The Provincial People's Committee of Binh Duong and FPT Sign Cooperation Agreement on Digital Transformation

Binh Duong, on March 25, 2023, Binh Duong People's Committee and FPT Corporation signed a cooperation agreement to promote comprehensive digital transformation as well as invest in high-quality education and vocational education to make the most of the strengths of both sides, bringing benefits to the government, people and businesses.

The signing ceremony is within the framework of the event themed "Binh Duong: Launch - Connection - New development". Attending the ceremony were Mr. Le Minh Khai - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Government's Party Designated Representation, Deputy Prime Minister; Mr. Tran Van Loi - Member of Party Central Committee, Secretary of Binh Duong People's Committee; Mr. Vo Van Minh - Chairman of Binh Duong People's Committee; representatives of local departments and agencies. On the FPT side were Mr. Nguyen Van Khoa - CEO of FPT - and representatives of the Corporation's subsidiaries.

Accordingly, FPT would accompany Binh Duong in comprehensive digital transformation, including: Infrastructure development to meet the needs of implementing Digital Government and Smart City of Binh Duong province; IT applications to promote administrative procedures reforms and the Digital Government of Binh Duong province, especially in terms of digital infrastructure, digital government, and digital payment solutions. The two sides would collaborate in data development for administrative procedure reform and digital government acceleration.

In addition, FPT would also partner with local leaders to upskill the labor force for digital transformation. Both sides would also promote the partnership in the medical field by utilizing IT to transform medical examination and treatment facilities.

Mr. Vo Van Minh - Chairman of Binh Duong People's Committee (bottom row, third from left) - signed the agreement with Mr. Nguyen Van Khoa - FPT's CEO (bottom row, second from left).

FPT also supported Binh Duong in developing the IT industry and digital economy, providing local businesses with consultancy and implementation of digital transformation. Furthermore, FPT would promote cooperation in the digital society and construction investment in the Education & High-Tech Campuses to boost local socio-economic growth.

Previously, in December 2022, Mr. Truong Gia Binh - Chairman of FPT Corporation - met with Binh Duong Province's leaders. He believed that Binh Duong could create the impetus for economic development with local wisdom. Moreover, he said FPT would always be well-prepared with its resources and experience to promote the quality of Binh Duong's labor force.

After the initial meeting, both sides had various activities to analyze the current situation before signing this agreement. The CEO affirmed that based on FPT's expertise and experience in digital transformation, as well as the local socio-economic characteristics and competitive advantages of Binh Duong, the Corporation would support the province in all three pillars (Digital Economy, Digital Government, and Digital Society) toward the digital nation model, flexibly adapting to the circumstances. Thus, FPT would help make Binh Duong one of the leading IT localities in Vietnam.

The signing ceremony

With the support of the Government and local leaders across the country, in the past year, FPT has signed cooperation agreements with 26 localities and offered training services to tens of thousands of provincial leaders at all levels in terms of digital transformation.