The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Institute of Information and Technology for Business launched the Internet of Things Open Community for Vietnam (IOCV) in Hanoi on March 15.
The ceremony launching the IoT Open Community for Vietnam in Hanoi on March 15. (Photo:enternews.v)
Hanoi (VNA) — The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry’sInstitute of Information and Technology for Business (VCCI-ITB) launched theInternet of Things Open Community for Vietnam (IOCV) in Hanoi onMarch 15.
The IOCVwas founded with the mission of gathering social resources to develop open IoT,with free sharing among the Vietnamese enterprise community and consumers inthe context of the global fourth industrial revolution.
Large andsmall companies operating in many fields, especially information and technology,are participating in the project.
IOCV hasadmitted 21 members, including many enterprises and organisations ininformation and technology, so far including ITB-VCCI, CMC Telecommunication InfrastructureCorporation, Delco Construction and Investment Joint Stock Company and NetNamCorporation.
Speakingat the launch ceremony, Nguyen Quang Vinh, deputy general secretary of VCCI,called it an important event for the business community in Vietnam.
🃏 “Thelaunch of IOCV opens a new path toward IT development, creating a strong wavewith the contribution of the IT community to national development.” - VNA
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The ceremony launching the IoT Open Community for Vietnam in Hanoi on March 15. (Photo:enternews.v) 
