The Government on October 30 approved a development plan on the National Data Centre, expected to help Vietnam reach higher positions in the global e-Government, information technology, and cybersecurity rankings.

The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) on October 25 opened its largest data centre - VNPT IDC Hoa Lac - at the Hanoi-based Hoa Lac High-Tech Park.

The data centre industry in Vietnam is on the rise and is being driven by a number of factors, as heard at a Ho Chi Minh City forum at the end of last month.

Under the impact of Covid-19, many activities have moved to online platforms and amount of data uploaded has been increasing.

Foreign and domestic companies are strongly eyeing to develop data centres in Vietnam, as demand for data storage in the country is increasing.

In 2016, Vietnam was already described as Southeast Asia’s Silicon Valley.