Vietnam’s information and communication technologies (ICT) sector will
be dominated by five technological trends in the time to come, a
computing expert has predicted.
Chu Tien Dung, Chairman of
the Ho Chi Minh City Computer Association (HCA), told a seminar in HCM
City on September 20 that the complex trends – bearing the technical
terms cloud computing, big data, mobile computing, social networks and
the Internet of Things – are becoming increasingly important in Vietnam
and can help boost the application of ITC products in all sectors.
The seminar, themed “Vietnam Information and Communication
Technologies Outlook,” has provided an opportunity for relevant
organisations and businesses to share their viewpoints on Vietnam’s ICT preparations ahead of the country’s integration into the ASEAN Economic
Community by 2015, he said.
Sharing Dung’s views, Nguyen Hong
Minh, Director of the Vietnam Data Communication Centre 2, said the
growing trends, especially cloud computing, will create an effective
foundation for businesses to rapidly expand their operations.
The annual event also provided a panorama of the country’s present ICT
infrastructure. According to Tran Nguyen Chung from the Ministry of
Information and Communications, the country’s ICT sector has sustained
its stable growth despite the slow economic recovery.
He
urged ICT businesses to increase their efforts and called for State
incentives to maintain the sector’s stable and sustainable performance
throughout the remainder of 2013, when the economy is forecast to face
more difficulties.
The seminar was jointly held by the HCA,
the municipal Department of Information and Communications and the
municipal Department of Science and Technology.-VNA