On the morning of December 28, 2018, at the 10th Ho Chi Minh City Information Technology and Communication Awards ceremony, organized annually since 2008 by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.
Statistics show that technology companies account for only 2,6% of businesses in Ho Chi Minh City.
In Ho Chi Minh City, there are approximately 5.630 businesses operating in the IT-telecommunications sector, accounting for less than 2,6% of the total number of businesses in the city – a very modest figure. Furthermore, the number of workers is only about 80.000 out of a total workforce of 4,5 million. Despite rapid growth year after year, the contribution to the regional economy remains very low.
Therefore, the goal is to increase both the number of IT and telecommunications businesses and the workforce by up to 5% for both.
Party Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan emphasized: It is necessary to expand into more areas, thereby contributing to the development of the IT and telecommunications ecosystem. To achieve this, relying solely on the city's budget is difficult; it is necessary to mobilize capital from private sources, domestic and foreign businesses. While land is limited, the workforce is the most important advantage of Ho Chi Minh City in particular and Vietnam in general. The key issue is to train skills and foster the creativity of the existing workforce…
Smart cities are innovative and creative.
This year, the theme is "For an Innovative Smart City" or "Innovation and Entrepreneurship" programs. The Ho Chi Minh City ICT Awards 2018 received 75 applications across 6 award categories. Therefore, the Organizing Committee adjusted the scoring method to include criteria related to solutions addressing tasks under the city's plan to build Ho Chi Minh City into a smart city with a vision to 2025.
Blockchain technology is applied to the overall architecture of e-government with the goal of creating friendly and close interaction between citizens and the government. In addition, many hardware products are applied in the civilian sector, such as Internet of Things data collection devices, smart locks, or IT applications related to digital transformation and building smart business models…
