On March 6, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung met and interacted with representatives of more than 20 associations and clubs in the ICT industry in Vietnam. This series of activities aimed to exchange, share and launch many events of ICT associations and clubs on the occasion of the New Year. The State always cares about and accompanies ICT enterprises. At the meeting organized by the Vietnam Association for Information Technology, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung praised the associations and clubs in the ICT industry in Vietnam for their comprehensive results in all aspects of activities, from consulting, policy review, building assessment and ranking criteria, to supporting enterprises, developing markets, ICT human resources, and promoting international cooperation. Appreciating the contributions of associations and clubs in the industry, the Minister commented that the ICT community in Vietnam is increasingly diverse and specialized, performing well in the role of gathering the will and aspirations of enterprises and entrepreneurs. This is an important reference channel for the Ministry of Information and Communications to review, absorb, adjust, supplement and perfect legal documents.

Minister Nguyen Manh Hung attended a meeting organized by the Vietnam Association for Information Technology with the participation of many ICT industry associations. Photo: Thach Thao

According to the Minister, to transform into a dragon or a tiger, the country needs spiritual and material "wings". Spiritually, it is the aspiration and big dreams, while the material side is mainly digital technology. The IT and Communications industry has the mission of creating "wings" for Vietnam to fly. "The IT and Communications industry is no longer an industry that supports development but has now become the main labor force and production force," the Minister emphasized. One of the opportunities to change Vietnam's ranking is to develop the semiconductor industry and AI applications. Developing the semiconductor industry is an opportunity for Vietnam to rebuild the electronics industry. The application of AI, especially narrow-area AI, will make a breakthrough this year. This is the time to create AI applications for each field, bringing AI into every aspect of life. In that context, the Vietnamese ICT community needs to promote digital transformation, develop the digital economy in each industry and field, and naturally and by default, bring data and digital technology into each field of the economy.

Minister Nguyen Manh Hung highly appreciated the role of associations in promoting the development of the information and communication industry. Photo: Thach Thao

The Government, the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Information and Communications will continuously improve the legal environment, creating a new space for the Vietnamese ICT community to operate in production, business, stability and development. "The State is always interested and ready to share and support associations, business communities and entrepreneurs to overcome difficulties and challenges, contributing more to the development of the ICT industry and the country's economy," said Minister Nguyen Manh Hung. Big dreams, big aspirations so that Vietnam does not miss opportunities The message that the State always cares about and accompanies ICT enterprises was also sent by the head of the Information and Communications sector to member enterprises of the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA). Accordingly, the Vietnamese State and the Ministry of Information and Communications always appreciate and value national digital technology enterprises, considering them a key factor for the country's development.

Minister Nguyen Manh Hung at the first meeting of the year of the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association. Photo: Le Anh Dung

Digital technology enterprises will be the key factor in the two major transformations of this century, which are digital transformation and green transformation. Vietnam has been peaceful, unified, escaped poverty, and has genetic advantages in STEM-related fields, so it has all the conditions to take advantage of the 4th Industrial Revolution, thereby breaking through to become a developed country. The Minister expects Vietnam to turn itself into a hub of the global semiconductor industry, first of all a hub of human resources, then a hub of testing, packaging, manufacturing, etc. Chip development must be placed in a big picture, accompanying the electronics industry. At the same time, Vietnamese digital technology enterprises need to create applications to promote digital transformation in other industries and fields.

According to Minister Nguyen Manh Hung, the Ministry of Information and Communications always highly appreciates and values ​​national digital technology enterprises. Photo: Le Anh Dung

Sharing with the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association, the Minister hopes that VINASA has big dreams, big aspirations, and big goals to accommodate many people, talented people, and other businesses. “Big goals and aspirations will lead to solidarity, to accommodate different ideas, especially breakthrough ideas. I wish Vinasa to have bigger aspirations, stronger will, deeper and more intense thinking to create breakthrough development, not to miss opportunities,” said Minister Nguyen Manh Hung. Vietnamese businesses should switch to making chips. In the series of meetings and exchanges of ICT industry associations, besides the inspirational messages of Minister Nguyen Manh Hung, there is also an impressive story. That is the call for Vietnamese businesses to make chips together by FPT Chairman Truong Gia Binh. According to FPT Chairman, 25 years ago, no one believed that Vietnam would become a software exporting country. But now we have done it, even software export revenue of FPT alone has exceeded 1 billion USD. With recent geopolitical shifts, Vietnam has the opportunity to enter the semiconductor industry. Mr. Truong Gia Binh believes that to do this, domestic enterprises need to have aspirations, must draw a future to convince others to believe in it, instead of looking at what is available.

FPT Chairman Truong Gia Binh hopes to have the participation of ICT associations in the semiconductor industry. Photo: Thach Thao

Semiconductor human resources are in short supply globally. Normally, it takes other countries 18 months to convert a software engineer to a chip design engineer. If the detailed design has been divided into zones, Vietnamese engineers can convert within 3 months, then divide the work into smaller parts to learn while working. With this way of thinking, Mr. Binh called on Vietnamese software and IT service businesses to switch to chip design. "We can follow MediaTek's idea, sell chips at cheaper prices or come up with completely new chips, but they must be AI chips, the more chips are used, the smarter they become," said Mr. Truong Gia Binh. According to a survey by VINASA, many Vietnamese experts in the US are willing to leave big companies like Qualcomm and Amkor to work in Vietnam. To quickly enter the chip manufacturing field, the VINASA Association will stand up to gather the forces of Vietnamese experts who are making chips globally. Mr. Truong Gia Binh believes that not only VINASA, but all other associations in the ICT industry can participate in the semiconductor industry, producing chips related to their fields. If all associations move together, Vietnam can master the electronics industry and enter the ranks of the most outstanding nations.

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