The Vietnamese software industry has been selected as one of the
top-ten software outsourcing providers of the Asia Pacific region, radio
The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reported.
The news was announced at the 19th Vietnam ICT Outlook (VIO) forum in Ho Chi Minh City on July 25.
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Trong Duong, Head of the Information Technology (IT) Department under
the Ministry of Information and Communications, said Hanoi capital and
Ho Chi Minh City have been ranked 20th and 30th, respectively, as top
cities providing software outsourcing in the region.
The forum
themed “the third platform-trend and realistic development” focused on
new technology trends, such as cloud computing, big data, mobility,
social network, the internet and Internet of things.
Duong
unveiled the white book on Information and Communications Technology
(ICT) 2014 and affirmed that Vietnam’s ranking does not change in the
world‘s ICT map in the 2013-2014 period.
According to the White
Book, the ICT industry continued to thrive with total revenue of more
than 39 billion USD in 2013, a year-on-year increase of 55 USD.
The
hardware and electronics industries also continued to grow strongly
thanks to a strong export performance. Their gross revenues were 36.8
billion USD, up 59.2 percent over 2013, accounting for 93 percent of the
sector’s total value.
The VIO forum coincided with the second Vietnam E-Business Forum 2014 themed “digital era, opportunity and challenge”.
Vietnam
E-Business Forum opened a new view on doing business in the digital
era, opportunities and challenges in business management.
It also
provided a good chance for ICT businesses, experts and policy-makers to
exchange experience and discuss opportunities and challenges arising
from the digital era, helping business leaders build proper business
strategies and models.-VNA