by producing LOTUSat-2 by 2022.

The WIPO has suggested continuing to cooperate with and support Vietnam in building a national strategy on intellectual property, thus creating an impetus for the country’s innovation process.

The World Intellectual Property Organisation will support Vietnam in implementing IP–related activities, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry told the National Office of Intellectual Property.