Solving technical problems together

In the development trend of the domestic and international IoT market, the conference also proposed the establishment of the Vietnam IoT Association to gather businesses and organizations with the same industry and development goals. The Association will operate regularly to create an environment for IoT businesses to learn and develop together.

Viettel Telecom Deputy General Director Nguyen Trong Tinh spoke at the conference.

According to Mr. Nguyen Trong Tinh, Deputy General Director of Viettel Telecom, there are currently nearly 15 billion IoT connections in the world, meaning each person is connected to nearly 2 smart devices via the internet. However, in Vietnam, this number is still very low, only about 1/20 of the world average.

Regarding the story of telecommunications popularization in Vietnam, the IoT market also has similarities. Mr. Nguyen Trong Tinh said that 20 years ago when Viettel started entering the telecommunications market, the mobile connection density was only 5% of the population, after 8 years the density reached 100%. In the field of the Internet of Things (IoT), Vietnam is also 20 years behind the world. To achieve the same connection density per population as the world, Vietnam must make more efforts. However, Viettel Telecom's leaders still believe that the field of the Internet of Things (IoT) will also be able to develop strongly in the future, when businesses and telecommunications - information technology units work together to solve technical infrastructure problems and cooperate to develop this market.

“To do this, Viettel cannot go it alone but needs the companionship and cooperation of all technology enterprises, especially in areas such as developing solutions and supplying products to the market,” Mr. Nguyen Trong Tinh added.

Experts and delegates shared at the discussion.

Regarding the fact that IoT infrastructure has not really developed in Vietnam, Mr. Le Ngoc Quy, Director of IoT Center, Viettel High Tech, said that the problem here is market dynamics. Vietnamese enterprises want a specific figure on the value of IoT, but this technology is too new, there is no data to measure its effectiveness, so it is difficult to convince investors. The cost of operating personnel is also something that makes many enterprises think. These are also the reasons why IoT infrastructure has not really developed in Vietnam.

Lack of high quality human resources

According to Master Nguyen Minh Thi, IoT Architect (Viettel Network), technological barriers are still the main problem. Many businesses and units have realized the benefits of IoT, but when implementing it, they encounter many difficulties. “If we can share IoT knowledge within the business community, we will help them reduce a lot of costs in terms of human resources, materials, and time. This can only be solved when Vietnamese digital technology businesses work together,” Master Nguyen Minh Thi emphasized.

Regarding the training of high-quality human resources in the field of IoT, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Duc Minh, Faculty of Electronics, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, said that we are lacking chief engineers who can analyze the business side for business owners so that they understand the benefits of applying IoT.

Viettel and its partners organized the exhibition of many new IoT products and application technologies at the conference.

“We have both a surplus and a shortage of human resources for IoT development. The number of students trained in electronics is only a few hundred each year, and businesses have difficulty absorbing all of them. However, we lack people who understand the system to be able to develop and test products from start to finish, and bring them to market. In other words, Vietnam lacks senior personnel for IoT development,” Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Duc Minh added.

According to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Duc Minh, to solve the problem of high-level human resources in IoT, Hanoi University of Science and Technology is looking for ways to bring students closer to business operations to gain more practical perspectives, instead of just learning theory at school.

“The IoT sector will be a source of inspiration for business ideas for start-ups, as well as an opportunity for growth, opening up new sources of revenue in the future for all businesses. Viettel is committed to supporting businesses in deploying and operating IoT projects, from solution design to technical support and after-sales services. Viettel understands that the success of businesses is the common success of the whole community,” Mr. Nguyen Trong Tinh emphasized, hoping that with a deep understanding of the IoT industry and the support of a team of experienced experts, Viettel can provide comprehensive and customized IoT solutions to meet the diverse needs of businesses.

Within the framework of the conference, Viettel and its partners also organized the exhibition of many new IoT products and technologies such as VHealth health monitoring devices, smart home solutions with HomeCamera AI - connected to Viettel Home application, wireless IoT sensor devices, smart electricity and water metering systems, CMP connection management platform...

At the workshop, speakers presented an overview of the Vietnamese IoT market, global IoT standards and trends; choosing IoT connection technology; security platforms and the entire process. Many hot issues were discussed such as: Where to train and staff IoT and how to optimize technical infrastructure to achieve the highest quality? Solving IoT business problems; SmartHome from a "Made in Vietnam" oriented enterprise, IoT business secrets from experience in developing 1 billion connections...

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