$250 mln data center to be built in HCM City
The center providing AI development and data services.
The AI market in Vietnam reached a value of $547.1 million in 2023 and is projected to surge to $2.06 billion by 2032.
The conference featured presentations from experts in AI and IoT from seven countries: France, the UK, Germany, the US, Canada, China, and Vietnam
Vietnam targets to become one among leading countries in blockchain development.
The city aims to be one of the top five localities in terms of e-government by 2025, with the digital economy accounting for 25% of its GRDP.
Total land area for expanding project is 28,573 sq.m and located in Thuan Phuoc Ward, Hai Chau District.
The event, themed "Digital Technology - A New Growth Driver for HCM City", scheduled to open on October 22-23.
Vietnam has made significant strides in digital transformation, with nearly 80% of the population connected to the internet by 2024.
The city targets to increase the usage of digital platforms by SMEs to a minimum of 60% by 2025.
Viettel group becoming the first mobile operator to officially provide this service in the country.
The network no longer works from October 16 under a decision from the Ministry of Information and Communications.
The coverage of 5G mobile network expected to reach 99% of the population by 2030 under the national digital infrastructure strategy.
Vietnam’s business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce exports reaching $3.5 billion in 2023.
At an event marking National Digital Transformation Day 2024 held on October 12, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highlights three digital strategic breakthroughs.
One of the highlights of the draft Law on Digital Technology Industry is the addition of content on the semiconductor industry and artificial intelligence (AI).
Seven cooperation agreements were signed on the sidelines of the forum.