Truong Gia Binh was voted typical ICT figure in 2000-2009
On 2nd February, the ceremony on announcement of ten typical ICT characters of Vietnam in 2000-2009 voted by ICT journalists took place in Hanoi.
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25/03/2010
As voted by forty journalists and editors from daily newspapers and magazines selecting from 20 nominees, ten typical ICT figures this time are well-known in the ICT industry. The name list bears the name of Truong Gia Binh, Chairman of FPT Corporation.
During the last decade (2000-2009), the Vietnam ICT has progressed rapidly and impressively. Vietnam Internet-Telecommunication has gradually put off the coat of monopoly and boomed. The IT industry (software, content, hardware) has taken a giant leap and become a glow on the IT map of the world. ICT applications have been more and more popular and effective in every aspect of the socio-economic lift.
Those whose names are honored have outstanding footprints during the development of Vietnamese ICT including introduction of telephone and Internet, shortening the digital gap, promoting competitiveness and pioneering in software and security.
On behalf of the Ministry of Information and Telecommunication, Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Hong expressed the gratitude to the ten figures selected by the press for their merits which are “extremely magnanimous and abide with breakthrough events and bold decisions that have positive impacts on the development of the industry”.
It is a pity that Truong Gia Binh was absent from the ceremony as he was on business trip in the
About Mr. Truong Gia Binh
Truong Gia Binh was born in 1956 in
From 1988 to 2008, Truong was the CEO of FPT, leading the company to the position of number one IT company in
Truong is also known as the pioneer in the development of the first software company in
Nine other typical ICT figures include:
Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung – Deputy General Director of Viettel Telecom
Mr. Dang Huu – Former Director of the National Department of Science and Education and former Minister of Science Technology and Environment;
Mr. Vu Hoang Lien – Director of VDC- Vice President of
Mr. Nguyen Thien Nhan – Deputy Prime Minister, Director of the National Steering Committee on Information Technology, Minister of Education and Training, former vice president of People Committee of Ho Chi Minh City.
Mr. Than Trong Phuc - Former General Director of Intel
Mr. Nguyen Tu Quang – Director of
Mr. Do Trung Ta- Correspondent of the Prime Minister on Information Technology, Chairman of National Science and Technology Policy Council, Former Minister of Post and Telecommunication.
Mr. Mai Liem Truc – Former Vice Minister of Post and Telecommunication, former Director of Post Directorate.
