Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A ceremony was held in Hanoi on January 8 to honour 500 largestenterprises in Vietnam (VNR500) and top 10 prestigious companies in 2020.
The event was co-organised by the Vietnam Report JSC andVietNamNet electronic newspaper.
On the VNR500 list are Samsung Electronics Thai Nguyen CoLtd, Vietnam Electricity (EVN), Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam),Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel), and Vietnam NationalPetroleum Group (Petrolimex), among others.
Speaking at the event, Minister of Information andCommunications Nguyen Manh Hung said firms in almost all key sectors set digitaltransformation as a priority strategy, which is pushed by the COVID-19pandemic.
According to him, pharmaceutical companies paid moreattention to artificial intelligence while travel agencies used digitaltechnology such as augmented or virtual reality to introduce their products.
A survey of the VNR500 companies by Vietnam Report showed that64.8 percent of respondents said COVID-19 has pushed quicker digital transformationamong businesses, with 19.8 percent using cloud computing, 19.3 percent using big data and 7.3 percent choosing Internet of Things.
Hung added that in the current context, digitaltransformation plays a significant role, laying a foundation for firms toweather through challenges and grow further./.
