On January 30, 2024, the Ministry of Information and Communications held a meeting with typical enterprises in the information and communications industry, including Viettel, VNPT, CMC, FPT, Misa, Giao hang tiet kiem, VNPost, RikkeiSoft, VMO, MK Group, Sconnect, ECqurity ... and press agencies: Voice of Vietnam , Vietnam Television, Nhan Dan Newspaper, VnExpress Newspaper, Vinh Long Television, VietNamNet Newspaper, National Political Publishing House - Truth.
Postal and telecommunications connections to every corner
Sharing his thoughts and new cooperation ideas in 2024, Chairman of Giao Hang Tiet Kiem Pham Hong Quan said: 10 years ago, due to the lack of widespread high-speed Internet connections, the quality of postal services was not guaranteed. But now, 3G and 4G waves are everywhere, so many people can participate in the supply chain. This has promoted strong development of postal services.
“Applying technology to solve multiple calculations at the same time and combining it with flexibility to solve small problems, these are two factors that make up smart postal services. We can bring tools to every citizen and create the power of millions of households that can participate in the postal service chain. Giao Hang Tiet Kiem currently has 30,000 employees, including 500 technology engineers, and has achieved revenue of nearly 9,000 billion VND,” said Mr. Quan.
From the perspective of cooperation, Mr. Nguyen Truong Giang, Head of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Post Corporation (VNPost) mentioned improving cooperation between postal enterprises to solve the problem of competition by reducing prices. Mr. Giang said that cooperation is a "problem" for Vietnamese enterprises.
Minister Nguyen Manh Hung commented that Giao Hang Tiet Kiem is a testament to the success of combining technology with flexibility - the strength of Vietnamese people - to create capable and valuable businesses. The Minister also said that connecting and promoting cooperation between businesses in the IT&T industry is the responsibility and task of the Ministry and the Ministry of Information and Communications always focuses on this issue.
Support businesses to overcome difficulties
Also at the meeting, Mr. Tao Duc Thang, Chairman of Viettel, said that 2023 was a year with many difficulties, but Viettel still achieved a revenue increase of approximately 10%, nearly 180,000 billion VND, and a profit of 51,000 billion VND. In 2023, Viettel put into operation a virtual assistant platform serving civil servants and public employees.
Commenting on the support for businesses by the Ministry of Information and Communications, Mr. Tao Duc Thang affirmed: “In 2023, the Ministry of Information and Communications has put forward a strategy and legal corridor to promote business development. Businesses have participated in building legal corridors such as the Telecommunications Law... The Ministry of Information and Communications has paid attention to difficulties and has taken measures to remove them for businesses”...
Sharing at the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Trung Chinh, Chairman of CMC, proposed that the Ministry of Information and Communications should soon develop policies to approach the AI industry. CMC will invest heavily in AI, data centers and will go abroad more. Mr. Chinh also affirmed that the most difficult things lie in 2023, 2024 is the year for Vietnamese ICT enterprises to take off.
Mr. Vuong Quang Khai, Deputy General Director of VNG, affirmed that this unit has made a breakthrough in AI and highly appreciated the support of the Ministry of Information and Communications for businesses. To do AI, VNG had to invest millions of USD to buy computers with large processing capacity, but could not buy the machines due to the impact of the chip war. "VNG proposed the Ministry of Information and Communications for support and the Ministry worked with bilateral partners to help VNG buy the equipment" - Mr. Khai informed.
Mr. Nguyen Dang Phuong, Chairman of E Cqurity Company - a company specializing in providing security services and solutions, focusing on attacks and active defense of critical infrastructures, currently with offices in Thailand, Singapore, and the US - said that Vietnam has strengths in cyber security. E Cqurity returned to Vietnam because it wanted to create an environment for young people to gain exposure to the international environment.
Sharing with the Chairman of E Cqurity Company, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung emphasized that if Vietnam wants to prosper, it must prosper in cyberspace. Protecting safety in cyberspace is protecting prosperity. Vietnam has the opportunity to become a cyber security powerhouse. Cyber security companies operating in Vietnam must think of a global scale. The Ministry of Information and Communications will support Vietnamese cyber security companies to go global.
Mr. To Dung Thai, Chairman of VNPT introduced and expressed his desire to create an agricultural platform to help more than 70 million Vietnamese people living in rural areas. This platform is being deployed by VNPT, connecting the cycle from planting, caring, tracing the origin, and consuming products.
Responding to the above idea, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung said that farmers can only escape poverty when they have a brand for their gardens and fruits. Therefore, VNPT's origin problem will help farmers have their own brand. The Ministry of Information and Communications commits to accompany businesses.
RikkeiSoft representative shared: “Going out into the world” encountered difficulties, RikkeiSoft was supported, consulted, and introduced to customers by Viettel and the Ministry of Information and Communications. Such solidarity helped the company feel confident when going into foreign markets. Last year, there were many difficulties, but the company was still determined to set up an office in the US and achieved good results. And, “although 2023 has many difficulties, the company is still determined to set up an office in the US and has achieved good results”.
At the conference, Mr. Nguyen Trong Khang, Chairman of MK, said that MK has deployed the production of chip-based citizen identification cards, AI cameras... In the next 3 years, MK will strive to export 60% of AI cameras abroad with sales of about 100 million USD.
In the near future, MK will enter the defense industry. MK sees opportunities in this field and wishes to cooperate with businesses like Viettel for mutual development.
Press and tech companies need to cooperate
Sharing at the meeting, Mr. Le Thanh Long, Director of Vinh Long Television Station, also agreed with VNPost's view that when Vietnamese businesses are not united, it will be a risk. Therefore, he hopes that the leaders of the Ministry of Information and Communications will discuss cooperation to avoid fierce competition between television stations.
Mr. Long mentioned the story that in the past year, many Vietnamese delegations went to promote foreign trade, but did not promote the cultural industry. With the spirit of "having to overcome the inferiority complex of unattractive content to go abroad", in the near future, Vinh Long Television will cooperate with India to promote cultural trade.
Mr. Pham Hieu, Editor-in-Chief of VnExpress newspaper, expressed his desire to promote cooperation between the press and telecommunications businesses to jointly exploit user data, because without cooperation, it would be difficult to reduce the dominance of cross-border social networking platforms.
Mr. Do Thanh Hai, Deputy General Director of Vietnam Television (VTV), said that Vietnamese prime-time films are attracting audiences. The reason for this is that in 2015, VTV changed its strategy to return to production, holding original content for the long term. In addition, VTV invested in equipment, resources and changed business policies with partners to exploit changes effectively.
“VTV is a public service unit but must produce good content – that is the mission of a press agency. VTV focuses on content so that the network can transmit and broadcast it. VTV wants businesses to work together to build a platform to be able to distribute content in the digital space.”
Regarding the issues raised by the press agencies, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung emphasized: In cyberspace, there must be some digital platforms with infrastructure, the State must play a role in promoting this. The Minister also directed technology enterprises to coordinate with VTV and VOV to build a method of cooperation between the parties.
Sharing about his business, Mr. Ta Manh Hoang, Chairman of Sconnect, said that the company's business model is to create cartoon characters. Currently, Sconnect has 13 cartoon characters that are among the top favorites of children in the world. However, bringing products abroad is also full of difficulties, such as encountering legal problems in the international market.
Representing the publishing sector, Mr. Vu Trong Lam, Editor-in-Chief of the National Political Publishing House - Truth, said that on average, 2 books are published every day, but they are struggling to apply technology to their operations. Many technology companies have introduced solutions but have not met the demand. He hopes that the recent cooperation program between the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Publishing House on digital transformation is an opportunity for the Publishing House to solve this problem.
Businesses that want to grow must have big dreams.
Speaking at the conference, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung said that Vietnamese enterprises have not yet promoted cooperation with each other because they do not have a big enough problem to cooperate with. Enterprises must have big dreams and big problems to cooperate with each other to develop the country.
“The country is grateful to businesses for creating wealth, jobs, making the country prosperous, making the country famous, and producing weapons to protect the Fatherland. A business with thousands of people and a value of hundreds of millions of dollars is no longer yours. Doing business then is no longer for yourself. The responsibility to society, to the community, to the country will be much greater,” said the Minister.
“Enterprises must carry the national and ethnic mission. They must have big dreams. They must be rich and use that wealth to solve the country's big problems, help the country grow strong, prosper, and especially, master the most modern technologies to manufacture weapons, manufacture "magic crossbows" to protect the Fatherland. A prosperous country that cannot protect itself is built on sand" - the Minister advised businesses.
Minister Nguyen Manh Hung thanked the businesses for their contributions, sent his best wishes to them, and hoped that they would always be aware of their mission, receive new energy, overcome difficulties and challenges, and succeed.
The Minister also affirmed that the development of the information and communication industry is primarily due to businesses and units in the industry, the dedication of leaders, the exploration of new lands, and the acceptance of risks.
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