The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) on January 31 officially launched the Sao Khue Awards 2018 – the most prestigious award in the Vietnamese software and IT services industry over the past 15 years. 

A new point of the awards is a category for outstanding IT products and services in the fourth industrial revolution such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Thing, Big Data and 3D printing. 

The awarded products and services must be of excellent quality, efficient, popular and highly competitive, contributing to the IT development in Vietnam. 

The deadline for submission is March 5 and the results will be announced at an awarding ceremony in late April this year.

Vietnam’s software and IT industry expanded by 20-35 percent from 2000 – 2010, and 10 - 15 percent from 2011 - 2016. 

Since 2003, the organising board has honoured nearly 700 outstanding software and IT products and services.-VNA