Software advice council debuts

A council on Viet Nam software development policy consultation made its debut on Wednesday in Ha Noi, according to the Viet Nam Software Association (Vinasa).

The council was established by Vinasa, and it boasts 21 members from Viet Nam’s leading software enterprises, as well as representatives from information technology training establishments and research institutes.

The council would not only have roles in building strategies and policies for the development of Viet Nam’s software industry, it would also research and make recommendations for Vinasa leaders on policies and strategies for software development and the information technology sector, said Nguyen Minh Hong, deputy minister of Ministry of Information and Communications.

The same day, the council organised a seminar themed “Policies to develop Viet Nam’s software industry”, with the participation of more than 100 enterprises nationwide.

The delegates discussed the software market, software encouragement policies and information technology labour forces at the seminar.

Bui Manh Hai, chairman of the software development policy consulting council, said that the problems discussed at the seminar would be researched by the council to build up a strong software industry.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Information and Communications, despite the global economic recession, the country’s software industry had reached a growth rate of 30 per cent in 2009, with nearly US$900 million in revenues.

Sao Khue awards

Meanwhile, on the same day, 47 outstanding individuals and organisations from the Information and Technology (IT) sector were presented with Sao Khue Awards in Ha Noi.

Initiated by Vinasa in 2003, the Sao Khue Awards are designed to honour organisations and individuals that make great contributions to the development of the IT and software industries in Viet Nam.

This year, the only individual to win an award was Vu Duc Dam, Chairman of Quang Ninh’s provincial People’s Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee.

Thie three awards for software and IT applications went to the Viet Nam Industrial and Commercial Bank (VietinBank), the Lien Viet Bank and the Information Centre from the National Administration of Exercise and Sports.

Sai Gon Securities Inc. was honoured as best enterprise at using legal software. — VNS

Tags: Vietnam ICT, Vietnam IT, Vietnam software market