Speaking at the Ministry's meeting on Monday, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung said that 2020 would be the year of universalization of smartphones in Vietnam. This is the first time the country has had a smartphone universalisation program through the production of Vietnamese branded smartphones to all people, he said. Minister Hung emphasized that 2020 would also be the year of national digital transformation with the development of Vietnamese digital technology enterprises and cybersecurity ecosystem.

This year, Vietnam will host the ITU Digital World for the first time. This is the largest telecom event ever, with at least 130 countries attending.