Three aid packages will be carried out in 2022 to help promote digital transformation in Vietnamese enterprises, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

“Economics - Defence Combination in the Digital Technology Era” 2021 Exhibition - Exposition (VIDEX 2021), the first of its kind in Vietnam, is being held to promote the country’s innovations in military science and technology.

Digital transformation must serve all aspects of life, for the sake of Vietnamese people’s happiness and national prosperity, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed.

In 2021, Vietnam recorded 5,600 newly-established digital technology businesses, stemming from the need to work, sell and communicate online in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is set to give a key-note speech during the plenary session of the third version of the annual Industry 4.0 Summit, which is being held virtually at nearly 100 connection points nationwide.

An international workshop on active aging, innovation and application of digital technology in care for older persons in ASEAN was held in Hanoi on November 19.

As travel restrictions and social distancing measures are still in place in countries across the globe, digital technology has helped to keep the world connected and maintain the global supply and production chains, and the diplomatic service is no exception.

The 14th St. Petersburg International Innovation Forum (PMIF) kicked off in the Russian city on November 10, with Vietnam being the partner of this year’s event.

Digital technology, if exploited to the maximum, can bring over VND1.733 quadrillion (US$74 billion) to Vietnam by 2030, with the most beneficial sectors including manufacturing, agriculture and food, and education-training.

Leading technology company FPT Corporation reported a 20.9% year-on-year increase in pre-tax profits to VND2,936 billion (US$127.7 million) in the first half of this year on a turnover of VND16,228 billion (US$705.6 million), up 19.2%.