The ITU Digital World 2020, a global platform for accelerating innovations in information and communication technology (ICT), will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam, from September 6 – 9.
The ITU Telecom World 2019 is held in Hungary. (Photo: ITU/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The ITU Digital World 2020, a global platform for accelerating innovationsin information and communication technology (ICT), will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam, from September 6 – 9.
The annual event, co-organised by theInternational Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications(MIC), will focus on the theme “Building the digital world together.”
It will be thefirst time Vietnam hosts the ITU Digital World, formally known as the ITUTelecom World. The new name, which was made following an initiative of Vietnamat the 2019 event in Hungary, reflects the current global and regional digitaltransformation, focusing on partnership and innovation in the development ofdigital government, digital economy and digital society.
A series ofevents will be held during the ITU Digital World 2020, including a ministerialforum, a summit and symposiums that aim to discuss policies, solutions,services, and business models in developing the global ICT industry andfostering transformation of digital economy and digital society, and to enhancecooperation between policymakers and entrepreneurs in this area, according tothe MIC.
The discussionswill focus on three main topics – Connection, Innovation and DigitalTransformation, and Digital Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility.
Aninternational exhibition will also be organised, with innovative products,technologies and applications on display.
The four-dayevent is expected to welcome more than 5,000 delegates from over 100 ITU membercountries around the world.
The ITU TelecomWorld was first held in 1971. It provides a global platform for major industryplayers, tech SMEs, countries and organisations, and international visibilityfor innovative ICT products, technologies and solutions./.
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Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung has met with Hungarian officials and Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Houlin Zhao to boost cooperation and learn experience in information and communication technology (ICT).
Vietnam is willing to welcome home overseas Vietnamese intellectuals and enterprises from Hungary, said Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung.
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The ITU Telecom World 2019 is held in Hungary. (Photo: ITU/VNA)
