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60 percent connected to the Internet in Vietnam

Over 20 years of development, Vietnam’s internet has made sustainable contributions to society and Government policies have resulted in 60 percent of the population using the web.
60 percent connected to the Internet in Vietnam ảnh 1Students from Ha Noi Industrial College stream online videos. ​(Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Over 20 years of development, Vietnam’s internet has madesustainable contributions to society and Government policies have resulted in 60 percent of the population usingthe web, said Phan Tam, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications atthe ongoing APRICOT 2017 conference in HCM City.

Thisis the first time APRICOT (Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference onOperational Technologies), the leading internet forum in the Asia-Pacificregion, is being held in Vietnam.

Itis co-organised by the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), AsiaPacific Internet Association (APIA), Vietnam Internet Network InformationCentre (VNNIC) and the Vietnam Internet Association (VIA) under the auspices ofthe Ministry of Information and Telecommunications (MIC).

Theconference attracted about 700 delegates from more than 50 countries andterritories gathering to share experience and transfer technology with thepurpose of developing and operating internet infrastructure and consolidatingcyber security in the Asia-Pacific region.

"Theworkshop is part of preparations for the fourth industrial revolution. Ibelieve that with more than 700 guests at APRICOT 2017, this will be a usefulopportunity for the experts, engineers and technical staff to discuss policies,standards and tools for the revolution. I believe we need a new breakthrough inthe development, stability and security of the network to meet the requirementsof an industrial revolution,” said the deputy minister.

Inaddition, to meet the increasing demand of the digital economy, Vietnam hasbeen gradually moving to IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) since 2008 inaccordance with national plans on IPv6 transition for the period 2008 to 2020.Currently, more than six per cent of internet users in Vietnam are using IPv6and Vietnam is among the countries with the highest rate of IPv6 usage in theregion.

However, VNNIC Director Tran Minh Tan said thatnew IPv6 services have not been developed properly. “Besides Vietnameseinternet content providers, social networks and e-paper also need to transferto IPv6 synchronously to meet the demands of user connection in thefuture."-VNA
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