The annual summit, with the theme "IT and Telecommunications – National Core Infrastructure", was expected to attract 500 top participants from the Government, academia and business, with applications to transportation, healthcare, education and e-government to top the agenda of the two-day summit, according to the event organiser, the Viet Nam Software Association. Viet Nam's IT industry over the past few years has achieved a continuous growth rate of 3-4 times that of annual GDP. According to statistics of the Ministry of Information and Communication, industry revenue in 2011 reached over US$16 billion, including software and digital content contributing the fastest growth rate and contributing $2 billion to the total. Under the project Making Viet Nam Into a Strong IT Country, the IT sector was becoming an important engine to ensure growth and sustainable development. By 2020, the industry was expected to account for 8-10 per cent of GDP. Viet Nam has also targeted joining the top ten countries in provision of outsourcing services and digital content to rank in the top third in e-Government readiness.
Summit targets boost to IT infrastructure
Top IT leaders and experts will gather in Ha Noi on June 26 for the Viet Nam ICT Summit 2012 with an eye to boost the nation's technology infrastructure, a key factor in the development of the national economy.
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VNS/VietNamNet
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