As of late 2024, Vietnam had 73,788 digital technology enterprises, marking a 10.1% increase from the same period in 2023.
The information and communications industry’s total revenue for this year is estimated at VND4.24 quadrillion (US$166.7 billion), marking a 13.2% increase from 2023.
VOV.VN - Vietnam ranks 45th out of 133 economies worldwide on the networked readiness index (NRI), up by 11 notches from the previous year.
The Da Nang Hi-Tech Park continues to strengthen its position as a leading investment hub with the recent in-principle approval of a US$177 million project by Dentium Co., Ltd., from the Republic of Korea (RoK).
With a high digital economic growth rate of about 20% per year, and the fastest rise in e-commerce in the ASEAN region, Vietnam is moving close to the position of top three biggest countries in the ASEAN region in terms of its digital economy.
Global ICT company FPT Software, a subsidiary of the FPT Corporation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a strategic partnership with Vilja, a leading Nordic core banking service provider based in Stockholm, in the framework of the recent Vietnam-Sweden Business Forum 2024.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) Consulate General in the central coastal city of Da Nang on August 16 hosted a conference on the prospects of the two countries's ICT investment cooperation, with the participation of municipal leaders, Vietnamese and Korean enterprises and IT experts, and students from universities across the central region.
VOV.VN - Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung held working sessions with various leaders of Japanese ministries, sectors, and groups, as well as Vietnamese enterprises, to discuss a range of measures aimed at bolstering linkages in the field of information and communications technology (ICT), within the framework of his visit to Japan running from August 4 to August 6.
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese team has successfully beaten more than 470 contestants from 160 teams of 49 different countries at the global final of the Huawei ICT competition 2023 to 2024 which recently concluded in Shenzhen in China.
Da Nang-based Dong A University has joined hands with prestigious Korean institutions namely Gyeongsan Institute of Science and Technology, Jeju National University, Daegu Catholic University, and Da Nang Software Entrepreneurs' Club (DSEC) to develop manpower in the fields of semiconductor, robotics, and information and communication technology (ICT).