About 10,000 computer users in Vietnam are using unsafe operating systems, and nearly 3,000 internet protocol (IP) addresses have been linked with data leaks, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on September 26.
The Ministry of Information and Communications held a conference in Hanoi on September 16 to update the press on Vietnam's global integration achievements in 2022.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 described digital transformation as an important tool for the building of an independent and self-reliant economy and the extensive and effective integration into the world.
The steering committee for ASEAN dissemination at the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) held a conference in Hanoi on August 4 on the dissemination of information about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the occasion of the bloc’s 55th founding anniversary (August 8).
Revenues from Vietnam's information technology (IT) sector in the first six months of 2022 were estimated at 72.5 billion USD, up 17.8% year on year, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.
The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) will exert efforts to create a modern and safe national digital infrastructure, and a new space for digital economic growth, and developing e-government towards the building of a digital government.
Vietnam's cloud computing market share is now mainly owned by foreign enterprises. Vietnamese businesses only account for about 20 percent of the market share (approximately 900 billion VND or 38 million USD. But the plan is to change this in the not-too-distant future.
The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has issued electronic identification (eID) codes for its agencies and units, which are expected to help building an e-Government.
The national digital strategy aims to develop the information, communication and technology (ICT) digital economy with a focus on ‘Made-in-Vietnam’ businesses. The digital strategy is to create a platform to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and increase exports.
The Vietnam Network for Child Online Protection (VN-COP) recently debuted its website, aiming to popularise child online protection skills and knowledge and receive child abuse reports.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has sent a document to the Ministry of Information and Communications, urging it to complete a "vaccine passport" granting system as soon as possible.
The Ministry of Information and Communications has coordinated with the Bac Giang People’s Committee to organise a hybrid conference providing knowledge on digital transformation.
The Ministry of Information and Communications has approved a programme promoting the development and use of national digital platforms serving digital transformation and building of e-Government, digital economy and digital society, also knowns as the programme for national digital platforms development.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed the Prime Minister’s Directive No.36/CT-TTg on strengthening measures on care for and protection of children hit by COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam aims to strengthen the application of digital technology in publishing activities to increase the provision and popolarisation of knowledge, improving people’s literacy, boosting cultural growth and implementing national development orientations, according to a recently approved national book programme in the 2022-2026 period.
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