(VOVWORLD) - At a meeting this week with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Meta’s Global Affairs President Nick Clegg praised the Vietnamese government for helping Meta play a part in achieving the country’s digital transformation goals. Clegg was in Vietnam to attend Innovate Vietnam 2024 and commemorate the fifth anniversary of the National Innovation Centre. On this occasion, Nick outlined with the media Meta’s plans to advance Meta’s commitment to Vietnam’s innovation and digital transformation.

(VOVWORLD) - YouTube and the e-commerce platform Shopee on Wednesday launched an online shopping service in Indonesia, with plans to expand it in Southeast Asia including Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Human resources are the key to the success of Vietnam’s nascent semiconductor industry. Several of the world’s major tech firms have begun shifting their chip manufacturing operations to Vietnam, placing a strain on Vietnam’s capacity to supply the needed manpower. Vietnam is promoting international cooperation in training qualified workers to meet the demand.

(VOVWORLD) - The International Technology Security & Innovation (ITSI) Fund, an initiative of the US CHIPS and Science Act designed to enhance semiconductor capabilities and supply chain resilience worldwide, was launched in Hanoi on Wednesday as part of activities to mark one-year anniversary of the signing of Vietnam-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership last September.

(VOVWORLD) - The establishment of the National Innovation Center demonstrates the Government's strong determination to make innovation one of Vietnam's growth drivers in the new era.

(VOVWORLD) - The "Make in Vietnam" Digital Technology Product Award 2024 was launched in Hanoi on Thursday to honor outstanding digital technological products in multiple fields.

(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.