Vietnamese enterprises heard Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak speak about the latest information technology trends and the importance of cloud computing and use of Big Data at a workshop in HCM City.
Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak (Source: vir.com.vn)
HCM City (VNA)⛎ – Leaders of 400 Vietnamese enterprises heard Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak speak about the latest information technology trends and the importance of cloud computing and use of Big Data in today's global business environment at a conference held on December 2 in HCM City.
In the digital era, enterprises with updated technologies will have an advantage in competitiveness, he said.
But the technology system of Vietnam is still low compared with other countries in the world, according to a report from World Bank.
This has hindered Vietnamese enterprises from taking advantage of opportunities to participate in projects invested in by foreign companies.
In recent years, however, more Vietnamese enterprises have started using cloud computing and Big Data in their businesses.
Speaking at the SMAC (Social – Mobile – Analytics - Cloud) 2015 conference organised by Mobifone for the first time in Vietnam, Wozniak said that the cloud would develop quickly as more and more people use mobile devices that can access data anywhere in the world.
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Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak (Source: vir.com.vn)
