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22036
Wed, 10/01/2008 - 00:59
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Vietnam needs more software parks
HCM City (VNA) - Participants at a conference hosted recently by the Ho Chi
Minh City's Department of Information and Communications discussed ways to
develop software parks in HCM City and other locations around the country.
A Government decision in 2005 called for the development of the IT
Industry as a key economic strategy through 2010.
However, Nguyen Minh Hong, deputy minister of Information and
Communication, worries that the national goals for IT development are not
realistic given the small number of software parks that have been built
since 2005.
The 10 software parks now operating in Vietnam can neither meet the
Government's target annual growth rate of 35-40 percent, nor be expected to
bring in a total annual revenue of 1.5 billion USD for the IT industry in
2010.
If no significant improvement is made in workers' skills or infrastructure
in the next five years, the country's software park was developed in
powerful countries and territories like India , mainland China , Russia
and Taiwan , but the term "software park" only appeared in Vietnam
after Government Decision No.7 in 2000.
However, there are signs for optimism as construction of many new parks is
scheduled or underway through 2012, including the Hoa Lac Software
Park in Hanoi , the FPT Software Park in Da Nang , Thu Thiem
Software Park and a project to expand the Quang Trung Software
City .
Software parks are playing an increasingly important role in developing IT
and attracting IT investment and enterprises into the country. In the last
two years, they brought in investments of 2 trillion VND (125 million USD),
a four-fold increase over the 2000-2005 period.
Many investors need more space to expand their business. New parks under
construction should replicate the most effective models of existing software
parks, according to Chu Tien Dung, head of the HCM City Computer Association
and Quang Trung Software City . Preferential policies and support
from the Government are essential for further development.
Minh City's Department of Information and Communications discussed ways to
develop software parks in HCM City and other locations around the country.
A Government decision in 2005 called for the development of the IT
Industry as a key economic strategy through 2010.
However, Nguyen Minh Hong, deputy minister of Information and
Communication, worries that the national goals for IT development are not
realistic given the small number of software parks that have been built
since 2005.
The 10 software parks now operating in Vietnam can neither meet the
Government's target annual growth rate of 35-40 percent, nor be expected to
bring in a total annual revenue of 1.5 billion USD for the IT industry in
2010.
If no significant improvement is made in workers' skills or infrastructure
in the next five years, the country's software park was developed in
powerful countries and territories like India , mainland China , Russia
and Taiwan , but the term "software park" only appeared in Vietnam
after Government Decision No.7 in 2000.
However, there are signs for optimism as construction of many new parks is
scheduled or underway through 2012, including the Hoa Lac Software
Park in Hanoi , the FPT Software Park in Da Nang , Thu Thiem
Software Park and a project to expand the Quang Trung Software
City .
Software parks are playing an increasingly important role in developing IT
and attracting IT investment and enterprises into the country. In the last
two years, they brought in investments of 2 trillion VND (125 million USD),
a four-fold increase over the 2000-2005 period.
Many investors need more space to expand their business. New parks under
construction should replicate the most effective models of existing software
parks, according to Chu Tien Dung, head of the HCM City Computer Association
and Quang Trung Software City . Preferential policies and support
from the Government are essential for further development.
