Vietnam is planning to sell smartphones costing just 500,000 VND (20 USD) under a smartphone universalisation programme, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said.
This is the first time Vietnam has a smart phone universalisation programme (Photo: baophapluat.vn)
Hanoi, (VNS/VNA) – Vietnam is planning to sell smartphonescosting just 500,000 VND (20 USD) under a smartphone universalisation programme,Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said.
Speaking at a meeting of theMinistry of Information and Communications for the first quarter, the ministernoted that this year would be the year of universalisation of smartphones.
A Vietnamese smartphone will cost 45-50 USD to produce.However, with support from mobile operators and application developers, asmartphone can be sold for 20 USD.
Minister Hung emphasised that this year would be the year ofnational digital transformation, witnessing the development of Vietnamesedigital technology enterprises and cybersecurity ecosystem.
Cybersecurity products would be Made-in-Vietnam, he said.
The Ministry of Information and Communications will takestrong actions to require cross-border platforms doing business in Vietnam tocomply with Vietnamese laws, he noted.
In particular, the ministersaid that the country will host the ITU Digital World 2020 forthe first time in this year. This is the largest telecom event ever, with about130-150 countries attending./.
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This is the first time Vietnam has a smart phone universalisation programme (Photo: baophapluat.vn) 
