Fukuoka’s tech companies keen to co-operate with Vietnam

Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam emphasised that Vietnamese digital technology firms are entering a new stage of development, bringing Made-in-Vietnam digital products and services to the world.

This year he said the Ministry of Information and Communications continues to focus on supporting Vietnamese digital technology enterprises as they expand their markets and fully tap into investment opportunities in countries around the world.

Therefore, he added the workshop is anticipated to help Vietnamese firms wishing to invest in Fukuoka Prefecture to set up partnerships and design cooperation programmes and projects with Japanese partners.

The event also provides an opportunity for both sides to introduce their capabilities, strengths, and demands for collaboration, providing the basis for developing a substantive and effective partnership moving forward.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam speaks at the workshop

For his part, Mayor of Fukuoka Prefecture Takashima Soichiro stressed that the locality has received great attention from many foreign investors, including Vietnamese firms such as FPT Corporation and Rikkei.

He revealed that 17 Japanese enterprises and startups were interested in cooperating with the Vietnamese side and have since expanded investment with local IT enterprises.

At the workshop, representatives of the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) and Vietnamese and Fukuoka’s IT enterprises introduced investment and market opportunities among both sides. A number of memorandums of understanding were also signed at the event.

Source: VOV