The Asian-Oceania Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO) ICT
Summit 2014 was launched in Hanoi on October 29 under the theme “ICT –
the new paradigm for socio-economic development and agriculture
restructuring” with the participation of 700 delegates from nearly
20 economies in the region.
Addressing the opening ceremony ,
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam highlighted the contribution of
information and communications technology (ICT) to improving the lives
of all members of society, from intellectuals and farmers to people with
disabilities.
The PM said developing and developed countries
could utilise ICT to increase their competitiveness and contribute to
the global value chain.
However, the boom in ICT poses a
number of information safety and security challenges. Hackers have
caused significant economic loss, the PM said, expressing his hope
that the ICT community would step up their efforts to increase
information security.
The application of ICT in agriculture is
discussed during the summit, providing valuable inputs for Vietnam to
develop its agricultural sector and transition towards a more modern and
globally integrated industrialised society, the PM concluded.
The opening ceremony was followed by talks on ICT in agricultural
reform, ICT as a new paradigm for improving public services, and SMAC
(social, mobile, analytics, and cloud) technology as a basis for smart
development.
This is the second ASOCIO ICT Summit to be hosted by Vietnam./.