This year’s summit, themed “Vietnam: DigitalTransformation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, gathered 650 government officials,ambassadors and trade counsellors of 14 countries in Vietnam andrepresentatives from universities, research institutes and foreign and domesticIT enterprises.
In his remarks at the event, Dam urged allsectors to connect with each other and together take actions to create powerfor the fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, as the industrialrevolution is all about connection and sharing.
The Deputy PM asked the IT and telecommunicationsector to improve its infrastructure, stressing that in order to keep up withIndustry 4.0, Vietnam has to take one step ahead in terms of infrastructure development.
Minister of Information and CommunicationsTruong Minh Tuan reiterated the ministry’s commitment to enhancing the nationalcapacity to move towards Industry 4.0. The ministry will develop policies thatpromote digital infrastructure growth and ensure security of the nationalcommunication system, Tuan said, adding that it will also issue sets ofstandards in IT and telecommunications and provide incentives and favourablebusiness climate for start-ups in the field.
The ICT Summit this year featured four paneldiscussions on Awareness of Vietnam 4.0; Advantage of Vietnam’s Digital Economy- Digital Industry, Smart Agriculture, Smart Tourism; Smart City; and DigitalHuman Resources, Innovation and start-up.-VNA