FPT join IT Day 2014

Themed "SMAC – Technology Platform for Smart Development", the event will focus on analyzing, evaluating and identifying development trend of SMAC (standing for Social, Mobility, Analytics and Cloud) in Vietnam; SMAC trend in the world; SMAC and technology selection for the national information infrastructure; role of SMAC in banking sector etc.

FPT Chairman Truong Gia Binh will become one of speakers at IT Day 2014 held in Vietnam for the first time.

IT Day 2014 is held at Hanoi University of Technology, with the participation of giants such as Gartner, Microsoft, FPT, VNPT, CMC and MISA. The event is expected to attract about 400 attendants including tech experts, CSOs, CTO, those who play decisive roles in selecting and developing technology for information systems of ministries, agencies, organizations and businesses. Besides the workshop, an exhibition is also launched to introduce the latest products and technology solutions of businesses.

The event are attended by tech experts and prestigious speakers at home and abroad namely Executive Partner at Gartner Jonathan Krause, Associate Professor, Dr. Truong Gia Binh Dr. Hoang Le Minh and many leaders, senior professionals from corporations, businesses and research institutes.

This is the first time a technology forum in the field of IT has been jointly organized by the Vietnam Software Association (VINASA), Vietnam National Institute of Software and Digital Content Industry (NISCI) and the Information Technology Institute (ITI) under Hanoi National University.

It is expected that IT Day will be held annually since 2015 to form a science and technology forum for sharing information, analyzing, evaluating and forecasting the latest IT trends in the world and in Vietnam.

At present, FPT is also focusing on SMAC. All of its member companies have SMAC-related projects. The Company desires that not only FPT itself but also other IT firms in Vietnam will follow this trend to affirm Vietnam's position on the world technology map.

In 2014, FPT Technology held Day in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City for the second time.