Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Vietnam – Cambodia Informationand Communications Technology (ICT) Cooperation Forum took place in Phnom Penh,Cambodia on December 18.
The event was part of activities celebrating the Vietnam –Cambodia Friendship Year 2017 and the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomaticties.
Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Deputy Minister ofInformation and Communications Hoang Vinh Bao said Vietnam always creates favourableconditions for communications and ICT firms with strong financial andtechnological capacity such as Viettel, VNPT, FPT, VTC and Mobifone to dobusiness abroad, especially in countries with special cooperatives ties likeCambodia.
He expressed his wish that Cambodian authorities wouldenhance cooperation with Vietnam via experience sharing between Statemanagement agencies and close links between the two countries’ enterprises.
Cambodian State Secretary for Posts and TelecommunicationKan Chanmeta lauded Metfone, a member unit of the military-run telecom providerViettel, for actively working with the Cambodian government to develope-government, especially amid the fourth industrial revolution.
Participants at the event shared management experience, technologicaltrend and experiences in developing e-government in each country.
Representatives from Metfone, Smart and FPT proposed technologicalsolutions and public-private partnership models to effectively apply IT infinance-banking, education-training and smart urban development amidst digitalage.
Many opinions suggested regularly facilitating visits to shareexperience and boost ICT collaboration, contributing to fuelling socio-economicdevelopment in each country.
Under the Cambodia’s master plan on IT and ICT developmentpolicy till 2020 announced in August 2014 and April 2016, five priorities willbe given to e-government, cyber security, online training, e-commerce ande-tourism while ICT infrastructure and human resources will be strengthened.-VNA
The event was part of activities celebrating the Vietnam –Cambodia Friendship Year 2017 and the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomaticties.
Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Deputy Minister ofInformation and Communications Hoang Vinh Bao said Vietnam always creates favourableconditions for communications and ICT firms with strong financial andtechnological capacity such as Viettel, VNPT, FPT, VTC and Mobifone to dobusiness abroad, especially in countries with special cooperatives ties likeCambodia.
He expressed his wish that Cambodian authorities wouldenhance cooperation with Vietnam via experience sharing between Statemanagement agencies and close links between the two countries’ enterprises.
Cambodian State Secretary for Posts and TelecommunicationKan Chanmeta lauded Metfone, a member unit of the military-run telecom providerViettel, for actively working with the Cambodian government to develope-government, especially amid the fourth industrial revolution.
Participants at the event shared management experience, technologicaltrend and experiences in developing e-government in each country.
Representatives from Metfone, Smart and FPT proposed technologicalsolutions and public-private partnership models to effectively apply IT infinance-banking, education-training and smart urban development amidst digitalage.
Many opinions suggested regularly facilitating visits to shareexperience and boost ICT collaboration, contributing to fuelling socio-economicdevelopment in each country.
Under the Cambodia’s master plan on IT and ICT developmentpolicy till 2020 announced in August 2014 and April 2016, five priorities willbe given to e-government, cyber security, online training, e-commerce ande-tourism while ICT infrastructure and human resources will be strengthened.-VNA
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