Year of 2020 and 2021 is considered difficult and challenging for the world economy in general, including Vietnam due to dangerous Covid-19 pandemic. Despite being affected by many consecutive waves of the Covid-19 epidemic, Vietnam’s economy in general and the information and telecommunication technology industry as well as recruitment demands for ICT still has made remarkable achievements in 2020 and 2021. ICT industry like every other industry has faced many difficulties and constantly changed to adapt to a new situation – “new normal”. In the context every country around the world are gradually recovering and “standing up” from the difficulties, Vietnam ICT market is also developing in the context of the “new normal” with new stories about business and technology. According to 2021 White book of Vietnam ICT and Topdev Vietnam IT market report, growth of the ICT sector over period of 2016-2020 increases 7.5% with revenue reached approximately 616 billion of USD. The number of employed workers for ICT first time overs one million peoples (1.030.000) with more than 64.000 enterprises. The following overview of the ICT sector is collected on the data reported in the 2021 White book of Vietnam ICT released by Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam, Statistical Yearbook of Vietnam 2021 and Topdev Vietnam IT market report of 2021 and 2022. It shows the overall pictures of the current situation and development of ICT in Vietnam in general and Hanoi City in particular.

Published March 22, 2023
Author Phạm Đức Cường, Phan Thanh Hòa, Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo, Phạm Việt Anh, Phạm Đức Long, Nguyễn Quang Định
Topics Project activities
Copyright Hanoi University of Industry