Vietnamese, int'l experts in Switzerland share experience in digital transformation
The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva, Switzerland, recently held a hybrid seminar on “Emerging global trends and policy choices in digital transformation: Implications for Vietnam”.
Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai (R) speaks at the seminar. (Photo: VNA)
Geneva (VNA) – The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UnitedNations (UN), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other internationalorganisations in Geneva, Switzerland, recently held a hybrid seminar on “Emerging globaltrends and policy choices in digital transformation: Implications for Vietnam”.
The seminar attracted the participation of speakers from theInternational Trade Centre (ITC), CUTS International, Geneva, the SouthCentre, and the Association of Vietnamese Intellectuals and Experts inSwitzerland, together with representatives from several internationalorganisations in Geneva, and Vietnamese experts.
Speaking at the event, Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head ofthe mission, said that digital transformation has become an inevitable trend inthe fourth Industrial Revolution and been promoted in all socio-economicaspects, especially due to the requirements of the fight against the COVID-19pandemic.
In Vietnam, the use of digital platforms, e-commerce sites, social networks andspecialised applications has increased sharply, and the country is expected tobecome the fastest-growing e-commerce market in Southeast Asia by 2026, she said.
Conducting digital transformation is one of the prioritiesin Vietnam’s socio-economic development strategy, reflected through theGovernment’s promulgation of many important strategies and policies to realisethe country’s digital transformation, in order to provide solutions towards abetter life for all, the diplomat said.
In that context, the Vietnamese mission in Geneva organisedthis event to connect and share research results and experience between Vietnamese andinternational experts in Switzerland on digital transformation, with focus one-commerce and digital economy, she added.
According to a recent survey by the Vietnam Software & IT ServicesAssociation (VINASA), 92% of Vietnamese businesses that have demand for digitaltransformation do not know where to start and how to implement.
Therefore, learning from and consulting internationalexperts and good practices will help Vietnamese researchers, traininginstitutions, and businesses to choose appropriate measures to effectivelycarry out the process./.
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Since 2022, more than 500 Vietnamese startups have engaged in Google’s Startup Academy, Google for Startups Accelerator, and Google Startup Masterclass. Nearly 100 of these firms received support to develop and improve their products, benefiting more than 300,000 customers and creating over 300 new jobs through successful fundraising and team expansion amidst Vietnam’s competitive economy.
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The PM revealed Vietnam’s plan to develop nuclear power in the near future, and called on the Swedish side to assist Vietnam in developing and refining legal and policy frameworks for the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes; training and developing human resources; ensuring nuclear safety; and conducting training and drills to improve incident management capabilities.
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The centre is a joint initiative between Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology, with PTIT and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) serving as co-leads, and global telecommunications giant Nokia as founding industry partner.
The new centre, staffed by a team of scientists, researchers, and AI specialists working in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, forms part of Qualcomm’s global AI research group.
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The organisers hope the competition will help shape a generation of exceptional engineers who will make significant contributions to Vietnam’s scientific and technological progress in this era of transformation.
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Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai (R) speaks at the seminar. (Photo: VNA) 
