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Vietnamese digital technology industry's revenue estimated at 148 billion USD in 2022

A national forum on the development of digital technology enterprises (Make in Vietnam Forum 2022), one of the biggest annual events of Vietnam’s digital technology industry, was held in Hanoi on December 8.
Vietnamese digital technology industry's revenue estimated at 148 billion USD in 2022 ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – A national forum on the development of digital technology enterprises (Make inVietnam Forum 2022), one of the biggest annual events of Vietnam’s digital technologyindustry, was held in Hanoi on December 8.

Speaking at the forum,Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said that technology carries the mission of paving the way. He also pointed out three issues, namely institutions, human resources and new problems that need to be solved by modern digital technology.

Dam urged digitaltechnology enterprises to join hands and stay united to seek digital solutions serving the government and people.

Deputy Minister ofInformation and Communications Pham Duc Long affirmed that digital businessesneed to have ambitions and pioneer in helping to turn Vietnam into a developed country by2045. Businesses must turn digital technology into an important driving forcefor creativity and innovation, he said.

The Ministry of Information and Communications willconsider changing institutions to better support the development of digitalbusinesses, he said, adding that it will also accompanythe Ministry of Education and Training to develop human resources, making it acore for the national digital transformation process.

The ministry will workwith the business community to further explore the domestic market and then,enter the foreign markets, he said.

Long said that thedigital technology industry is a bright spot in Vietnam's economy. Its revenue is estimated to reach about 148 billion USD in 2022, marking a year-on-year increase of 10%.

Vietnam now has 70,000digital technology firms and the exports of the digitaltechnology industry are estimated at 136 billion USD, Long noted.

Vietnamese digitaltechnology enterprises have continued to affirm their pioneering role in research,development and innovation, mastering technology, and making importantcontributions to the process of promoting national digital transformation, he added.

At the forum,enterprises shared information about global information technology trends, andproposed solutions to develop sustainable Vietnamese digital technologyenterprises, master the domestic market, and enhance Vietnam's value in theglobal value chain.

On the sidelines of theforum, a hybrid exhibition displays and offers participantsopportunities to experience typical Make-in-Vietnam digital technologyproducts, that are expected to serve the development of the digital government,digital economy and digital society./.

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