Big Data and artificial intelligence (AI) are now considered the ‘trump cards’ in business competition.

AI has played a new role during the Covid-19 pandemic – talking to patients, discovering seriously ill patients, and providing emergency care. As many as 2.6 million such calls were made.

Digital transformation is both a need and an inevitable trend that will help businesses survive and develop in the Industry 4.0 era, experts say.

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the landscape of the food and beverage (F&B) towards digital transformation, which provided bright prospects for the industry when economic activities returned to normal.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung said Vietnam has vowed to develop a digital economy and digital society.

Vietnam’s digital economy revenue reached US$53 billion in the first quarter of this year.

Military run telecoms group Viettel has just announced a plan to build the largest data center in Vietnam with a total investment of VND6,000 billion.

As the Government has large state owned enterprises (SOEs), it needs to assign them tasks of national stature.

The launch of Vietnam’s first-ever national digital platform for tourism business and management is scheduled in November 2022, after being used in 5-10 provinces and cities.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has approved a plan on promoting the development and use of next-generation national online meeting platforms in Vietnam.

“We are losing in the home market. Hotel owners feel pain when having to pay commissions of 30 percent to foreign companies,” said Ngo Minh Duc, founder and president of GOTADI.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision approving the national strategy for digital economy, digital society development through 2025, orientations to 2030.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai yesterday signed Decision No.390/QD-TTg to approve the project ‘Building a National Database on Income and Property’.

Digital transformation has always been a tumbling block for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as they often aim high while having limited financial resources and manpower.

Two important goals in the National Committee on Digital Transformation’s plan in 2022 include having 85% of the population owning a smartphone and 75% of households connected to broadband Internet.

Online public services have been prepared and are ready for people to use, but necessary procedures pose difficulties for many citizens.

With the goal of turning digital technology into the input factor for production, MIC and 27 enterprises with excellent digital platforms have signed contracts to help SMEs go digital in 2022.

2021 was a memorable year for the ICT industry of Vietnam as digital transformation took place in all fields, and technology became one of the pillars of the fight against Covid-19, for Vietnam’s economic recovery and development.

When people lack information about planning and land use plans, especially projects under survey or preparation phases, it is easy for land brokers or traders to blow up land prices to seek profit. 

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused businesses to realize the importance of adaptation, technology and renovation.