Enhancing SMEs’ IT capacity
The project “Developing and Improving small- and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) Information Technology (IT) and Communication Skills” was jointly launched by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the ASEAN Foundation on December 12 in Hanoi.
The project sponsored by Microsoft Corporation, is expected to run until the end of 2014 to improve the IT capacity of SMEs in Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.
In Vietnam, it aims to increase young entrepreneurs’ awareness of and ability in IT and communications - especially in business and e-commerce.
Vietnam Microsoft pledged to improve the IT capacity of SMEs by equipping them with modern and suitable technologies. The project will target young people that are in the process of setting up their own business in traditional trade villages, said Director-General of Microsoft Corporation in Vietnam Vu Minh Tri.
VCCI Secretary-General Pham Thi Thu Hang stressed that the project will significantly develop and raise Vietnam SMEs’ IT skills as well as promoting this sector’s competitiveness by expanding e-commerce.
The launching also witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement among participating agencies to deploy the project.