(VOVworld) - The US Technique journal on September 3 analyzed Vietnam’s information technology boom and its future of Southeast Asian Silicon valley model. It said Vietnam now has nearly 14,000 IT companies while they were not existed 15 years ago. The Vietnamese government has considered high tech industry a driving force of economic growth with the boost of a young population. The article introduced Ho Chi Minh City’s upcoming IT conference next month as an opportunity to showcase Vietnam’s recent technological development.