The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) will step up the application of information technology, and carry out digital transformation in a comprehensive manner so as to better serve businesses and people, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) officially rolled out a programme supporting the digital transformation of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), called SMEdx, in Hanoi on January 29.

VOV.VN - Local businesses have been advised to make digital transformation of business and production procedures their top priority in an effort to enhance competitiveness and seize upon new market opportunities, particularly as they strive to swiftly recover from the COVID-19 impact, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - The draft political report submitted to the 13th National Party Congress emphasized the fundamental transformation of Vietnam's economy into a growth model which efficiently uses resources, scientific and technological advances, and innovation.

Vietnam’s ICT market is expected to see a big 5G race in 2021 as international tech giants like Ericsson, Qualcomm, Lenovo, and Huawei look to boost partnerships with local telcos to gain more advantages, driven by strong performances in Vietnam in 2020.

Thirty enterprises have received the Ho Chi Minh City Golden Brand Award from the municipal People’s Committee for their outstanding achievements in building and developing brands for products and services.

The Ministry of Information and Communications announced a programme on transition to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) in 2021-2025, which will focus on state agencies, instead of the community and business circle as in the previous period, at a meeting in Hanoi on January 15.

The Vietnam’s first vacation exchange platform, VPASS, has been officially launched after a signing ceremony of strategic cooperation between VPASS and partner resorts nationwide.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will rapidly develop into an information and communication technology (ICT) hub providing that the ongoing “Make-in-Vietnam” strategy is successfully implemented, according to Minister of Information and Communication Nguyen Manh Hung.

National digital transformation will not only be conducted at State and Government agencies but go far beyond, especially at enterprises, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong told a Government press conference on January 4.