Representatives of FPT and Homa Techs sign the strategic agreement. — Photo businesswire.com Vietnamese IT firm FPT Corporation and global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) networking Homa Techs Inc on Thursday signed a strategic agreement to bring smart solutions to houses and buildings. An FPT representative said the deal sets forward a long-term investment with a three-year roadmap with millions of dollars. Specific figures will be announced later. The representative said FPT is pursing the investment because smart homes have great potential but have not yet taken off in Viet Nam. “FPT sees great value in Homa’s smart home technologies and solutions," FPT’s general director Nguyen Van Khoa said on the news site Business Wire. "With a network of partners and clients spanning 45 countries and territories, we are excited to work with Homa to bring this family of products to millions of residents and help to accelerate the development of smart buildings and … [Read more...] about FPT enters smart home field
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Vietnam plays with the big boys on software outsourcing
This growth is particularly impressive given that Vietnam’s software firms are relatively young compared to those in China and India, but they have caught up rapidly and joined the list of leading software exporters. Information technology (IT) companies are focusing on software development. Some companies have built campus-style workplaces, such as FPT Corporation with three campuses in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam enjoys a comparative advantage in the field of software development in terms of abundant human resources and low labor costs. In addition, the state has promulgated policies to support the development of software companies, such as income tax exemption for four years, incentives in personal income tax for software developers and value added tax (VAT) for software products. In the last three years, a wave of shifting software outsourcing services from the two big centers of the world, China and India, to ASEAN countries has helped Vietnam’s … [Read more...] about Vietnam plays with the big boys on software outsourcing
PM attends inauguration of FPT University-Software Park in Can Tho
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc plants a tree at the complex (Source: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 10 attended the inauguration of the FPT University and Software Park Complex (first phase) in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho. Covering an area of 17 hectares, the complex was built at a cost of 2 trillion VND (around 88 million USD). As the fourth complex of the FPT Corporation in the country, it is expected to train 25,000 students within the next 10 years and create thousands of new jobs in the fields of software, IT services, tourism and hi-tech agriculture. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, PM Phuc highly evaluated the FPT Corporation’s strategy on human resource development, including the model of FPT University which has attracted a large number of domestic and foreign students. The government has paid due attention to digital human resources to serve the building of an e-government, towards a digital economy and a … [Read more...] about PM attends inauguration of FPT University-Software Park in Can Tho
Vietnam urged to reduce trade deficit in services
(VEN) - Economists say Vietnam has the potential to increase its service export value and decrease the trade deficit in services with foreign partners. Logistics services are a major Vietnamese import High trade deficit The Ministry of Industry and Trade says that while it has the potential to increase tourism, labor and transport services, as well as software exports, Vietnam has suffered a trade deficit in these fields for many years. Data by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) show that Vietnamese businesses exported services worth an estimated US$3.9 billion in the first quarter of 2018, up 18.2 percent from the same time last year. Tourism services yielded US$2.8 billion (up 23.3 percent) and transport services brought in US$700 million (up 8.5 percent). Service imports reached an estimated US$4.3 billion during the same period, up 7.8 percent from the same time last year, with transport service imports reaching US$2 billion (up 11.1 percent) and tourism … [Read more...] about Vietnam urged to reduce trade deficit in services
FPT Software recognised as AWS’ Premier Consulting Partner
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — FPT Software was officially awarded the title of Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) premier consulting partner at the AWS Partner Summit in Singapore. With this recognition, FPT Software has become the first ASEAN headquartered AWS’ Consulting Partner to be accorded the highest tier of the partnership. “We are proud to be recognised as AWS’ Premier Consulting Partner,” said Phạm Minh Tuấn, CEO of FPT Software. “Achieving this status is a milestone for FPT Software, an acknowledgment of our dedicated and effortless work with AWS to enhance our competency and foster technology innovation to create more value for FPT Software’s customers, accelerate their cloud adoption journey and maximise their AWS investment,” he said. Prior to this status, FPT Software had earned several recognitions, including AWS’ Technology Partner of the Year in 2017. It was among AWS’ partners to achieve … [Read more...] about FPT Software recognised as AWS’ Premier Consulting Partner