The central city of Da Nang has many opportunities to become a semiconductor centre of Vietnam and the world, heard a workshop on developing human resources to serve the semiconductor industry in the city on October 10.

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) will work with relevant agencies to conduct innovation evaluation and help localities identify right directions to follow to help raise Vietnam’s position in the Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings, an official has said.

The customs sector should be one of the pioneering industries in promoting the application of science and technology, and digital transformation, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang said at the opening ceremony of the Technology Conference and Exhibition of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in Hanoi on October 10.

Director of the Department of Science and Technology for Economic Technical Branches Nguyen Phu Hung has talked more about Vietnam’s recent strategic cooperation with Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the US in semiconductor chip development during an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST).

The southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City has capitalised on digital transformation to develop itself into a smart urban area by 2030.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on October 9 released eight technology maps in the information and communication sector, becoming the first agency to research and develop technology maps for all areas of its management.

Winners of the Vietnam Digital Awards 2023 (VDA 2023) were honoured at a ceremony held on October 7 by the Vietnam Digital Media Association (VDCA) under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Information and Communications.

The Hanoi authorities on October 7 held an event to promote cashless payments in Hoan Kiem district.

The National Digital Transformation Day 2023 will be held on October 10, the Government Office announced on October 5.

Winners of the Vietnam Digital Awards 2023 (VDA 2023) will be honoured at a ceremony slated for October 7 as part of activities in response to National Digital Transformation Day (October 10).

Vietnam aims to become a leading country in ASEAN and East Asia in chip production, with deeper participation in the global production and supply chain by 2030, according to an expert.

The Techconnect and Innovation Vietnam 2023 was launched in Ha Long city, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on September 29, drawingnearly 1,000 delegates from businesses and experts inside and outside the country.

The upgrade of the Vietnam-US bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has opened up strategic opportunities for Vietnam to lure more high-quality investment inflows in terms of innovation and high technology, said Vu Quoc Huy, Director of the National Innovation Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI).

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee announced the list of ten young scientists who win the Golden Globe Science and Technology Award 2023 on September 28.

An incident occurred on the Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE-1) undersea communication cable, affecting Internet connection from Vietnam to Singapore from September 27 morning, a representative from an internet service provider (ISP) in Vietnam announced on September 28.

New technology products, solutions, and applications will be showcased at the Techconnect and Innovation Vietnam 2023, which is scheduled to take place in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh from September 29-30.

To maintain a high growth rate of exports, it was necessary to target new trends, including semiconductors, said experts.

Vietnam’s Top 10 digital technology companies in 2023 were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 22.

Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat has called for preparing a workforce for artificial intelligence (AI), thus contributing to the sustainable development of the AI ecosystem in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and Australia’s Monash University on September 20 organised the first “International TECHFEST in Australia”, aiming to attract international resources to develop Vietnam’s innovative startup ecosystem.