(VOVWORLD) - Siemens EDA announced the sponsorship of 300 software licenses for PCB design verification (Valor DFM), in addition to 900 advanced software licenses for chip and circuit board design already provided to NIC and leading universities in Vietnam four months ago.

(VOVWORLD) - Teachers, students, and education staff account for about 20-25% of Vietnam’s population, which is a huge, lucrative EdTech market. At the Education Technology Exhibition (EdTech 2024) and the launch ceremony of the White Book on Education Technology in Vietnam last Saturday, participants discussed how digital transformation in Vietnam’s education will open opportunities for tech companies to conquer this market.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s Authority of Information Security and Meta, the parent company of Facebook, last week launched the “Decoding Scams” campaign in Vietnam amid growing concern over social networks safety. Today, VOV24/7’s “Digital Life” talked to Ruici Tio, Meta’s Policy Program Manager on Safety and Integrity in the Asia Pacific Region, about this campaign.

(VOVWORLD) - US giants Qorvo and Cadence are the next world-leading corporations to help Vietnam realize its training plan for 50,000 semiconductor engineers by launching an Analogue IC Design Course in Hanoi in the middle of July. Spearheaded by the National Innovation Centre (NIC), the initiative is expected to enhance the human resource capacity in semiconductor chip design - an area in which Vietnam is lacking skilled workers – and serve as a step towards Vietnamese mastery of semiconductor technology.

(VOVWORLD) - Last week "Build for the AI future”, an initiative between Google and the Vietnam National Innovation Center (NIC), was launched in Hanoi, marking a new chapter in Google's longstanding commitment to supporting Vietnam's digital transformation, which directly aligns with Vietnam's National AI Strategy to 2030. In this week’s Digital Life, we talk to Marc Woo, Managing Director of Google Vietnam, Google Asia Pacific, about the initiative.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is thirsty for human resources in the semiconductor manufacturing industry. The fact that the current number of semiconductor engineers only meet 20% of the workforce demand in this sector has prompted many technology and engineering schools to create semiconductor-related majors for the 2024 enrollment season.

(VOVWORLD) - The banking sector is said to lead Vietnam’s digital transformation. So far 87% of adults in Vietnam have at least a bank account and many banks process 95% of all transactions digitally.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Science and Technology has proposed that the Government approve the National Strategy on AI research, development and application until 2030 to create a "push" for AI research and application and boost socio-economic development.

(VOVWORLD) - Management consulting firm McKinsey & Company says job postings for technical semiconductor positions in the EU and US rose at a compound annual growth rate of more than 75% from 2018 to 2022. This is an “alarming” number, because it reflects a “red alert” situation around the world as the need for human resources in the semiconductor industry grows. This week Digital Life will look at the situation in Vietnam and suggest how Vietnamese youths can seize this opportunity. Designing semiconductor chips can earn new graduates a large salary.

(VOVWORLD) - Ransomware attacks using complex methods, such as vectors, to infect networks or devices of key agencies and economic, financial, and energy organizations will continue to increase in the future, according to a recent seminar organized by the Vietnam Information Technology Journalists Club and the National Cyber Security Association. Participants suggested preventive measures for organizations and businesses to counter suchattacks.