By 2025, the Ministry of Information and Communications expected Vietnam to have 80,000 digital tech firms, meeting at least 50% of digital tech and services from state agencies. Vietnam aims for the digital technology industry to lead the implementation of Industry 4.0 in the country, with revenue growth 2.5 times higher than the overall GDP expansion rate. ICT to help Vietnam realize the digitalization process. File photo The target was revealed in the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)’s directive for information and communication technology (ICT) development in 2023 and the 2024-2025 period. "Digital technology focused on design, creation, and manufacturing in Vietnam is the main industrial sector driving the nation's industrialization and modernization, contributing to greater digitalization capability and shaping a digital country," the MIC stated. Under the plan, the ministry expected revenue from the ICT sector would hit US$165 … [Read more...] about Digital technology to spearhead Vietnam’s drive for Industry 4.0
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General Staff reviews task performance in January 2023
The conference was attended by Deputy Chiefs of the General Staff Senior Lieutenant General Huynh Chien Thang, Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia, and Major General Pham Truong Son. In the previous month, the General Staff directed its affiliated units to strictly maintain combat readiness, grasp local situations and address arising issues, contributing to firmly protecting national sovereignty. They also closely worked with relevant forces; observed all directives of of the Secretariat, the Prime Minister and the Directive of the Minister of National Defense on combat readiness and well organized activities in celebration of the lunar New Year 2023 (Tet) with absolute safety. During the Tet holiday, the General Staff extended greetings and inspected combat readiness in some military units, made good preparation for training work in 2023, mobilized troops in response to natural disasters and search and … [Read more...] about General Staff reviews task performance in January 2023
AI trend ChatGPT taking over Vietnam
Luan provides the service to strangers for a small fee, and to friends for free. The artificial intelligence (AI) app chats with users as though it were a human being with the ability to apply encyclopedic knowledge in a variety of ways. More than one million people around the globe signed up for the app during the first week of its release in early December of last year. The AI-based chatbot became highly sought-after in Vietnam shortly thereafter. Luan said he received about 300 requests to create accounts with the chatbot in December. By mid-January, ChatGPT had taken the world by storm and the number of global users had skyrocketed. ChatGPT had signed up 10 million subscribers across the world 40 days after its launch. According to Google Trends statistics over the past three days, "ChatGPT" and "OpenAI" (the U.S. startup that created ChatGPT) have been two of the most searched keywords in Vietnam. Luan said the number of account set up requests he received last … [Read more...] about AI trend ChatGPT taking over Vietnam