(VOVWORLD) - “Make in Vietnam’ is an action program and slogan initiated by the Ministry of Information and Communications in 2019. Since then a number of “Make in Vietnam” technological services and products have been created with the criteria of being studied in Vietnam, created in Vietnam, and produced in Vietnam. The strong transformation of digital technology businesses and their products has gradually made the digital technology industry a pillar of the Vietnamese economy and created momentum for Vietnam to become a digital powerhouse by 2030.

(VOVWORLD) - The Government of Vietnam has approved the National Digital Transformation Program until 2025 with a vision to 2030, which emphasizes digitalisation in all areas of social life. To achieve the set goals, promoting cooperation with developed countries in the digital field is important. Helping Vietnamese digital enterprises go global is one of the key tasks that the Ministry of Information and Communications is focusing on.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam International Innovation Expo 2023 (VIIE 2023) will take place on October 28 at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Hanoi. On this occasion, the National Innovation Center will debut its new establishment to attract investment in Vietnam’s innovation activities.

(VOVWORLD) - The smart home market in Vietnam is growing rapidly. Domestic enterprises have developed new software to meet the demand and are offering “Make-in-Vietnam” smart home products of high quality at reasonable prices.

(VOVWORLD) - Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Duong Anh Duc on Wednesday received Google for Education Regional Manager for Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand Paul Hutchings who underlined Google for Education’s interest to seek cooperation opportunities with the city.

(VOVWORLD) - The digital payment system, Apple Pay, developed by Apple, has expanded its reach to Vietnam, making it the third nation in Southeast Asia to support this service, following Malaysia and Singapore.

(VOVWORLD) - Data is playing a key role in the operation of commercial banks, offering a huge resource to help the banks make timely and sound decisions. Accessing and using big data is not easy for Vietnamese commercial banks. In this week’s Digital Life, experts in the banking sector will share with us recommendations to utilize big data.

(VOVWORLD) - The shortage of human resources is one of the main reasons hindering the development of Vietnam’s game industry, challenging the sector’s goal of earning 1 billion USD in the next 5 years, said Do Tien Thinh, Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Innovation Center (NIC), at a seminar in Hanoi on Tuesday on promoting high-quality human resources for the game industry.

(VOVWORLD) - The Government Decree on Personal Data Protection, known as Decree 13, took effect at the beginning of this month. After the 2018 Law on Cybersecurity and Decree 53, Decree 13 is the third legal document to strengthen the governing of cyberspace. It provides more detailed data protection and cybersecurity obligations with respect to personal data processing activities. In this week’s Q&A, Hoang Viet Tien, Deputy General Secretary of the Vietnam Digital Communications Association (VDCA), will give an insight into the newly-promulgated Decree.

(VOVWORLD) - Google, in cooperation with the Vietnam National Innovation Center (NIC), on Tuesday launched the second season of its training program for startups. Called "Google for Startups Accelerator, Southeast Asia: Vietnam", the program aims to support and accelerate top Vietnam startups via in-person and online activities, one-to-one mentoring, and group learning sessions. This week, we asked Thye Yeow Bok, Head of Startup Ecosystem, South Asia Frontier and Greater China Region, Google Asia Pacific, to introduce the new program and give us his assessment of Vietnamese startups.