The Hanoitimes - Vietnamese people have spent considerable time on activities on cyberspace, serving different needs. Therefore, developing a digital ecosystem that serves the Vietnamese people is a long and necessary journey, creating more value for society and the people, Vietnam Internet Day 2018, with theme of "Internet and Vietnam’s digital ecosystem", aimed at creating a knowledge connection, support and linkage among enterprises, users and state agencies in the Internet industry. The conference and exhibition on Vietnam Internet Day 2018, organized by the Vietnam Internet Association (VIA) in Hanoi on December 5, were the highlight of the year for the Vietnamese Internet community. Vietnamese businesses have the capacity and desire to own technology and, the domestic market in the development of digital ecosystem. Photo: Phuong Anh With a population of approximately 95 million people and the Internet penetration rate of over 60%, Vietnam is ranked 16th in … [Read more...] about Vietnam Internet Day 2018 focuses on digital ecosystem amid booming users
Digital ecosystems
Self-developed digital ecosystem a new target for Vietnam: Deputy Minister
The statement was made by Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Hung at the Vietnam’s Internet Day 2018, held by the Vietnam Internet Association in Hanoi on December 5. According to Hung, with a population of approximately 95 million people (ranked 15th in the world), of which internet users account for more than 60%, Vietnam is the 16th nation in the world regarding the number of internet users. A notable statistic is that the average Internet usage time of Vietnamese people is nearly 7 hours a day. This proves that Vietnamese have spent considerable time on activities on cyberspace to serve different needs. Therefore, Hung said, the development of digital ecosystems serving Vietnamese people is a long-term and necessary direction, creating a lot of value for the society and the people. Vietnamese businesses now have the capacity and desire to master technology and conquer the domestic market, and even bring their products to the international market if … [Read more...] about Self-developed digital ecosystem a new target for Vietnam: Deputy Minister
Citi named Asia’s Best Digital Bank by the Asset Magazine
Citi named Asia’s Best Digital Bank by the Asset Magazine Citi’s Asia Pacific Consumer Bank ended the fourth quarter of 2017 sustaining growth and profitability with the sixth consecutive quarter of revenue growth. For the full year 2017, Asia Pacific GCB’s revenues were up 7% at US$7.3bn and net income up 16%. In the editorial write up, the Asset said, “Citi continued to enhance its digital offering by developing intuitive tools to serve their customers across its footprint, and saw a significant number of digital onboarding acquisitions with many clients using its various digital channels.” During 2017, Citi invested further in supporting its digital transformation in Vietnam. The bank pushed forward with a number of digital services aimed at improving the digital experiences for Vietnamese retail clients. The rapid adoption of mobile and other digital channels has transformed how and where Citi’s retail clients bank, sign up for cards or loans, … [Read more...] about Citi named Asia’s Best Digital Bank by the Asset Magazine
Siemens takes the world on the “digital silk road”
The Belt and Road Initiative is China’s ambitious project to boost trade and infrastructure investment in about 90 countries along the ancient Silk Road trade routes from Asia to Europe and Africa. At the Belt and Road International Summit held in Beijing in early June, Siemens presented the opportunities created by China’s Belt and Road Initiative On the sidelines of the Belt and Road International Summit held by Siemens AG in Beijing in early June, VIR’s Bach Quang spoke to Cedrik Neike, Siemens AG board member, on business opportunities for the German firm from the initiative engagement. Siemens has just entered into more than ten agreements with Chinese partners to explore opportunities from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). How are the deals going? Cedrik Neike BRI is all about infrastructure and bridge building. It is about bridges connecting societies, economies, and cultures, but also about bridges between the physical infrastructure and … [Read more...] about Siemens takes the world on the “digital silk road”
Editorial: Windows Phone 8 looks good, but can it uproot those entrenched in other ecosystems?
At the tail end of Microsoft's marathon Windows Phone Summit keynote, the company's own Kevin Gallo said the following: "Everyone in the Windows ecosystem benefits." He was waxing poetic about the myriad new features coming to the outfit's latest and greatest mobile operating system, and nothing about his quote was incorrect. Developers will adore the shared codebase. Users will adore the new additions to the software framework. Carriers probably won't shun the opportunity to push yet another platform this holiday season. But the one word in there that sticks out most to me is this: "Windows." I've been wrestling with the ecosystem issue for some time, but the gravity of it has never been so evident. Starting in 2008, one could argue that it stopped being purely about hardware. Purely about design. Purely about software. Purely about partnerships. Particularly when it came to smartphones. Slate-style handsets were en vogue years ago, with design changing extremely little and … [Read more...] about Editorial: Windows Phone 8 looks good, but can it uproot those entrenched in other ecosystems?