During his visit and work in Japan from August 4-6, Party Central Committee member and Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung had meetings with leaders of ministries, sectors, Japanese corporations, and Vietnamese enterprises in Japan to discuss strengthening Vietnam-Japan cooperation in the field of information technology.

Minister Nguyen Manh Hung held bilateral talks with Minister of the Japan Digital Agency, Mr. Taro Kono; with Vice President of Japan Post, Mr. Nishiguchi Akihito; signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of information-communications technology and postal services with Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, Mr. Matsumoto Takeaki.

At a meeting with the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to promote cooperation between the two countries in the fields of ICT and semiconductor industries, Deputy Minister Kozuki Ryosuki shared Japan's experience in developing these industries, considering the semiconductor industry as important as the automobile industry.

Japan is focusing on mobilizing resources and supporting businesses to develop key technologies such as semiconductors and AI. However, Japan is also facing some difficulties such as securing human resources.

Minister Nguyen Manh Hung shared about the development of Vietnam's major policies and strategies on the development of the ICT and semiconductor industries, focusing on accelerating the training and development of semiconductor human resources.

Currently, many Vietnamese digital technology enterprises have invested in business, providing services and technology solutions to partners in Japan.

Regarding digital infrastructure development, the two sides discussed and agreed to strengthen cooperation in developing 5G Open-RAN equipment, supporting businesses of the two countries to soon deploy joint research and development projects to supply the markets of the two countries and around the world.

Along with the strong development of the cooperative relationship between the two countries, especially after upgrading the relationship to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2023, the two sides agreed to promote new cooperation programs and initiatives at many different levels, together unlocking potentials, bringing the Vietnam-Japan cooperative relationship in the field of ICT and semiconductor industry to a new height.

Also during this visit, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung had working sessions with NTT Docomo and Rakuten corporations, the first and fourth largest mobile network operators in Japan.

During the working sessions, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung and the delegation spent a lot of time exchanging experiences on 5G deployment according to the OpenRAN standard. Currently, Japanese mobile network operators have basically deployed 5G OpenRAN.

In particular, when deploying 5G OpenRAN, Rakuten mastered the entire software processing system on the cloud platform and only purchased the radar part, significantly reducing investment costs.

Attending the working sessions, Vietnamese telecommunications enterprises discussed with Japanese mobile network operators the possibility of promoting cooperation in research and development of new technologies, services and products, the possibility of jointly investing in data centers, and providing 5G solutions according to OpenRAN standards in both countries. Vietnamese technology enterprises also shared the results of research and development of 5G equipment in Vietnam, ready to provide to network operators in Japan.

Through working sessions with Ministers of specialized management ministries and senior leaders of Japanese telecommunications corporations, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung's visit opened up cooperation potentials between telecommunications and ICT enterprises of the two countries, creating conditions to promote investment cooperation projects, especially in developing 5G according to OpenRAN standards./.