VietNamNet Bridge – A program to help young people, especially the disadvantaged, have access to information technology and develop skills to find jobs and work effectively was successfully carried out in Vietnam from last December to this March.

The program was jointly organized by the School of Information and Communication Technology - SoICT (under the Hanoi University of Science and Technology) and the Vietnet Information Technology and Communication Center (Vietnet-ICT), with financial sponsorship of a Korean corporation - Happycom.

For four months, the program organized 15 training courses, giving opportunities to nearly 500 disadvantaged students and young people in Hanoi and the three northern provinces of Hai Duong, Nam Dinh and Thai Binh.

Trainees were equipped with basic IT skills and the skills to find jobs and work effectively. All participants said the program was helpful for them during the technology and integration age. They said they hoped that similar programs would be organized in the future.

Happycom Co. Ltd., founded in 2000 by Mr. Kim Joung Ho, is a leading company in ICT in South Korea. For the past few years, Happycom partners with LG Electronics, Samsung, GNTEL and KT, to provide network and security solutions, smart homes, green building, and communication construction.

Also, Happycom has an enterprise institute for research and development in IT. Happycom aims to extend business opportunities worldwide and become an international company in the electricity and ICT industries.

PV