The National Electronic Authentication Centre (NEAC), Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC), Vietnam Banks Association and Certificate Authority and Digital Transaction Club (VCDC) on October 17 held a workshop on the role of personal digital signatures in online payment. Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the event, MIC Deputy Minister Nguyen Huy Dung said that Vietnam has identified three...

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on October 17 opened the municipal Digital Transformation Week 2023 in response to the National Digital Transformation Day 2023 (October 10). Representatives from agencies launch Ho Chi Minh City's digital platforms. (Photo: VNA) Within the framework of the event, departments, localities, and units across the city will organise activities throughout this month...

The three best performing businesses in the Vietnam Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Initiative 2023 were unveiled at a forum held in Hanoi on October 13. The three best performers of the Vietnam ESG Initiative 2023 announced. - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The winning firms are HHP Global Joint Stock Company, Vietnam Food Joint Stock Company, and Vietnam...

A festival for innovative start-ups themed “Connecting the Capital Region – Creativity and Development”, or Techfest Hanoi, is underway in Hanoi from October 12-14. A stall at Techfest Hanoi 2023 (Photo: Nhan dan) Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Le Xuan Dinh said the event is one of the key initiatives aimed at spreading...

A workshop on digital transformation and new technologies in supporting ancient relic preservation work and cultural festivals was held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on October 12 by the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre. Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre Hoang Viet Trung speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) Hue, the imperial capital of Vietnam for hundreds...

On October 11, Mr. Ho Tien Thieu, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Digital Transformation, Head of the Working Group to implement Project No.06 of Lang Son province chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee on Digital transformation, the working group implementing Project No.06 in...

The customs sector should be one of the pioneering industries in promoting the application of science and technology, and digital transformation, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang said at the opening ceremony of the Technology Conference and Exhibition of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in Hanoi on October 10. Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang (second, right) visits...

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on October 9 released eight technology maps in the information and communication sector, becoming the first agency to research and develop technology maps for all areas of its management. One of the eight technology maps that the Ministry of Information and Communication has developed. (Photo: VNA) The maps are about technologies...

On October 7, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Digital Media Association held the Vietnam Digital Transformation Awards 2023. Attending the ceremony were representatives of state agencies, businesses and typical digital transformation units in the country. Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung speaks at the awards In 2023, the Organizing Committee of the Vietnam Digital Transformation Award received...

A database of over 24 million teachers and students, accounting for 98% of the total, has been verified and linked to the national population database, making the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) among the first agencies to complete the database connection, said director of the ministry's Information and Communication Technology Department Nguyen Son Hai. Currently, MoET is...