Indonesian Primary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu'ti has confirmed that artificial intelligence (AI) and coding will be offered as optional subjects rather than compulsory in schools.

Vietnamese small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should better their management capacity and business strategies so as to draw capital from both domestic and foreign investment funds who are holding hundreds of billions of USD, economists have said.

The HSBC Vietnam will support Dat Bike Vietnam Co. in digitalising its financial operations and taking initial steps into the international financial market.

The Hanoi Industrial Products, Machinery, Equipment and Automation Fair 2023 kicked off in the capital city on May 17.

Electricity Vietnam (EVN) plans to nominate three of its self-developed automated products as “Make in Vietnam” ones as part of its efforts to contribute to the Government’s national digital transformation programme by 2025, with a vision to 2030.

Vietnam has 64,000 digital enterprises and the figure is on the rise, which is a good condition for the country to promote its technological self-reliance to rise stronger, according to General Director of FPT Nguyen Van Khoa.

The General Department of Taxation on November 21 started to issue electronic invoices (or e-invoices) in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Phu Tho, and Binh Dinh.

Zorabots, a company specialized in robot and automation in Eastern Belgium, is looking towards Vietnam as a potential market.

Vietnam’s labour market is in desperate need of high-qualified and skilled workers, experts have said.

A survey of business leaders in the Asia Pacific region has revealed Vietnam is a top destination for cross-border investment.

To catch up with the changes of the world of the 4.0 jobs, workers must acquire the sill of unceasing learning a flexible vocational training system.

As robotics improves at accelerated speeds, the capabilities of industrial robots are pushing manufactures to new frontiers.

The robotics market has grown strongly in recent years due to enterprises’ growing demand for automotive solutions to optimise output and save both labour and operational costs.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is seen as a comprehensive and high-quality trade pact that helps diversify export markets for products originating from Vietnam.

With e-commerce and automation changing the landscape of the logistics sector dramatically, there will be a focus on re-skilling the existing workforce in technology, which will improve the competitiveness of the logistics industry.

Studying Germany’s new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and automation as well as models of digital and knowledge-based economic development, vocational training and financial centres is crucial for Ho Chi Minh City to shape its development, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has said.

The current logistics labour force needs to adapt to fast-changing automation and ecommerce requirements, experts said at a dialogue organised by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and Australia Aid on April 26 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Private business conglomerate Vingroup announced on June 12 its plan to produce electronic devices, firstly smartphones under the brand of Vsmart.

Viet Tien Garment JSC, one of the leading companies in the garment-textile industry in Vietnam, has set a goal of grossing one billion USD in export turnover by 2020 with an annual average growth of 10 percent, according to Director General Bui Van Tien.

The fourth International Conference and Exhibition on Automation and Industrial Equipment (VAAC 2017) will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre, HCM City from November 29 to December 2.