The VIetnam ICT Press Club recently announced the top 10 ICT events in 2017. This is the result voted for by more than 50 journalists in the information technology sector, from some 40 media agencies nationwide.
YouTube has removed approximately 90 percent of “toxic” video clips the Vietnamese Government complained about in 2017, Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan claimed on December 22.
Southeast Asia’s internet economy is estimated to reach 50 billion USD in 2017, according to a report released by Temasek of Singapore and Google of the US on December 12.
Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan emphasised the importance of the mainstream media in orienting the currents of right information on social networks during a Q&A session at the 14th National Assembly’s ongoing fourth session on November 17.
Global IT platforms such as Google and Facebook should be required to establish legal entities in Vietnam in charge of conforming to the country’s laws, a representative of VTC Mobile has proposed.
Vietnam’s largest dairy producer Vinamilk said its advertisement on YouTube was among the top 10 most watched ads on the channel in the Asia – Pacific region from July 2016 – July 2017.
Potential benefits and challenges for the digital economy and new-age regulations for new-age businesses were discussed at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on August 30.
After working with Vietnamese authorities, YouTube and Facebook have removed 3,000 clips and over 600 accounts deemed inappropriate or slanderous toward Vietnamese individuals and organisations.
Indonesia’s government has tightened its tax collection policy on high-technology enterprises in the country, starting with the US-based technology giant Google, as the companies have not paid enough to the government despite their expansion.
Google will team up with the Vietnam Farmers’ Union in a project to enhance computer, smartphone and Internet skills for about 30,000 farmers from nine provinces nationwide between 2017 and 2020.
EDoctor, a mobile app developed by a Vietnamese tech startup that connects users with medical professionals, has been selected to receive free mentorship and monetary support from Google.
The Asia Pacific’s most talented software and web developers took part in a 24-hour “APEC App Challenge”, a joint initiative by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Asia Foundation and Google, in Hanoi on May 18.
The Asia-Pacific region’s most talented software and web developers, including those from Vietnam, will participate in a 24-hour app challenge to address a persistent regional challenge.
Promoting the use of digital technology in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) to improve their competitive edge was the main topic of a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 2.
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