Vietnam attends roundtable on cutting Internet access cost
Hanoi (VNA) – A ministerial-level roundtable discussion themed “Cutting
the cost: Can affordable
access accelerate digital transformation?” was held on October 12,
within the framework of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)'s Digital
World 2021.
Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Information and
Communications Phan Tam said digital transformation has become an indispensable
trend of every country. Since 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the
process in the world.
He suggested
countries pay more attention to affordable access and developing digital
platforms which could be considered infrastructure of the digital world.
According to him, it is necessary to digitalise socio-economic activities and
bring them to digital platforms.
Participants at the event also shared experience in digital transformation,
resources to develop information and communications technology, and ways to
develop digital transformation effectively.
At the ministerial-level roundtable on the same theme on October 12, Vietnamese
Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said in order to promote Internet access, Vietnam will shut down 2G network by 2023. The
Government and telecom providers will fund the use of 4G network for 2G mobile phone
users, meaning that all of phone users will be ready for Internet access by
2023.
Ministers
discussed ways to deal with barriers regarding residents’ affordability for
telecom services, policies and measures to minimise costs./.