FPT to join Vietnam's Alliance of Digital Transformation

At the Vietnam ICT Summit 2019 to be held in August, Vietnam's Alliance of Digital Transformation which brings together big ICT companies, leading experts, research institutes - will be officially launched.

Currently, FPT and some big businesses such as Viettel, VNPT, CMC, VNG, Hai Hoa, MobiFone, VSII, VINASA and Hanoi University of Technology have confirmed to join the alliance.

Implementing the direction of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Information and Communications is drafting National Digital Transformation Project to make a breakthrough transformation toward a digital country. The aim is to make make full use of the advancement of technology for socio-economic development, building a prosperous and powerful Vietnam. The draft is still in the stage of receiving comments and advices for improvement.

The draft project covers three stages of digital transformation from now to 2030. In the first stage (2020 - 2022), the MoIC plans to focus on fundamental infrastructure development, legal framework building, supporting businesses to carry out digital transformation, developing digital startups and human resources for digital transformation.

In the second stage (2023 - 2025), the MoIC will focus on improving competitiveness of the economy through deployment of new integrated digital ecosystems.

For the next stage (2026 - 2030), Viet Nam will work towards digital economy and society and develop new-generation digital industries, which will be fresh driving force for economic growth.

According to this draft, Viet Nam expects to be in the top 4 ASEAN countries in terms of digital transformation index by 2025.