Japan, Vietnam bolster cooperation on advanced technology solutions
VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Japan Digital Transformation Association (VADX JAPAN) made its debut in Japan on July 7, with the association set to become a platform to connect local firms operating in the information technology (IT) sector in Japan, while boosting ties and sharing innovations and advanced technology solutions between the two countries.
As part of his address at the launching ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu emphasized that since 2005 when the first Vietnamese IT enterprise opened a branch in Japan, more than 60 enterprises have opened branches or established new branches in the Far East Asian nation.
The establishment of VADX JAPAN shows the rapid maturity of Vietnamese IT businesses in Japan with a growth in their reputation, quality, human resource scale, revenue, and development opportunities in the future.
Moving forward, the association will serve as a bridge to connect the community of Vietnamese IT businesses based in Japan. These firms have high determination to take the lead in promoting digital transformation and making practical contributions to the development of joint ties between the two countries for the benefit of the communities and people of the two sides.
On behalf of the association’s executive committee, Do Van Khac, chairman of the group, affirmed that the association is not only a place to connect businesses operating in the field of digital transformation and innovation, but is also destined to become a firm bridge to bring innovations and technological solutions from Vietnam to Japan and vice versa.
Furthermore, both nations’ IT businesses will have plenty of opportunities to co-operate together, thereby making an important contribution to consolidating and improving the quality of IT human resources that Japan is currently lacking.
The association is poised to launch a string of activities aimed at promoting innovation, technology transfer, research, development, and application of advanced digital technology for its members.
For human resource development, the group aims to build a contingent of tens of thousands of high-quality engineers in Japan and hundreds of thousands of engineers proficient in Japanese in Vietnam.
This will help deal with Japan's shortage of human resources, estimated to be at nearly 800,000 people by 2030, according to data from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
In particular, personnel in new technology fields such as Cloud, Big Data, AI, Blockchain, and VR/XR will be given priority in the context that the Far East nation is actively developing advanced technologies to build “Society 5.0” model.
Currently, Vietnamese IT businesses in Japan are growing very strongly in both quantity and quality. Among them, there are more than 10 enterprises with over 1,000 businesses such as FPT, Rikkeisoft, VTI, NTQ, and CMC. The total number of firms providing IT services to Japanese companies has reached nearly 500.
According to VADX JAPAN's assessment, Japanese demand for software development entrustment is estimated to stand at more than US$30 billion annually, while currently Vietnamese IT businesses only account for 6% to 7% of the market share. Therefore, the potential and opportunities for Vietnamese IT businesses in Japan in the medium and long term are huge.
With close linkages and the spirit of innovation, the association is set to bring the total revenue of Vietnamese IT businesses in Japan to JPY1,000 billion, equal to nearly US$7 billion, by 2033 towards becoming a reputable and strong organisation. This will contribute significantly to the digital and green transformation process of the two countries.
It is hoped that a wealth of development opportunities for IT businesses and experts will open up, as well as spurring sustainable development of the IT and communications industry.
