Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Le Quang Manh (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam CEOSummit 2018 opened in Hanoi on July 25, drawing more than 400 delegates fromleading firms in Vietnam, as well as economic, financial, and artificialintelligence (AI) technology experts.
Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Planningand Investment Le Quang Manh cited a survey by the Vietnam Report group showingthat 62.5 percent of total surveyed businesses admitted to taking steps totransform their technology.
Of the top five trendiest technologyapplications chosen by Vietnamese firms, most were designed in the fields ofbig data and cloud computing.
Larger Vietnamese companies shared the hopethat AI will help minimise operational costs, improve productivity, and createnew products and services with greater personalisation and higher quality.
However, only 13.6 percent of enterprises saidthat they have invested in AI for some of their activities.
Manh said that Vietnam has a goodfoundation for accessing high technology, new knowledge, and breakthrough opportunities.This foundation is made up of a large, young population interested in newtechnology, and an increasing number of those with an academic backgroundcompared to older generations.
He noted that information technology,telecommunication, and communications in Vietnam have seen strong growth over thepast years, with favourable conditions created for the stabilisation oftelecommunications infrastructure and the Internet network.
He held that heads of companies should bepioneers in changing the capacity for adaptability to make full use of theirpotential and deal with organisational obstacles.
At the event, participants shared theirexperiences and gave recommendations for the Government, ministries, andenterprises of Vietnam in applying AI in different areas.
Jason Furman from Harvard University, who isin charge of the US’ national AI strategy-building, said that Vietnam should buildand develop an AI-based government, which he believed would push it further thanthe e-government.
Investment in AI development should bemostly made by the private sector, he said, adding that the Government shouldsupport and create conditions for such work and avoid the creation of anyobstacles in license-granting.
He stressed that the Government shouldfocus on investing in and researching basic sciences to lay the foundation forthe development of all AI technologies.
Meanwhile, Dr. Masahiro Fukuhara, founderand CEO of a startup firm on manpower and education, said that the society ismaking forward steps in technology, with big data and AI being core factors.
He highlighted that the biggest challengesfor management officials in the current era is personnel management, but thatthe necessary personnel analysis to seek skilled and suitable persons for specificjobs has yet to have been given enough attention.-VNA
Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Planningand Investment Le Quang Manh cited a survey by the Vietnam Report group showingthat 62.5 percent of total surveyed businesses admitted to taking steps totransform their technology.
Of the top five trendiest technologyapplications chosen by Vietnamese firms, most were designed in the fields ofbig data and cloud computing.
Larger Vietnamese companies shared the hopethat AI will help minimise operational costs, improve productivity, and createnew products and services with greater personalisation and higher quality.
However, only 13.6 percent of enterprises saidthat they have invested in AI for some of their activities.
Manh said that Vietnam has a goodfoundation for accessing high technology, new knowledge, and breakthrough opportunities.This foundation is made up of a large, young population interested in newtechnology, and an increasing number of those with an academic backgroundcompared to older generations.
He noted that information technology,telecommunication, and communications in Vietnam have seen strong growth over thepast years, with favourable conditions created for the stabilisation oftelecommunications infrastructure and the Internet network.
He held that heads of companies should bepioneers in changing the capacity for adaptability to make full use of theirpotential and deal with organisational obstacles.
At the event, participants shared theirexperiences and gave recommendations for the Government, ministries, andenterprises of Vietnam in applying AI in different areas.
Jason Furman from Harvard University, who isin charge of the US’ national AI strategy-building, said that Vietnam should buildand develop an AI-based government, which he believed would push it further thanthe e-government.
Investment in AI development should bemostly made by the private sector, he said, adding that the Government shouldsupport and create conditions for such work and avoid the creation of anyobstacles in license-granting.
He stressed that the Government shouldfocus on investing in and researching basic sciences to lay the foundation forthe development of all AI technologies.
Meanwhile, Dr. Masahiro Fukuhara, founderand CEO of a startup firm on manpower and education, said that the society ismaking forward steps in technology, with big data and AI being core factors.
He highlighted that the biggest challengesfor management officials in the current era is personnel management, but thatthe necessary personnel analysis to seek skilled and suitable persons for specificjobs has yet to have been given enough attention.-VNA
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