On August 4, in Sydney (Australia), the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam (MIC), the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) and the New South Wales Trade and Investment Commission in charge of the Vietnamese market co-organized the Vietnam-Australia Digital Forum 2023.
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| Mr. Nguyen Dang Thang, Consul General of Vietnam in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia, spoke at the Vietnam-Australia Digital Forum 2023 on August 4. (Source: VNA) |
Attending the forum, on the Vietnamese side, there were Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung, Consul General of Vietnam in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia Nguyen Dang Thang, a number of leaders of units under the Ministry of Information and Communications, representatives from the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel), the Academy of Posts and Telecommunications Technology (PTIT), Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), Mobifone Telecommunications Corporation (MOBIFONE), Vietnam Post Corporation (VNPost), Dien Quang Group Joint Stock Company, FPT Software Joint Stock Company (FPT Software), MISA Joint Stock Company, Luvina Software Joint Stock Company...
On the Australian side, there was Ms. Karla Lampe - CEO of the New South Wales Trade and Investment Agency under the New South Wales Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade (EIT), representatives of Western Sydney University, Canberra University, a number of educational institutions and businesses operating in the field of technology and digital transformation.
Speaking at the forum, Mr. Nguyen Dang Thang - Consul General of Vietnam in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia - said that developing a digital platform is a breakthrough solution to promote faster digital transformation, reduce costs and increase economic efficiency. At the same time, international cooperation is an important solution to implement digital transformation, especially promoting digital transformation in society, thereby creating momentum for the digital transformation process in government agencies.
The Consul General also assessed that Vietnam and Australia are facing new and two-way cooperation opportunities. Vietnam and Australia have a strong cooperative relationship and high political trust - this is an important key point for cooperation in the field of cyber security.
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| Ms. Karla Lampe, CEO of the New South Wales Trade and Investment Authority under the New South Wales Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade (EIT), spoke at the forum. (Source: VNA) |
Sharing the same view with Consul General Nguyen Dang Thang, Ms. Karla Lampe - Executive Director of the New South Wales Trade and International Investment Agency, under the New South Wales Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade (DEIT) - emphasized that Vietnam and Australia are maintaining a stronger partnership than ever, both from an economic perspective and in terms of relations between the two governments.
Both New South Wales and Vietnam have large technology companies and influential individuals in the media sector. Ms. Karla expressed her hope that the two countries can further promote their economic and trade relationship in the future, outlining ambitious digital transformation goals. Commenting that New South Wales is very suitable to cooperate with Vietnam in these goals, she hoped that the digital forum would help Australian businesses gain a deeper understanding of the digital space and cooperation opportunities with Vietnam.
At the forum, representatives of agencies, organizations, research institutions and businesses of the two countries presented papers, exchanged and discussed issues related to the fields of information and communication technology and digital technology to promote and develop the potential for cooperation in the field of technology, explore strengths, potential for cooperation as well as policy incentives and investment environment characteristics in Vietnam and Australia.
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| Signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTIT) and its Australian partner. (Source: VNA) |
At the end of the forum, delegates witnessed the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology and Australian partners, including Western Sydney University, Canberra University, SET Education, and the Association of Vietnamese Australian Scholars and Professionals (VASEA).
| According to Mr. Trieu Minh Long, Director of the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Information and Communications, in 2023, Vietnam and Australia will celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and trade and economic relations between the two countries are developing well. However, cooperation in digital technology and information technology between the two countries has not achieved as many results as expected. Therefore, during the visit of Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung to Australia, Vietnam coordinated with Australian partners to organize this program, with the aim of connecting and supporting businesses to directly exchange and establish cooperative relationships to develop and provide products and solutions of Vietnamese businesses to the Australian market. He assessed that the Australian market is a very potential market for Vietnamese digital technology businesses. |
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