700 computers donated to rural communities

The ceremony to hand over computers to Nghe An, Thai Nguyen, and Tra Vinh provinces in Vinh City on October 22.

More than 700 computers were donated on October 22 to Nghe An, Thai Nguyen, and Tra Vinh provinces which were selected to trial a project to increase computer use and Internet access in Vietnam.

The computers will be installed at rural post offices, libraries, and schools in these provinces.

The project is funded with US$2 million by the American Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and carried out by the Ministry of Informatics and Communication.

It will be implemented in other provinces and finish by July next year.

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700 computers donated to rural communities

The ceremony to hand over computers to Nghe An, Thai Nguyen, and Tra Vinh provinces in Vinh City on October 22.

More than 700 computers were donated on October 22 to Nghe An, Thai Nguyen, and Tra Vinh provinces which were selected to trial a project to increase computer use and Internet access in Vietnam.

The computers will be installed at rural post offices, libraries, and schools in these provinces.

The project is funded with US$2 million by the American Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and carried out by the Ministry of Informatics and Communication.

It will be implemented in other provinces and finish by July next year.

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700 computers donated to rural communities

More than 700 computers were donated on October 22 to Nghe An, Thai Nguyen, and Tra Vinh provinces under a project to increase computer use and Internet access in Vietnam.

The computers will be installed at rural post offices, libraries, and schools in these provinces.

This is a part of the pilot project for increasing computer skills and Internet access,  funded with US$2 million by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMF), and carried out by the Ministry of Informatics and Communication.

The project, beginning in February 2009 and ending next July, also finances training courses for management officials, sets up a website to provide guidelines on agricultural production, laws and social and economic information.

Deborah L. Jacobs, Deputy Director of the foundation said that Vietnam was the first Asian country receiving aids from the foundation for the IT development project.

“BMF chooses Vietnam because Vietnam has the highest number of Internet users in Asia”, she added

 

 

 

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Vinaphone launches 3G services

Vinaphone, a leading mobile phone service provider in Vietnam, launched its third generation (3G) technology service network on Monday, becoming the first mobile operator to provide 3G in the country.

The operator provides six 3G services namely mobile internet, mobile broadband, video call, mobile camera, mobile TV and a 3G portal.

Vinaphone said its basic tariffs for the current 2G network are applied to the 3G services.

Vinaphone’s 3G network has covered 13 provinces.

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Vietnamese anti-virus software to enter US market

BkavPro 2009 Internet Security.

BkavPro 2009 Internet Security, anti-virus software made by a Vietnamese company, will be sold on the US market within the next two months, Nguyen Tu Quang, general director of Bach Khoa Internetwork Security (Bkis), said October 7.

The product has eight new features, including: personal firewall, reputation-based detection and parental control.

It will cost around US$40 a year.

Bkis also opened a customer care center in Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Binh District on October 7 to support its customers in southern provinces.

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VN up five paces in global IT competitiveness index

Vietnam has jumped five paces to 56th out of the 66 countries and territories in the global 2009 information technology (IT) competitiveness index, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

The Business Software Alliance, which sponsored the making of the report, announced the study in Hanoi Oct. 6.

Visitors at an IT exhibition in Hochiminh City test an HP computer and printer (Photo: Tuong Vy)

This was the third year that the study has been conducted, to assess and compare the IT environment in countries and territories, and define priority areas to improve the competitiveness of the IT sector.

This year saw Vietnam climb up in the ranking for the first time. The country ranked 61 out of 66 last year and 61 out of 64 the year before.

At a press conference held to announce the results of the study in Hanoi, Atty Claro Parlade, director of software policy for BSA Asia-Pacific, said the fact that Vietnamese government keeps supporting the IT industry’s development was an important factor. This could accelerate the country’s economic recovery and create the momentum for Vietnam’s long-term development, he added.

The study covered six major areas namely business environment, IT infrastructure, human resources, legal environment, research and development environment and support for the development of the IT industry.

In addition, the study took into account the use of mobile phones and the latest data relating to IT.

The top four in the ranking are the US, Finland, Sweden, and Canada. Among Asian countries and territories, Singapore ranks ninth, followed by Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.

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