Vietnam prioritises IT development
At the discussion on achieving goals: macro and
micro strategy at the 41st World Economic Forum meeting in Davos on Jan.
27, Deputy PM Nhan said Vietnam is among the top 20 countries in terms
of the number of internet users and application of latest IT.
The
Vietnamese Government has adopted a project to turn the country into an
IT and communications power, with software, IT content and service
industry identified as the spearhead economic sector, he said.
Nhan
also reported that Vietnam targets by 2020 to have about 1 million
skilled labourers working in the IT industry, with 80 percent of them
capable of working in international environment.
In Vietnam ,
all schools from primary level have access to the Internet, which he
described as an essential condition for immediate and long-term IT human
resource development.
About 226,000 labourers work in the IT
industry in Vietnam, including 121,000 involving in the hardware
technology, 64,000 in software and 41,000 others in digital content
technology, he added.
Within the framework of the 41st WEF
annual meeting that opened on Jan. 26, the Vietnamese delegation took
part in 4 sessions and discussions./.