The Cau Giay handicraft and
small-scale industrial cluster on October 8 received a certificate
recognising it as the first concentrated information technology (IT)
park in Hanoi.
Speaking at the granting ceremony, Deputy
Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong emphasised
the significance of the event as it affirms the leading role of the
capital city in IT development, laying a foundation for the national
economic growth.
Over the past decade, Vietnam has seen
the establishment of many concentrated technology parks which have so
far attracted over 700 businesses and provided jobs for more than 36,000
workers. Over 3 trillion VND (141 million USD) has been poured into
developing their infrastructure.
Founded 12 years ago, the
Cau Giay IT park has now become a modern office building complex with 29
buildings have been completed, said Director of the Hanoi Department of
Information and Communications Pham Tu Lan.
As many as 29
buildings in the park have been completed, providing accommodations for
85 IT businesses such as the Financing and Promoting Technology
Corporation ( FPT ) and the Military Telecom
Corporation ( Viettel) .
In the coming time, Hanoi
will have preferential policies to draw more investment in its IT zones,
making it an industrial centre of the nation, according to Vice
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Van Suu.-VNA