The Ho Chi Minh City Computer Association (HCA) has contributed 60 percent to national information technology revenue, making it the largest professional IT organisation in Vietnam .

HCA’s President Chu Tien Dung speaking on November 14 at a ceremony to mark the association’s 20 th anniversary, reported that in 2007, HCA earned 150 million USD from software exports, accounting for 30 percent of the national total.

Dung added that his organisation was the first in the country to successfully establish and run professional clubs such as the Information and Communications Technology Reseller Club and the Open Solutions Club.

The International Data Group (IDG) in Indochina and the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) said that HCA is an important partner. Jetro’s Vietnam director Kitashima affirmed Jetro’s commitment to maintaining its strategic partnership with the HCA to promote IT trade and investment in Vietnam and human resources development.

HCA members include three major IT centres; the Quang Trung Software Park , the Saigon Software Park (SSP) and the Thua Thien-Hue IT Centre. Up to 28 other foreign IT businesses, including international giants such as Aptech and Cisco, are also its members.

With a total membership of 1,500, the organisation has huge influence on approximately 20,000 people employed in the IT sector.