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Vietnam, UK enhance cooperation in digital economy, digital transformation

Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung and the UK’s Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Chris Philp signed a Letter of Intent on cooperation in digital economy and digital transformation on November 1 (London time).
Vietnam, UK enhance cooperation in digital economy, digital transformation ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: vneconomy.vn)
London (VNA) – Vietnamese Minister of Information andCommunications Nguyen Manh Hung and the UK’s Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Chris Philp signed a Letter of Intent on cooperation in digitaleconomy and digital transformation on November 1 (London time).

The two officials shared strategic orientations, nationalprogrammes and projects on the development of the digital economy and digitalsociety of each country, as well as initiatives and policies in support ofdigital economic development.

They also exchanged opinions on possibilities to expandcooperation and strengthen coordination between management agencies on digitaltransformation, digital economy, digital business connection, and discussedmeasures to jointly develop and organise the implementation of initiativeswithin the framework of the UK-ASEAN Digital Innovation Partnership and theAsia-Pacific Digital Trade Network.

Vietnam, UK enhance cooperation in digital economy, digital transformation ảnh 2Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung (L) and the UK’s Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Chris Philp sign a Letter of Intent on cooperation in digital economy and digital. (Photo: VNA
Philp introduced a plan to implementinitiatives to expand cooperation in digital economic development withAsia-Pacific and ASEAN, through the UK-ASEAN Digital Innovation Partnership,and a programme to support ASEAN in carrying out digital trade platforms, andstandards and architectural frameworks for smart building.

On the same day,  Hung had a working session with representatives fromthe trade association techUK and the UK-ASEAN Business Council, during which heaffirmed cooperation between the two countries’ digital enterprises holds muchpotential and needs to be expanded.

From 2022, the Ministry of Information and Communications willconsider implementing Vietnam-UK digital forums, investment promotion programmes,seminars so that businesses can find partners, expand market and cooperate inprojects on digital economy and digital transformation.

Hung is accompanying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on histrip for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties(COP26) and a working visit to the UK./.
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