NDO/VNA - The Vietnam Venture Summit 2020, the second event of its kind, got underway in Hanoi on November 25, providing a dialogue platform between the Vietnamese Government and major international venture funds. 

NDO – The Vietnam IT Software and Services Association (VINASA) held a ceremony on November 24, to announce and award 54 Smart City Awards 2020 to businesses, organisations and units. 

NDO – The development of a smart city is the implementation of digital transformation for a city with three major elementsincluding digital government, digital economy and digital society. 

NDO – The 2020 fest for innovative start-ups (Techfest) in the Southeast region was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on November 24 with the theme ‘Improving the recovery of the start-up ecosystem in the state of the new normal’. 

NDO – The Vietnam Public Health Portal was officially launched by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on November 20, aimed at facilitating liaising with services provided by the health sector. 

NDO - The Ministry of Information and Communications held an event on November 20 to introduce Base.vn, a corporate management platform developed by Vietnamese company Base Enterprise. 

NDO - A workshop and exhibition took place on November 18 in Ho Chi Minh City to showcase a wide range of technology products made by Vietnamese companies as part of the national digital transformation drive. 

NDO – The 38th conference of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (CAFEO38) is taking place in Hanoi from November 18 to 26 under the theme “Fostering initiatives and actions by AFEO to build a sustainable and prosperous ASEAN Community”. 

NDO - Telecoms service provider VNPT is planning to begin its trials of 5G, the next generation wireless technology, in the pedestrian zone around Hoan Kiem Lake in central Hanoi early next month. 

NDO – Despite having to fight against COVID-19, the Ministry of Health is determined to promote administrative reform, IT application and digital transformation in the sector, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long has affirmed. 

NDO - The Ministry of Finance remains at the top among government ministries in the rankings of information technology application in 2019, according to a report released on November 11. 

NDO - The 2020 edition of the Vietnam Security Summit opened in Hanoi on November 10 under the auspices of the Central Economic Commission and the Ministry of Information and Communications. 

NDO - A conference was held on November 6 to introduce Map4D, a mapping platform created by Vietnamese engineers which is expected to play a role in expediting Vietnam’s digital transformation. 

NDO – Innovation is becoming an urgent requirement for the media in the context of the digital transformation that is taking place strongly across all aspects of today’s society.