Hanoi wants Microsoft’s help to become technology incubator
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has expressed his hope for cooperation with Microsoft to turn the city into a technology incubator.
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (R) meets with Vice President for Asia Public Sector at Microsoft Stefan Sjöström (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA)– Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has expressed hishope for cooperation with Microsoft to turn the city into a technologyincubator.
He made the remark while receiving VicePresident for Asia Public Sector at Microsoft Stefan Sjöström in Hanoi on April5, according to Ha Noi Moi daily.
He said the Vietnamese capital city’s plan tobuild an e-government is being carried out on schedule and at the fastest pace nationwide.
Hanoi attaches importance to building a startupecosystem, especially in information technology, and wants Microsoft’scooperation in this field, he said.
A software industrial park invested by Vietnam’sVingroup will be built in Hanoi soon, Chung noted, asking Microsoft tocooperate in making the park an innovation technology zone.
He pledged that the local administration willprovide the best possible conditions for the development of informationtechnology.-VNA
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Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (R) meets with Vice President for Asia Public Sector at Microsoft Stefan Sjöström (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) 
