Vietnam’s Digital Transformation Alliance Makes Debut

Vietnam’s Digital Transformation Alliance inaugurated last Thursday in Hanoi as part of the ICT Summit 2019. Initiated by Vietnam’s Software & IT services Association (VINASA), the Alliance was established to accelerate the adoption of digital transformation in Vietnam, alongside joint efforts of the Government, ministries, organizations and enterprises.

Founding members include FPT, Viettel, CMC, VNG, and MobiFone, the largest ICT companies in Vietnam “with a mission to inspire in the entire society to digital transformation”, according to the VINASA. They have also proactively adopted digital transformation as well as created platforms, infrastructure and services to help businesses and the society to transform themselves digitally.

As per the Draft National Digital Transformation Plan, Vietnam sets to become a Top 4 ASEAN country in digitalization and the world’s Top 40 in competitiveness by 2025. The Government also aims to develop at least 80 tech firms and make Vietnam one of the world’s largest electronics and telecommunications producers and software exporters.

Addressing the ICT Summit 2019, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam stressed the impact of digital transformation to the society as a whole. “Digital transformation, after all, is the applications of IT to create added value for businesses, organisations, and every citizen.”

After two decades leading Southeast Asia in IT services, FPT has recently decided to shift its focus onto digital transformation. Since 2017, the company has become digital technology service partners of global leading businesses, leveraging next-gen technologies including IoT, Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G, Serverless Computing, Blockchain, Robotics, Biometrics, 3D printing, Virtual reality (AR), Drones, etc. FPT sets to be named in the world’s Top 50 digital transformation service provider within 10 years.

Joining the ICT summit 2019, FPT also had the opportunity to showcase its cutting-edged IT innovations including demos of digital solutions such as a comprehensive RPA solution akaBot, Blockchain platform akaChain, Cloud services, FPT.AI, solutions for smart life – FPT.eGovernment and FPT.eHospital, and information security monitoring service – FPT.EagleEye.

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