Microsoft and Bac Ninh committed to promote solid IT infrastructure

The MoU will reinforce the province’s ICT industry via Microsoft’s comprehensive technology applications and solutions, which enables the provincial socio-economic growth to bring better life for its people. It also outlines the mutual collaboration to deploy in focal areas including ICT infrastructure, IT infrastructure for smart city, information security, cloud computing application development, IT human resource training, applications for e-government management in social, economic areas, and IT and electronics development in Bac Ninh.

Mr Nguyen Nhan Chien, chairman of the Bac Ninh Provincial People’s Committee

“Despite its ranking as the third position in IT-ready indication, Bac Ninh still has lots of limitations such as under-standard infrastructure and only connecting to districtal level, unability to connect to ward level, hence software applications cannot be optimised on large scale. On the other hand, IT-proficient human resources are still in shortage and weakness, information security has not been properly invested,” said Nguyen Nhan Chien, chairman of the Bac Ninh Provincial People’s Committee. “Furthermore, provincial leaders must face high pressure of extremely fast urbanisation and corollary from population growth. Thus, we truly care and consider solid IT infrastructure fortification as crucial and vital mission that enables the province to face with challenges as well as promote its competitiveness.”

Mr Vu Minh Tri, General director of Microsoft Vietnam

Being considered an important partner in global IT infrastructure building and development, Microsoft’s aim in gradual approach and support cities’ authority is to actualise the target to build smart city, firm e-government platform, ensure maximum privacy and information security, cyber security, particularly the cloud computing application. Microsoft’s optimal technology solutions assuredly help solve Bac Ninh Province’s existing difficulties and challenges to promote the provincial IT industry development to lever for the province’s outstanding development in the future.

“The MOU signed today with the Bac Ninh Provincial People’s Committee has significant meaning to Microsoft Vietnam. We are always aware of our responsibilities in stimulating IT application for Vietnam government, ministries and local authorities all over the country and make it our top priorities to enable Vietnam to become a nation of strong ICT industry,” Cesar Cernuda, president of Microsoft Asia-Pacific said. “With international experiences and thorough knowledge in IT sector, I totally believe in the success of this cooperation and Microsoft will endeavor to bring our best technologies and solutions to overcome existing difficulties and challenges that Bac Ninh is facing.”