Topic: Communications

A plan to implement the information and communications infrastructure master planning for 2021-2030 was approved under Prime Ministerial Decision No.805/QS-TTg.

FPT Retail becomes the sixth virtual network operator in Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has directed ministries, branches, and localities to work closely with the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) to speed up the promulgation of an open data list, to organize the development of plans, and to implement open data disclosure. According to the Ministry, open data is now attracting attention in many countries and territories.

Figures from the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) show that, in September, Vietnam saw a total of 265 million new downloads of mobile apps, ranking it tenth-highest in the world after India, the US, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Russia, Mexico, Pakistan, and Turkey. The number of new downloads in Vietnam is mainly video games, such as entertainment, action, intelligence, puzzles, adventure, and so on.

According to the GSMA’s Digital Society Index released in August, Vietnam ranks seventh among countries in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of digital society, after Australia, South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, and Malaysia. It also ranked fifth in terms of digital commerce pillars and seventh in terms of digital lifestyles. The Ministry of Information and Communications has said that the total number of users on Vietnamese digital platforms reached over 494 million in August, an increase of 23.56 per cent year-on-year.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has said that all ministries, agencies, and localities have now established steering committees on digital transformation. Forty-nine of Vietnam’s 63 cities and provinces have built more than 42,000 community digital technology groups to help people with the process.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) introduced three platforms for State management at a conference on September 13: virtual assistants for information and communications (kiki@gov.vn); an overall governance platform; and a portal on the application of information technology in investment projects. Upon completion, the platforms are expected to be widely applied in ministries, sectors, and localities around the country. Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung asked that these platforms be approached closely and bring value.

On September 10, at a ceremony recognizing Vietnam’s Top 10 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies in 2022, the Vietnam Software and Information Technology Services Association (VINASA) established an information technology business club of members in the sector earning revenue of more than VND1 trillion ($42.6 million). The club will aim to accompany the government in resolving major problems facing the country, and lead the development of the industry and support for digital enterprises.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) has licensed four mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) in Vietnam, with the number of subscribers accounting for about 1.2 per cent of the telecommunications market. The MVNO market in the country is forecast to account for 10-15 per cent of the telecommunications market, or 15-20 million subscribers.