2024 Tech4life Expo & Summit opens, helps accelerate digital transformation

The two-day event, part of activities in response to the National Digital Transformation Day on Ocotober 10, features several major activities, including an exhibition, seminars, and trade exchanges between Vietnamese and foreign enterprises.  

On display across 50 pavillions are a range of cutting-edge technology products and solutions in the spheres of Smart & Green Factory, Smart Office, Fintech, Proptech, Smart Home, Edtech, Gaming, and Startups.

Vo Minh Thanh, deputy director of the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City, emphasised that apart from completing the plan to build a digital government by 2025, the southern metropolis is also promoting the development of the digital economy.

The ultimate goal of this plan is to contribute 22% to the city's gross regional domestic product (GRDP) by 2024, 25% by 2025, and rising to 40% by 2030, he said.

Furthermore, he said the city will also deploy solutions and policies in support of small and medium-sized enterprises, attract activities in high-tech parks to acclerate the development of technology and semiconductor microchips, thereby creating further regional linkages in the development of the information technology industry.

There will also be a signing ceremony to mark the implementation of a co-operation agreement between the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) and the Korea Open Source Software Association (KOSSA).