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FPT Software Company signed a contract worth over 100 million USD with Innogy SE, a member of European energy company RWE, in Hanoi on January 25.

The 2018 Vietnam Blockchain Week will be held in HCM City in March to promote the potential of blockchain and 4.0 technologies.

All Vietnamese citizens now can participate in spreading knowledge conveniently and effectively thanks to the “Digital Vietnamese knowledge system” project which was launched in Hanoi on January 1 morning.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) will build a report proposing policies for Vietnam to improve competitiveness and prepare all necessary conditions to optimise opportunities and benefits from the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).

Vietnam wants to learn from Hungary’s experience in developing information-technology (IT) policies in the context of the fourth industrial revolution, said Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan.

Three startup models were awarded cash prizes totalling 28,000 USD at the final pitch of the Swiss Innovation Challenge (SIC) Vietnam 2017 competition in Ho Chi Minh City on September 13.

The role of the youth in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) was highlighted at a forum that attracted 20 domestic and foreign investors and over 1,000 young people in Hanoi on August 9.

The Vietnam Software Association (VINASA) has launched a programme to choose Vietnam’s top 50 IT companies 2017, aiming to honour the leading IT firms and connect promising partners inside and outside the country.

Vietnam has a solid foundation for information technology but must constantly strive to be globally competitive, Hajime Hotta, co-founder of Innovatube and president of Cinnamon AI Labs.

The Viettel Telecom Corporation has launched its contest “Vietnam Internet of Things Hackathon 2017” Monday with total prizes of 600 million VND (26,700 USD).

Bosch Group, a leading global supplier of technology and services headquartered in Germany, will send experts to evaluate and give consultancies to startup projects and join hands with the Saigon Innovation Hub (SiHub) to organise annual industrial technology startup contests.

Vietnam-based internet company VNG Corporation earned more than 3 trillion VND in net revenue (133 million USD) and 543.4 billion VND (23.9million USD) in after-tax profit last year, according to its 2016 financial report.

To successfully deploy big data in the banking sector, there must be a comprehensive strategy using professional teams who have deep understanding of both finance and technology.

Vietnam needs to avoid ineffective investment and outdated technology in the transition from 4G to 5G, Director of the Authority of Radio Frequency Management (ARFM) Doan Quang Hoan has said.

The Vietnam International Exhibition on Products, Services of Telecommunication, IT and Communication (Vietnam ICT COMM) 2017 opened in Ho Chi Minh City on June 7

A conference took place in HCM City on May 10, centering around the fourth industrial revolution and the application of Internet of Things (IoT) in smart manufacturing.

A thematic seminar on the close linkage between IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) and the Internet of Things (IoT) industry took place in Hanoi on May 5.

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

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Institute of Information and Technology for Business launched the Internet of Things Open Community for Vietnam (IOCV) in Hanoi on March 15.

Students from Tran Cao Van and Le Quy Don schools in Da Nang city won top prizes in two categories -- apprentices and veterans -- at the 2016 International Robothon Contest in Malaysia on December 4.