ICT and sustainable development

in Vietnam

Do Truong Giang M.ScOfficial - Policy Maker,

Department of Information TechnologyMinistry of Information and Communications of Vietnam

Asia Green IT Forum 2011 and International Green Business Symposium 2011

Seul, 27,28/10/2011

Challenges to sustainable development of Vietnam

Strategy on ICT for sustainability

Contents

Country Background

(2010) Area: 329,560 sq km Population: 87

million Literacy: 90.3% GDP: $104.6 billion GDP Growth rate:

6.78% FDI: $17.23 billion Language:

Vietnamese

Challenges to sustainable development

Population growth

“IT use shall be increased in every sector. It must become one of the most important factors of socio-economic development.” (Directive 58-2000)“IT industry shall be a spearhead economic sector… The share of IT in national GDP shall grow over time” (Directive 58-2000)

Strategy on ICT for sustainability

ICT’s legal frameworkLegal documents

Information technology Law& Decrees, Circulars detailing the Law

Intellectual property Law& Decrees, Circulars detailing the Law

Electronic transactions Law, & Decrees, Curcumas detailing the Law

effective date

1/1/2007

1/7/2006

1/7/2006

1/7/2011

1/7/2011

Telecommunications Law& Decrees, Circulars detailing the Law

Radio Frequency Law& Decrees, Circulars detailing the Law

Decision No. 1755/QD-TTg dated 22/9/2010 approved National Strategy on “Transforming Vietnam into an advanced ICT country”

Decision No. 698/QD-TTg dated 01/6/2009 approved Decision No. 698/QĐ-TTg to approve General Plan on IT HR development up to 2015 and toward 2020.

Decision No. 1605/QĐ-TTg dated 27/8/2010 approved National Program in usage of IT for government bodies 2011 – 2015.

Policies to promote ICT

ICT as enabler

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IT Usage

85%90%

63%

75%

39% 38%

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Percentage of Officershaving email addr

Percentage of agencieshaving mng sys.

Percentage of agenciesapply online meeting

minis tries provinces/cities

IT Usage for Public Administration (2010)

96%

62.50%

37.50%

98%

66.70%

33.30%

0%

20%

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Have websites Level 1,2 Level 3

Ministries

Provinces

IT Usage for Citizens and Enterprises

1. Delivery of services to citizens and businesses

2. Improvement of the management capability of governmental agencies

3. Building infrastructure for e-government4. Development of human resources for e-

government

E-government

ICT for agriculture and rural development

Entertainment Information about job Information about technology, and

new products Information about market and price Weather forecast Learning opportunity Health service Government policy

ICT (GIS) for management of: environment & natural resources, e.g. land,

water, sea, forest, minerals Pollution Natural disaster mitigation Climate change Urban planning and management

Environment and natural resources management by ICT

ICT as a sector

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IT Industry Objectives by 2015

Targets up to 2015 Reach USD10 - 12 billions/year in term of

IT industry revenue. Develop a number of made-in-Vietnam

products for local market and export. Form a number of software enterprises of

ASEAN’s regional level Directions toward 2020

IT industry revenue will reach USD 16 -18 billions/year.

Local enterprises will be capable to research, design, and manufacture hardware products and aggressively join into global value chain.

Form a number of strong software enterprises which will be operated globally.

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IT Industry

IT Industry Revenue

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Hardware, Software and Service RevenueSoftware and Service 2010 Statistics

Total Revenue (Millions USD) 1.064 Number of Employees (persons) 71.814

Average of revenue per employee (USD/person/year) 14.816

Average of wage (USD/person/year) 5.123

Export (billions USD) 372

Software and Service Revenue

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RevenueGrowth

Hardware 2010 StatisticsTotal Revenue (Millions USD) 5.631

Number of Employees (persons) 127.548 Average of revenue per employee (USD/person/year) 44.148

Average of wage (USD/person/year) 2.201

Export (billions USD) 3,6

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Digital Content Industry Revenue

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IT public demand and investment

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ICT Human Resource

2010 Statistics

Labors of IT Industry (persons) 250.290

HW industry 127.548

SW industry 71.814

DC industry 50.928

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Numbers of Students

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Internet & Telecom InfrastructuresTotal numbers of subscribers

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Statistics on Internet development up to 4/2011

- Number of Users 28260025

- Users per capita 32.56 %- Total International connection bandwidth of Vietnam 143747 Mbps

- Total domestic connection bandwidth 277798 Mbps

- Total Broadband Subscribers 3623924

“create a materially, culturally and spiritually plentiful life for the people, quality of life for all citizens, the consensus of society and harmony between the people and the nature” Vietnam Agenda 21

Harnessing ICT for a sustainable development for

Vietnam

Thank you!!

Do Truong Giang, M.ScIT Department, Ministry of Information and CommunicationsTel: +84 (0)4 3943 7309Fax: +84 (0)4 3943 6927Email: dtgiang@mic.gov.vn