Vietnamese patents average growth rate nears 10% a year in last decade (04/04/2024)

The average annual growth rate of patent applications and utility solutions was 9.8% per year in the last ten years with Vietnamese entities filling 7,560 applications, according to the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam, while foreign entities filed a total of 60,517 patent applications.

HCMC's innovation startup ecosystem ranks first in Vietnam (04/04/2024)

According to the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City, the innovation startup ecosystem in HCMC ranked first in the country in 2023.

Vietnam targets top 8 globally for IPv6 usage in 2024 (03/04/2024)

The Ministry of Information and Communications has set a target of increasing the usage of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) to 65-80% by the end of this year, bringing Vietnam into the top 8 for IPv6 usage in the world.

Authority asks for strengthened cyber information security protection (01/04/2024)

The Authority of Information Safety (AIS) under the Ministry of Information and Communications has asked information security units of agencies, organisations and businesses to roll out drastic measures to ensure safety for information systems under their management, with priorities on monitoring and early warnings.

Cyber security should receive more attention for smooth, safe operation (27/03/2024)

The recent attack on VNDirect Securities JSC. is a grim warning to all trading brokers and financial organizations in Vietnam to review their system for stronger cyber security.

Vietnam co-sponsors UN’s first AI resolution (26/03/2024)

Vietnam has co-sponsored the UN’s first resolution on artificial intelligence (AI), which highlights the promotion of safe, secure, and trustworthy AI systems that will also benefit sustainable development for all.

Vietnamese scientists in Sweden wish to further contribute to homeland (26/03/2024)

Vietnamese experts, scientists and postgraduates in Sweden have shared the wish to contribute more to the science-technology sector in their homeland at a recent get-together.

Vietnam has potential to become an AI dragon: Meta (25/03/2024)

Vietnam is poised to emerge as a 'dragon' in the AI industry, thanks to its strong determination, entrepreneurial spirit and open government policies, according to a representative from the Meta Group.

Creating human resources for digital transformation (19/03/2024)

The National Digital Transformation Programme to 2025, with a vision to 2030, aims at the dual goal of developing a digital government, digital economy and digital society while also forming capable Vietnamese technology enterprises reaching out to the global market. In that journey, digital human resources play a core role in determining the success of the national digital transformation process.

PII becomes effective tool to evaluate socio-economic status of localities (15/03/2024)

The recently announced Provincial Innovation Index (PII) by the Science-Technology Ministry precisely reflects the socio-economic development models of 63 provinces and cities in Vietnam in 2023.