Vietnam, Japan to step up IT cooperation

(VNF) – Some 300 Vietnamese and Japanese delegates are participating in the 11th Japan Information and Communications Technology Day (Japan ICT Day 2017) in Ho Chi Minh city from October 26-28.

Under the theme of "Digital Transformation: The New Era for Vietnam-Japan IT Cooperation," the Japan ICT Day 2017 covers the development of high quality human resources for Vietnam - Japan in new technologies; and digital transformation, as a new era for Vietnam - Japan ICT cooperation.

Delegates at the event (source: VNmedia)

Trade promotion activities will also be organized in order to give direct support to the two countries’ businesses in introducing their products and services; and seeking cooperation opportunities.

Also within the framework of Japan ICT Day 2017, the VJC signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Okinawa Business Association for Digital Contents. The MoU is expected to promote business cooperation between the two countries in the field of digital content - a field in which both Vietnam and Japan have had strong development over many years but not in a cooperative manner as of yet.

According to report of the Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2016, currently, Japan is lacking over 100,000 IT engineers on average, by 2020 the figure is estimated to be at over 230,000, and by 2030 around 590,000 employees.

Meanwhile, the number of Vietnamese IT engineers working in the IT sector in Japan only accounts for 4% of foreign engineers, following China (53%) and the Republic of Korea (15%); however, the growth rate of the number of Vietnamese IT engineers in the country has grown at 258%, the highest among the Japanese partners./.

( VNF )