Central Da Nang city has maintained its leading position in terms of readiness for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) development and application, topping the Vietnam ICT Index rankings for another year in 2023.

This was the 14th consecutive year the city secured the first place in the ratings of Vietnam’s 63 cities and provinces, according to a report of the Vietnam Association for Information Processing (VAIP) and the Ministry of Information and Communications’ Department of Information Technology.

Da Nang received a total score of 0.9655, followed by the Mekong Delta’s Can Tho city and northern Quang Ninh province.

Launched in Vietnam in 2005 and based on UN criteria, the Vietnam ICT Index assesses technical infrastructure, human resources infrastructure, IT application, online public service delivery, and the IT industry in cities and provinces.

It has secured a prestigious reputation over the years and serves as a foundation for the Ministry of Information and Communications and local authorities to adopt suitable policies to develop the ICT sector and the IT industry nationwide.