On December 12, in Ha Long City, The Ministry of Information and Communications presides and coordinates with the People’s Committee of Quang Ninh province to open Vietnam International Digital Week 2023, to implement international cooperation programs, deploy Vietnam’s initiatives to promote regional cooperation, and develop digital partnerships.
Opening of Vietnam International Digital Week 2023. Photo: Bui My
Vietnam International Digital Week 2023 dtaking place from December 12 to 15, including a series of events: Roundtable on artificial intelligence; ASEAN Conference on 5G; ASEAN workshop on experiences in developing and exploiting digital platforms for digital government; ASEAN Workshop on Mobile Roaming; Regional workshop on secure and diverse IT infrastructure.
Benefits of artificial intelligence
Speaking at Vietnam International Digital Week 2023, Chairman of Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee Cao Tuong Huy said that in addition to focusing on investing in “hard” infrastructure development with a synchronous strategic transportation infrastructure system, Strongly promoting regional connectivity, in recent years, Quang Ninh has “gone ahead and taken the initiative”, focusing on building “soft” infrastructure, digital infrastructure that is gradually synchronous and modern to serve digital transformation.
Chairman of Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee Cao Tuong Huy spoke to welcome the conference. Photo: BTC
Quang Ninh province has determined to strongly develop the digital economy to create a foundation to promote development and create new growth values in the province’s socio-economic sectors and fields; Gradually bringing the digital economy to play a leading role in the province’s economic growth is an opportunity to resolve bottlenecks as well as create breakthroughs in development, improving growth quality and competitiveness of the province. . Quang Ninh strives that by 2030, the proportion of the digital economy will account for about 35% of the province’s GRDP.
Sharing at the conference, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said that the development of AI brings both opportunities and challenges for all of us. Decisions about how to use and regulate AI will play a decisive role in shaping our future. Therefore, Vietnam has chosen the theme of the 2nd Vietnam International Digital Week as the application of narrow artificial intelligence (narrow AI).
Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung spoke at the opening of the conference. Photo: Bui My
Narrow AI is specialized and focused AI, designed and trained for a specific task or a narrow set of tasks. They are highly effective within a predetermined range. Narrow AI is now ready for widespread adoption.
The AI revolution offers opportunities for all countries, especially those that adapt quickly, are ready to change and embrace change. If developing countries know how to seize opportunities and effectively utilize the benefits of AI, they will have the potential for breakthrough development and catch up with developed countries. The AI revolution is a long journey, requiring us to strengthen cooperation to maximize advantages and minimize risks.
The opening and also the highlight of Vietnam International Digital Week 2023 is a roundtable conference on “Development and application of narrow artificial intelligence in the digital economy”. With the main topic of AI – the topic attracting the greatest attention today from the technology world to policy makers around the world, the conference was attended by many representatives from regulatory agencies. national level, ambassadors, experts from 22 countries around the world; Large international organizations, leading technology enterprises…
Scene of the roundtable conference on “Development and application of narrow artificial intelligence in the digital economy”. Photo: Bui My
At this roundtable, leaders and senior officials from a number of countries around the world and international organizations shared experiences, models and breakthrough solutions to develop “narrow AI”. “.
Specifically, according to Mr. Nomura Eigo, Director of the Department of International Relations, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, AI is currently developing and spreading rapidly. It is our responsibility, as members of the international community, to maximize the benefits of technology while minimizing the risks for the common good. Japan will continue to contribute to promoting safe, secure and trustworthy AI worldwide.
Mitigate risks from artificial intelligence
And Mr. Masanori Kondo – Secretary General of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunications Union (APT) said that artificial intelligence brings many great benefits to economic development, creating changes in the world. manage and provide social services. In the future, artificial intelligence also has the potential to be applied in the fields of health care, logistics, customer care…
However, Mr. Masanori Kondo also acknowledged concerns about the improper use of artificial intelligence: Privacy; unfair or discriminatory; dependence on technology; security risks…
Therefore, jointly developing and using narrow intelligence responsibly will create a brighter, more connected, and more adaptive world.
At the conference, Mr. Nomura Eigo, Director of the Department of International Relations, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan. Photo: BTC
Mr. Brian D. McFeeters, Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director of the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC), advances in AI provide unique opportunities to solve many pressing challenges. Currently. In Vietnam, AI is estimated to add $109 billion to the country’s GDP by 2030.
We believe that public-private sector collaboration, knowledge sharing and public consultation are critical in mitigating risks associated with AI, while fostering supportive ecosystems for innovation to thrive. development. We look forward to adopting ASEAN guidance on AI governance and ethics as well as future opportunities to collaborate with MIC on this important issue.
At the conference, Vietnamese technology businesses also have the opportunity to introduce and promote outstanding AI products, solutions and applications, seek opportunities to connect and establish partnerships with technology enterprises. international technology…
Representing Vietnam at the roundtable conference on “Development and application of narrow artificial intelligence in the digital economy”. Photo: BTC
Mr. Tran Manh Quan, Deputy Director of Virtual Assistant Platform Block, Center for Data Services and Artificial Intelligence, Viettel Group shared that looking from the success of GPT Chat, we can see advances and conveniences. The benefits virtual assistants bring to today’s life, especially in interacting, learning knowledge…
In Vietnam today, the Ministry of Information and Communications has also approved the research and testing of developing a basic virtual assistant version for state officials and civil servants and a virtual assistant application version for the Ministry of Information and Communications. These are Vietnam’s first steps to apply artificial intelligence to support and increase the operational efficiency of the civil service apparatus. Virtual assistants will be developed towards personalization, the more they are used, the smarter they will become, thereby helping to improve Vietnamese knowledge…
