Pioneering in creating digital government, digital society and digital economy

On February 1, in Hanoi, President Vo Van Thuong visited and worked at the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel).

President Vo Van Thuong visits and inspects Viettel's high-tech industrial products. Photo: VNA

In 2023, Viettel's revenue will reach over VND 172,000 billion, up 5.4%; contributing nearly VND 39,000 billion to the state budget. Viettel has invested in 10 markets in 3 continents; accompanied the Government in implementing the National Digital Transformation Program. Viettel is the core in building Vietnam's high-tech defense industry complex; mastering telecommunications network infrastructure equipment on all 4 network layers to help ensure information safety and security. Viettel has produced a 5G product ecosystem and successfully tested it on the network, ready for commercialization in 2024, putting Vietnam in the group of the first 5 countries to master 5G technology. Viettel has also researched and produced more than 50 types of products in 10 high-tech weapons and equipment industries according to the most modern C5ISR combat model in the world. These products not only ensure safety but also help save the state budget tens of thousands of billions of dong.

At the meeting, President Vo Van Thuong assessed that Viettel is truly the country's leading economic group, a model of a state-owned enterprise operating under market mechanisms, doing business creatively and effectively, and pioneering in various fields, especially telecommunications, information technology and high-tech defense industry. Viettel has become the most valuable telecommunications brand in Vietnam and number 1 in Southeast Asia, number 9 in Asia; playing an active role and being a factor in the telecommunications boom in Vietnam, contributing to the formation of Vietnam's electronics industry, mastering the 5G field and moving towards 6G. "We must maintain our offensive spirit, be ready to receive and excellently complete assigned tasks in the spirit of thoroughly understanding the economic viewpoint combined with ensuring national defense and security," the President emphasized.

In addition to economic tasks, President Vo Van Thuong suggested that Viettel focus on contributing to the country's foreign affairs activities. Continue to maintain its pioneering role in creating digital government, digital society and digital economy; research and manufacture telecommunications equipment, focusing on telecommunications network equipment; develop tools and solutions to ensure network security and cyber operations, focusing on protecting information safety and security in cyberspace, contributing to maintaining political security and social order and safety, including the issue of maintaining national sovereignty in cyberspace. Continue to promote overseas investment in telecommunications as well as provide export services to the world, contributing to promoting the country and people of Vietnam as dynamic and creative, with advanced science and technology in a number of fields.

TRAN BINH

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