At the symposium (Photo: VNA)Geneva (VNA) – Experts from the Association of Vietnamese Intellectuals andExperts in Switzerland (AVIES) have shared the view that Vietnam and Switzerlandhave great potential and ample space to boost their cooperation in digitaltransformation and innovation.
Speakingat a recent symposium, they said Switzerland is always in Top 5 in theOrganisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in digitaltransformation, with its outstanding performance in health care and government digitalisation.
Thanksto achievements in the sector, Switzerland is one of the countries worldwidethat have well contained the COVID-19 pandemic, they said.
Theepidemic has brought about great opportunities to Vietnam in its nationaldigital transformation strategy, the experts added.
Witha young population, Vietnam has favourable conditions for digitaltransformation, they said. Besides, the Government has prioritised the sectorover the past time.
They,however, pointed to challenges faced by the country during the process such as thebig development gap between cities and rural and mountainous areas.
Theysuggested Vietnam gradually create an open, synchronous digital foundation, andimprove people’s capacity for digital technology./.
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