Following the MoU, which will last from 2015 to 2020, FPT will help the city become a beacon for advanced IT applications in socio-economic development and investment, as well as technology transfer. — Photo cafef

DA NANG (Biz Hub) — FPT Group, a Viet Nam software giant, and Can Tho City yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Strategic Co-operation on Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunications in Da Nang.

Following the MoU, which will last from 2015 to 2020, FPT will help the city become a beacon for advanced IT applications in socio-economic development and investment, as well as technology transfer.

The two sides agreed to co-operate on e-Government, e-heath, human resource training and investment in a centralised IT centre in Can Tho.

The city, with a population of 1.2 million, aims to become a key economic player in the Mekong Delta.

Last year, FPT also signed deals on IT and Telecommunications with Hai Phong City, and Nghe An and Vinh Phuc provinces. It also built a public administration centre in Quang Ninh Province.

FPT has operated in 19 countries. It has a labour force of 20,000 and a revenue of US$1.3 billion. — VNS