City on October 13, attracting 200 representatives from businesses
operating in technology, banking and finance.
Speaking at the conference, Deputy Minister of Information and
Communications Tran Duc Lai said that over the past 10 years, Vietnam’s
Information Technology and Communications (ICT) sector has thrived and
obtained an annual growth in revenue of over 20 percent. This year, the
sector is expected to earn 8.8 billion USD.
According
to Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Van Lang, the focus
of the development strategy on science and technology for the 2011-2020
period is to build and develop a sustainable sector, tap into the
country’s human resources, culture and natural resources and ensure the
country fully integrates into the international scientific community,
helping to improve local human resources in the long term.
During the two-day conference, the participants will take part in
group discussions on important issues for the future of the Vietnamese
technological sector, including the States role in developing
technologies and introducing the necessary legislation and tax policies.
Leaders from leading technology companies discussed
global technological trends in the next five years and shared their
views on opportunities and challenges that the companies are facing in
emerging markets.
The conference also witnessed the
signing of two cooperative agreements, between Hoa Lac Hi-tech Zone and
the company SAVVi and between the IDG Venture Investment Fund and DFJ
Vina Capital./.
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