Top 50 IT firms of Vietnam earn over 930 mln USD in revenue
The top 50 information technology (IT) companies of Vietnam in 2017 has total revenue of over 20.67 trillion VND (936 million USD) and employ over 35,500 people, according to the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA).
VINASA publicises the list of Vietnam’s 50 Leading IT Companies 2017 on October 19 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The top 50 information technology(IT) companies of Vietnam in 2017 has total revenue of over 20.67 trillion VND(936 million USD) and employ over 35,500 people, according to the VietnamSoftware and IT Services Association (VINASA).
VINASA announced the list of Vietnam’s 50Leading IT Companies 2017 in Hanoi on October 19. This is the result of avoting programme that aims to honour and connect Vietnamese IT firms withpotential domestic and foreign partners.
Some of these firms are taking the lead in theIT sector such as FPT Software, TMA FIS, CMC, MISA, MobiFone, VNPT and VNG, orin the hi-tech sector like ELCOM, NextTech and MK Smart.
VINASA Chairman Truong Gia Binh said amid newglobal technology trends and the fourth Industrial Revolution, this year’svoting programme prioritises businesses operating the fields of digitaltransformation, Internet of Things, and new technology trends like artificial intelligence,big data, and visual reality.
A ceremony to honour the top 50 firms will beheld as part of an international conference on smart cities and the Japan ICTDay in Ho Chi Minh City on October 25 and 26.
Aside from the list announcement, VINASA alsopublished a book on Vietnam’s 50 Leading IT Companies 2017 written in English,Japanese and Vietnamese. This book will be used to introduce the country’s ITsector at many major IT exhibitions and events both at home and abroad.
The voting of the top 50 IT companies of Vietnamwas first organised in 2014.-VNA
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VINASA publicises the list of Vietnam’s 50 Leading IT Companies 2017 on October 19 (Photo: VNA) 
