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One such anecdote goes like this: Getting anything accomplished on the web is about as convenient as using a mobile phone tethered to a desk.

In his speech before launching the ZANTEL's 3G-high speed internet wireless broad band services in the Island, Dr Shein emphasized that growth of technology should mean development.

"As we move from analogy to digital technology, use of mobile phones and internet should ease communication, search for information for students, share ideas and drive us to be innovative," said Shein. He said the history of telecommunication in Zanzibar, from 1880 when the wireless and cable were first installed in the islands is broad, "but Zanzibar is proud to be the first country in the region to have improved communication network."

While presenting the research findings of 2011 information economic report yesterday at Makerere University, he said that the research finding reflect frequent absence of ICT dimension from Private Sector development strategies.

This in turn hinders the sector’s competitiveness, Ndiwalana noted. He added that there is need for government to create environments for greater ICT adoption for private sector development.

The Catapult centre will act as a "hub for the best innovations in the digital sector," and will conduct research into sustainability, consumerisation and the impact that new technologies are having on existing platforms, according to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).

“Today, America’s wireless industry continues to grow based on consumer demand that’s at an all-time high, and the staggering growth of mobile broadband traffic has created an explosion in new services, new devices, content and applications,” former Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell told the symposium.

Similarly, Google employs only 30,000 workers and even a heavyweight software employer like Microsoft has only 90,000 employees. Compare the employee numbers at Apple or Google or other symbols of the "new economy" to the massive employment numbers by corporate leaders of yesteryear like General Motors or U.S. Steel and you get an inkling of why our economy is having so much trouble generating jobs.

Public sector digitisation initiatives alone will have US$63 million, while US$19.7 million will go into education digitisation initiatives.

The Ministry for Information Technologies and Communications of Uzbekistan and Ministry of Public Administration and Security of South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding on establishment of the bilateral group of experts for cooperation in e-government and digital economy.

The document was signed by Minister for Information Technologies and Communications Shukhrat Sadikov and Minister of Public Administration and Security Chin Young.

Việt Nam could enjoy an additional US$162 billion to GDP in the next 20 years if the country succeeds in its digital transformation, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vũ Đại Thắng.

Thắng was referring to research conducted by Australia’s Data 61 at a conference held in Hà Nội on Thursday, saying the digital economy had been rapidly growing and was having an impact on socio-economic life around the world.

The vigorous growth of the internet and technology in Vietnam is expected to provide a platform to support the development of a digital economy.

CMC Corporation’s chair Nguyen Trung Chinh said that a digital economy involves all sectors of the economy based on the internet and internet protocol platforms.

Chinh said the implementation of a policy on a digital economy can help ASEAN countries increase their GDP by $1 trillion in the next 10 years.

Vietnam plans to become leading digital economy in Asean by 2030

Vietnam aims to become the leading digital country and economy in the Asean region by 2030 and allow testing of new technologies in the digital economy.

This is one of the proposals in a draft project on national digital transformation by Vietnam’s Authority of Information Technology Application (AITA) under its Ministry of Information and Communications.

Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung and the UK’s Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Chris Philp signed a Letter of Intent on cooperation in digital economy and digital transformation on November 1 (London time).

The two officials shared strategic orientations, national programmes and projects on the development of the digital economy and digital society of each country, as well as initiatives and policies in support of digital economic development.

The digital economy in Vietnam accounts for about 8.2% of GDP. The development potential of the Internet and digital economy components is still quite large.

Unleashing this resource will contribute to socio-economic growth and improve national competitiveness.

Vietnam’s digital economy will likely reach US$52 billion in value by 2025, according to the e-Conomy SEA 2019 report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.

With the gross merchandise value (GMV) of its internet economy accounting for over 5% of the country's GDP in 2019, Vietnam is emerging as the most digital of all economies in the region, the report said.

Blockchain technology will play an important role in building the digital economy and the fourth industrial revolution. The Vietnam E-commece and Information Technology Agency (VECITA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Viet Nam E-commerce Association (VECOM) co-organised the Vietnam Blockchain Summit 2018 in Hanoi on Friday.

Up to 10 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP) will be saved by blockchain technology by 2025, it was heard at the summit.

HCM City plans to speed up digital transformation to achieve its goals of becoming a digital government and smart city this year.

City leaders have pointed out three major areas of focus: governing the city in the new situation (after the pandemic), building databases and linking all databases related to governance and reforming governance and finding new driving forces for future growth.

Ho Chi Minh City has identified promoting all-round digital transformation as one of the important tasks to recover and develop the local economy this year.

The city’s digital transformation programme, issued in July 2020, sets a target that the digital economy will make up 25 percent of its gross regional domestic product (GRDP) by 2025 and 40 percent by 2030. It gives priority to 10 sectors, namely health care, education, transport, finance - banking, tourism, agriculture, logistics, environment, energy, and human resources training.

The biggest event of the Vietnam information and communication industry this year attracted not only operators in this field, but also many officials and experts from other sectors. They came here to search for information, solutions and to get a better understanding of the ability to improve competitiveness for all sectors and all areas by information technology.

Driven by strong performance in 2021 from digital transformation, Vietnamese technology giants are betting on strong investment on the back of strong policy support to gain higher growth in 2022.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) last week discussed the amendments to the Law on Telecommunications and the building of the Law on Digital Technology Industry in a move to further accelerate national digital transformation.

Fifty cities were analysed across a variety of metrics, including their sustainability ranking, pollution score, air quality and number of B corporations.

Vienna, recently ranked the most liveable city, has also been crowned top for eco-conscious business with high levels of sustainable development, extensive cycle routes and an air quality index score of 84.6.

Stockholm, Copenhagen, Edinburgh and Munich round out the top five cities in the ranking.