Vietnam and Russia enhance cooperation in Information and Communications

At the working session with the Minister of Digital Development and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, the two sides shared experiences in building policies for developing digital infrastructure, digital innovation, training and developing digital human resources to better serve the needs of people and society. The two sides agreed to regularly organize programs connecting universities and businesses to exchange information and exploit the potential for cooperation in this field.

Regarding skills training and supporting businesses , at the working session with the leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the two sides shared about trade and investment promotion programs, initiatives to enhance exchanges between businesses and specialized universities to improve the effectiveness in human resource training.

Regarding local digital transformation and smart urban development, the Delegation had a working session with the city leaders and relevant departments and branches of Saint Petersburg City. The two sides exchanged experiences in building and effectively implementing digital transformation projects, building digital platforms and virtual assistants to improve the quality of public services and promoting digital government at the local level.

In the working schedule, the delegation had working sessions with Kaspersky Company, a leading enterprise in information security, and visited Saint Petersburg University of Communications (SUT). SUT is the leading university in the Russian Federation in telecommunications, information technology and innovation. At the working session, SUT and  Post and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTIT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), creating a basis for enhancing cooperation in implementing research and development projects, and exchanging students and lecturers.

Previously, in Saint Petersburg city, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung and the delegation laid flowers in memory of President Ho Chi Minh at his monument in Saint Petersburg city, Russian Federation.

Visiting the Vietnamese Embassy in the Russian Federation, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung had a talk with representatives of Vietnamese students and businesses in the Russian Federation. The Minister informed about the situation, policies, and development orientations of Vietnam, discussed and answered questions about studying and starting a business, and encouraged businesses and students to make more efforts to improve their qualifications, develop their careers, and contribute to the friendly relations between the two countries.

Minister Nguyen Manh Hung's working trip to the Russian Federation opened up potentials for cooperation with the Russian Federation in the field of Information and Communications, creating conditions to promote cooperation between agencies, organizations, businesses and universities of the two countries, consolidating and further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and the Russian Federation./.