First Vietnam Data Summit to take place this month
Vietnam Data Summit 2022, the first of its kind in Vietnam, will be held by the Ho Chi Minh Computer Association (HCA) and Western Digital Vietnam in the southern city on June 24, heard a press conference on June 10.
The Vietnam Data Summit 2022, the first of its kind in Vietnam, will take place in HCM City on June 24, heard a press conference on June 10. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Vietnam Data Summit 2022, thefirst of its kind in Vietnam, will be held by the Ho Chi Minh ComputerAssociation (HCA) and Western Digital Vietnam in the southern city on June 24,heard a press conference on June 10.
HCA Vice President Phi Anh Tuan said the summit will be aplatform for data analysts and scientists. It will provide accurate knowledgeabout storing, collecting and analysing data which helps accelerate digitaltransformation in organisations and enterprises, he said.
Data analysis and management is among the five most criticalfactors driving digital transformation, said CEO of Western Digital VietnamTruong Ba Toan. Western Digital Vietnam wants to play a role in Vietnam’sdigital transformation and create a forum for Vietnamese companies to getgreater insights into data and its importance.
The summit will focus its discussions on the role of data indigital transformation; the global trends of data development and how totranslate data into values for enterprises; data for small- and medium-sizedenterprises; and ways to develop a data-driven culture in companies.
At the event, analysts will also provide consultationon data and digital transformation solutions for participating firms.
Organisers plans to make it an annual event.
Western Digital is a global provider of solutions for the collection, storage,management, protection and use of digital content, which accounts for upto 40 percent of the world’s data systems./.
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The Vietnam Data Summit 2022, the first of its kind in Vietnam, will take place in HCM City on June 24, heard a press conference on June 10. (Photo: VNA)
