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An Vui – smart transportation management software solution The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on April 9 introducedAn Vui, a smart transportation management software solution, making it the first digital platform of the Vietnam Digital Technology Forum. The forum is the continuation of the activities to introduce “Make in Vietnam” digital products and platforms launched in 2020 to implement the prime minister's recently-approved National Digital Transformation Programme by 2025 with a vision to 2030. Vietnam’s long-distance passenger transport market remains fragmented and fiercely competitive, and reluctant to change. The market is dominated by 2,000 large-scale businesses, accounting for 90 per cent of the market, while the rest are small-scale household operators. ietnam Digital Technology Forum Phan Ba Manh, director of An Vui Technology JSC, said the software solution aims to digitise the long-distance transportation industry, helping operators manage their businesses more efficiently. The An Vui software solution includes backend management tools for ticket sales, parcel shipments, and fuel usage management. Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung said that the An Vui software solution facilitates workers and students working and studying away from home in buying tickets. It is also a solution to meet the transport demand of firms and passengers. Interbuslines, one of the famous passenger car operators on Hanoi-Sapa-Hanoi, is one of the first customers of An Vui. Only six months after operating on the An Vui platform, the profit of Interbuslines rose by 300 per cent. Thus far, more than 1,000 bus operators use An Vui’s services and products. In 2019, Vietnam-based venture capital (VC) firm VinaCapital Ventures made an investment into An Vui for an undisclosed sum. By Bich Thuy …

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Education experts, managerial officers and teachers all say that a challenging tenure faces the newly appointed Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son. Hoang Van Cuong Hoang Van Cuong, vice rector of National Economics University This is really a ‘hot seat’, as education is a concern of the entire society, and education activities are carried out by tens of millions of students, teachers and officers – the largest group for management among ministries. Meanwhile, the education sector is now undergoing reform. At the general education level, Vietnam is applying the new general education program with the spirit "one curriculum, many sets of textbooks". At the tertiary education level, Vietnam has begun implementing the amended Law on Higher Education, which gives self-determination rights to schools. Son therefore will need to have completely new action plans to fit the new regime. The education management apparatus needs to change its management mechanism, from ask-and-grant to post-licensing inspections. Cao To Nga, headmaster of Ngo Quyen High School One of the biggest challenges for the newly appointed Minister is the overlap in management, administration and personnel. For example, the Ministry of Education and Training makes decisions in curricula and textbooks for the new general education program, but the decisions on financing and investment are made by local authorities. I hope that the new Minister will pay more attention to the issue of a ‘happy school’, and students in different areas will have equal opportunities to learn. Tran Trung Hieu, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted I hope the new Minister will do three things. First, being attentive and listening to constructive opinions from people and teachers. Any new policies that face opposition from teachers need to be reconsidered. Second, it is necessary amend some unreasonable policies, especially during the implementation of the new general …

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Farming in Vietnam has become more digitized, which has eased the workload and increased sales of products to people who live in other localities. In recent years, produce was often thrown away by farmers in harvest seasons because it could not be sold. Farm-produce "rescue" campaigns were then started by local authorities, ministries and individuals. However, for many farmers, this is no longer a concern thanks to digitization. Le Thi Dung, a farmer in Yen Khanh district in Ninh Binh province, said she understands the problems that farmers have faced, because she had to donate some of her unsold produce to schools and pagodas many times. In 2000, Dung began buying fields and land to organize large-scale agriculture production. But when Dung started, a lot of the work had to be done manually, which brought low efficiency, while her products did not sell because of the weak brand. Realizing the importance of technology in agricultural production, Dung became one of the first farmers to use information technology in their farms. The system measures and gives information about the status of the soil and environment, and suggests the time for watering and lighting, depending on the development stage of crops. The data collected by sensors is transferred to the central processing unit. The system analyzes the data and gives commands on the spot. There is no need to wait for the host. This hastens the regulation of the systems of irrigation, air conditioners and other instruments. The system maintains normal operations even if there is no internet connection to the host. Dung uses control boards or apps on smartphones to supervise all production activities and make timely decisions anywhere and at any time. The entire process of fertilizing, watering and taking care of crops is recorded automatically. Asked about the efficiency of the new model, Dung said in the past she had to hire 20 workers or even 40 workers in peak times, but now 10 …

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