The Vietnam Digital Awards 2023, focusing on the unlocking of data potential, was launched by the Vietnam Digital Communications Association (VDCA) on April 18.

There is great potential for Vietnam and Austria to expand cooperation in areas of environmental technology, renewable energy, vocational training, tourism, agriculture, especially sustainable urban transport solutions and health care, heard a forum in Hanoi on April 17.

Leading Vietnamese IT service provider FPT Software has opened a nearshore development centre in Nanning city of China’s Guangxi province to better serve the billion-people market, especially in the automotive industry.

The 5th International Conference on Geotechnics for Sustainable Infrastructure Development (GEOTEC HANOI 2023) will take place at the National Convention Centre on May 14 and 15, with the participation of world leading professors, organisers told the press on April 17.

The 2023 Robot Robotacon WRO, known as the Robot Talent Contest, opened for registration in Hanoi on April 14.

Hundreds of experts, investors and representatives from investment funds and start-up support organisations of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) gathered at the festival for innovative startups (TECHFEST) in Seoul on April 13.

Samsung Vietnam Complex, Samsung Vina Electronics Company, and Junior Achievement Organisation on April 12 officially launched the "Solve for Tomorrow 2023" contest.

Nguyen Nhu Thanh, an IT engineer in Hanoi, takes immense pride in the VRS-MCX radar system, a modern weaponry system that recently won him an award of being one of the top ten outstanding young people of Vietnam in 2022.

Many districts, communes in Hanoi have actively promoted the use of drones in agriculture production - the first step in boosting hi-tech farming and joining the global farm produce supply chain in the coming time for the spring 2023 crop.

The information and communication technology sector has grown by 6-9% each year and has often exceeded the country’s GDP growth rate in recent years, attendees were told at workshop held by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) held a seminar in the northern city of Hai Phong on March 30-31 to share experience in applying digital platforms and data to promote public services in digital environment.

It is a need to build a dynamic, fast-growing, sustainable and self-reliant economy on the basis of science-technology and innovation, and in combination with international relations and integration, heard a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on March 30.

A conference to review the first phase of the programme on the transition to Internet Protocol version 6 for state agencies (IPv6 for Gov) and discuss the implementation of the second phase of the plan was held at the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) in Hanoi on March 28.

An official highlighted the important role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of hydrometeorology, while speaking at a webinar held by the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VNMHA) on March 28.