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HCMC ICT Awards honor 11 winners

The winners were selected from 40 businesses and three individuals who made significant contributions last year to Vietnam’s ICT advancement, the Awards Panel said.

Dr. Nguyen Trong, head of ISPACE vocational college, won the sole “individual” award, making him the first HCMC citizen to receive an honor of this nature.

Awards for companies were divided into five categories, with Quang Trung Software Park winning the category of “enterprise making the greatest contribution” to the city’s IT sector.

In the category of “exemplary software products and solutions,” four businesses were honored, including MISA Joint Stock Co. for its “MISA Mimosa.NET 2009;” Tinh Van Technologies JSC for its “Tinh Van I-Portal Solutions;” Vietnam Pyramid New Technology Corp. for its “Pythis-ERP  Business Administration System;” and Vietnam Data Communications Co. (VDC) for its “Public Internet Management System.”

Winners in the hardware category were FPT Elead Joint Stock Co. for its “Elead desktop computer,” and CMS for its “CMS desktop and laptop computer.”

Awards for “exemplary IT application” were given to Saigon Securities Inc. and Vietravel; while the “provider of exemplary added value” award went to VNG Corp. for its “Zing Me”, a social network.
 
HCMC Department of Information and Communications director Le Manh Ha (C) signs an agreement with representatives of the Military Scientific and Technology Institute and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Safeguarding High Command on applying advanced IT technology to safeguard the mausoleum (Photo: The Gioi Vi Tinh)

The ceremony was jointly organized by the HCMC People’s Committee, and the city Department of Information and Communications, with the attendance of People’s Committee standing deputy chairman Nguyen Thanh Tai, and deputy chairman of the People’s Council Huynh Thanh Lap.

Ahead of the event, the two agencies held a gathering for representatives of city-based IT businesses and organizations.

Speaking at the gathering, Nguyen Anh Tuan, deputy director of the Information and Communications Department, said local IT companies had made great strides last year, including the application of GIS software for management of transceiver stations of mobile messages and the introduction of a database center at Quang Trung Software Park.

Also during the event, the department signed a deal to transfer its digital signature application to Lam Dong Province.

In addition, it signed agreements with the Defense Ministry’s Military Scientific and Technology Institute and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Safeguarding High Command on cooperating to apply advanced IT equipment, including automated systems, for safeguarding the mausoleum.

Techmart Asean + 3, The biggest ever Fair for Technology and Equipment in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The biggest ever Fair for Technology and Equipment in Vietnam, Techmart ASEAN + 3, enjoyed a successful opening at Giang Vo Exhibition Centre, Hanoi.Top government officials were on hand to witness the impressive and profitable Techmart start as the proceedings got underway. Politburo member To Huy Rua, chief of the Party’s Propaganda and Education Committee, Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan, and Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong, all participated in the opening ceremony. Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan commented: “This Techmart, with the presence of eight ASEAN countries and Japan, China and South Korea, shows the great effort of the Ministry of Science and Technology in the process of international integration. On behalf of the Government, I praise them and the People’s Committees of Hanoi and HCM City for organising this event.” At the end of the opening ceremony, guests witnessed the signing of technology contracts believed to be worth millions of US dollars. Minister Hoang Van Phong said this Techmart offers an opportunity to bring foreign technology into Vietnam and vice versa as well as boosting further economic and technological cooperation between ASEAN and China, Japan and South Korea. Techmart is an annual event started in 2003 with the aim of promoting scientific and technological market in Viet Nam.  In 2003 businesses signed technological transfer contracts worth more than $64 million. Last year’s Techmart saw contracts exchanged worth over $76 million.

 Techmart 2009 has 600 stalls showcasing Vietnamese enterprises and 50 from ASEAN, South Korea, Japan and China.

  Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan delivers the opening speech.

 

The opening ceremony begins with music and dance

Source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2009/09/869317/ 

2,000 deals signed at Techmart Vietnam ASEAN+3

 

The Hanoi Times – Over 600 foreign and domestic enterprises from ASEAN countries, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) gathered in Hanoiparticipate in Techmart VietnamASEAN + 3 (Techmart 2009), the ever biggest scientific and technological event in Vietnam.

 

More than 2,000 technology-related deals worth more than VND1.7 trillion  were signed during the Techmart Vietnam ASEAN + 3 which took place in Hanoi from September 17-20, said the organisers. At the closing session o­n September 20, 114 golden cups were presented to technologies and equipment of high practicality.

Under the theme “Partnership for integration and sustainable growth,” 651 participants willdisplay over 2,990 products in 778 stalls, introducing technology and equipment used in all fields. Particularly, the Techmart will welcome products of such industries as food processing, renewable energy, new materials, IT and environment. 

This is o­ne of important events towards the 50th anniversary of Việt Nam’s science and technology industry and the millennium of Thag Long–Hanoi

The mart, co-organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Hanoi city People’s Committee and the ASEAN+3 Science and Technology Committee, drew the participation of 651 businesses, 51 of whom were foreign businesses from ASEAN member countries, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea.

It was also attended by forty-six local search institutions, 14 universities and colleges, plus 455 scientists and technologists and artisans.

More than 2,900 technologies and various types of equipment were put up for sale at the first event which involves 10 State-level scientific and technological programmes.

Techmart Vietnam ASEAN +3 made a significant contribution to speeding up the establishment and development of the technology market, strengthening the ties between researchers, producers and businesspeople, and promoting technological renewal in businesses, said the organizers.

Vietnam ICT Outlook – The 14th Exhibition on Vietnam Computer Electronics World Expo

Thu, 16/07/2009, 09:56 GMT+7

Vietnam ICT Outlook
The 14th Exhibition on Vietnam Computer Electronics World Expo

The annual conference on Vietnam ICT Outlook (VIO) and the 2009 International Exhibition “Vietnam Computer Electronics World Expo (VCW)” is co-organized by Hochiminh City Computer Association (HCA), International Data Group (IDG) and Vietcham Expo from the 15th to the 19th of July, 2009 at Saigon Exhibition and Conference Center (SECC) in Phu My Hung. This is the 14th year when this Vietnam largest ICT event is held in HCM City.

The Vietnam ICT Outlook 2009 Conference is held on the 15th of July, 2009 at Park Hyatt Hotel with the attendance of Central and Local leaders, policy-makers, business enterprises, researchers and journalists. This year’s Conference topic is “Locating the Software industry in the country development strategies” with keynotes by Ministry of Information and Communication, Hochiminh City Department of Information and Communication, HCM City Computer Association as well as international and national ICT experts.

Throughout the 13 times of successful organization, VCW is firmly becoming the most prestigious ICT event of the industry attracting international and national enterprises. After many years of successive widening in size, this year, VCW marks the turning point by moving its location to Saigon Exhibition and Conference Center (SECC). Located in crowded Phu My Hung new urban area, SECC is large in size with the most modern and synchronous infrastructure, satisfying the enterprises in their product display requirement and bringing the best services to visitors. Up to now, the Organizers have welcomed the attendance of 300 enterprises registering over 400 booth stands on the total 10,000 m2 of the Exhibition area.

This year, the Organizers have added the E-Sport zone into the exhibition with 3 main games: DotA (16 teams), Counter Strike (16 teams) and PES 2009 (64 players). The contests will take place throughout the show days, starting from the opening at 16th July, 2009. The awarding ceremony will be held on the 19th July, 2009.

To facilitate the visitors to Phu My Hung new urban area, during the past few months, the Organizers have made propaganda programs and instruct how to get to SECC from different inner-city and inter-city routes. In addition, visitors registering on the website www.vcw.com.vn will get free bus tickets on two lines 102 and 34. Particularly, during the exhibition days (16th — 19th, July, 2009) the Organization board will arrange shuttle buses to bring the visitors from some main streets and routes of the city, such as: Youth Cultural House, Nguyen Du Galaxy to SECC.

The Organizers will give 1,000 door gifts, each of which values 100,000VND to the first visitors. The lucky draw program is expected to be exciting with one motorbike each day along with thousands of different valuable IT products such as computers, printers, cameras, mobile phones, speakers, etc.

With these efforts, despite the difference of the new location, the Organization board believe that the number of visitors will remain as that of previous years.

There are many other products, product lines and technologies from other enterprises and corporations. With the aim of demand-stimulus, there will be attractive promotion programs to the visitors.

Source: http://www.phumyhung.com.vn/eng/ttcudan_detail.php?id=30