This year, the ministry will accelerate the development of its information technology (IT) network, diversify its services as well as speed up IT application across-the-board.
According to the ministry’s statistics, Viet Nam’s telecommunication network experienced a surge in growth in 2007 with 19.5 million new telephone subscribers. The nation now has 46.94 million phone subscribers, or 55.5 subscribers per 100 people of which mobile phone users account for 75 per cent.
Ten years after first surfacing, Viet Nam is one of the countries with the highest internet use. From a population of 85 million, close to 20 million have access to the net.
Moreover, 2007 was an important year as it saw the increased application of IT in State-owned agencies, laying the foundation for a professional and systematic e-government.
Last year, electronics such as computers and computer components emerged as one of Viet Nam’s key export staples earning US$3.9 billion.
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Quelle/Source: Viet Nam News, 19.01.2008
