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A data management strategy for Ho Chi Minh City by 2025 with a vision towards 2030 was launched on March 3, part of cooperation between the southern metropolis and the World Bank (WB) in 2022-2023.

Digitalising trade promotion activities and the application of information technology are important aspects of the country’s strategy for building a digital government, digital economy, and digital society, said Vu Ba Phu, Director of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

A forum on promoting digitalisation to support traceability of agricultural and food products was held in Hanoi on February 28, with the support of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) in Vietnam.

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Centre for Agriculture (Agritrade) on February 28 signed a deal on strategic cooperation with TikTok to improve the digital transformation capacity for the small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and cooperatives taking part in the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) programme.

The People's Committee of Dau Tieng district in the southern province of Binh Duong plans to establish a pilot project that uses cashless payments at traditional markets, grocery stores and other businesses.

The Vietnam Young Physicians’ Association (VYPA) has announced digital transformation activities and launched a programme named “Health digital start-up Clinic4.0”.

A workshop on digital transformation for Vietnam’s communication and advertising industry was held in Hanoi on February 23.

OpenGov Asia reported that Vietnam ranked 6th out of 10 ASEAN member countries and 55th in the world in the 2022 Government AI Readiness Index, up seven places compared to 2021.

Offshore mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of Vietnam’s leading technology firm FPT helped the company achieve a milestone of 1 billion USD in sales in international markets in 2022.

The Cat Bi International Airport in the northern coastal city of Hai Phong has piloted a biometric authentication system for passengers who use electronic identity cards in the aviation security check process.

Nearly 11.8 million people in Vietnam have used their chip-based ID cards to access healthcare services, according to Vietnam Social Security (VSS).

Residents of Hanoi can now submit their requests for the exchange of their driving licences online, according to a notification released by the capital’s Department of Transport.

Vietnamese entrepreneurs have to think for the long term as raising funds for startups has become more challenging in recent years.

A group of Vietnamese researchers has won the second prize of the 2022 China-ASEAN Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (CAIEC) for their Brain Analytics project, AI software to detect Alzheimer disease by analysing MRI brain images.

A large number of polled Vietnamese enterprises have allocated specific budgets for digital transformation activities and many across sectors have been ready for the process, according to a report released at a ceremony in Hanoi on February 16.

Ordinary passports with electronic chips will be issued for Vietnamese citizens from March 1, 2023, according to the Ministry of Public Security’s Immigration Department.

Ho Chi Minh City has recorded significant achievements in scientific and technology between 2012 and 2021, greatly contributing to the local economy, the municipal Party Committee said.

Vietnam is believed to be a lucrative market for digital economy with the second fastest growth pace in the world last year, after India.

Vietnam climbed seven positions in the Government AI Readiness Index 2022, ranking 6th among ASEAN countries and 55th globally, as shown in the latest report issued by the UK’s Oxford Insights.

The Vietnam Sports Administration (VSA) has coordinated with competent agencies in building a project on digital transformation in the sport sector for 2023-2025, with a vision towards 2030.