Awards promotes digital transformation, innovation
Winners of the Vietnam Digital Awards 2023 (VDA 2023) were honoured at a ceremony held on October 7 by the Vietnam Digital Media Association (VDCA) under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Information and Communications.
At the awarding ceremony of the Vietnam Digital Awards 2023. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Winners of the Vietnam Digital Awards 2023 (VDA 2023)were honoured at a ceremony held on October 7 by the Vietnam Digital Media Association(VDCA) under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Information and Communications.
Launched by the VDCA on April 18, the awards receivedover 350 entries from agencies, organisations and enterprises across thenation.
According to VDCA President Nguyen Minh Hong, a wide range of technologysolutions and outstanding digital transformation models were brought to the awards,especially in the fields of finance, education, tourism, industrial production,communications and public administration.
Thirty eight units and products were awarded across four categories of excellent digitaltechnology products, services and solutions, enterprises and non-business unitswith excellent digital transformation, state agencies with excellent digitaltransformation, and digital transformation solutions for the community.
Dr. Nguyen Quan, former Minister of Scienceand Technology and Chairman of the VDA 2023’s judging council, said the councilfocused on evaluating data technologies and platforms, as well as businessesand localities that have done well in building databases in accordance with thestandard framework of the Ministry of Information and Communications.
According to Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung, theawards not only aims at honouring excellent individuals and organisations butalso affirms that only “Make in Vietnam” products best settle problems of Vietnamese people.
Describing data as a special asset, Dung said that the more the data are usedthe more values they will bring, thus it is necessary to promote digitalisationof data from organisations and agencies via new technologies such as AI anddeep learning to promote the values of data.
Organised for the sixth time, the Vietnam Digital Awards has so far attracted nearly1,800 entries, and honoured 400 excellent organisations and enterprises withexcellent solutions and products to further the digitalisation process./.
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Dung directed the Ministry of Science and Technology to revise the national startup scheme, ensuring it clearly defines the scope and content, grounded on strong political and legal foundations, international best practices, and well-reasoned arguments for submission to the Government.
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At the awarding ceremony of the Vietnam Digital Awards 2023. (Photo: VNA) 
