In order to map the Vietnamese social enterprise landscape and to identify key opportunities and issues that need to be addressed to create a healthy and sustainable ecosystem for social enterprises to thrive, the British Council (BC) accompanied by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (United Nations ESCAP) and the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) produced a report showing impressive figures about this sector. Social enterprises in Vietnam are increasing in numbers and creating jobs for people in difficult circumstances As mentioned in the report, social enterprises (SE) are businesses with a social mission, set up to address these challenges. In the past decade, interest in social enterprises and social entrepreneurship has grown significantly in Vietnam, not only among budding entrepreneurs, but also among non-governmental organisations, policymakers, funders, and academics. The Vietnamese economy has radically … [Read more...] about Impressive figures about social enterprises in Vietnam
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Seminar spotlights social networks in authorities-businesses dialogue
Chairman of the Quang Ninh People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Long addresses the seminar on November 2 (Photo: baoquangninh.com.vn) Quang Ninh (VNA) – The usefulness of social networks in enhancing dialogue between administration and businesses was highlighted at a seminar in the northern province of Quang Ninh on November 2. The event was held by the provincial People’s Committee and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry with the support of social networking giant Facebook. It attracted representatives of the Government’s e-portal, the Ministry of Finance, Facebook, and 12 northern provinces and cities. Chairman of the Quang Ninh People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Long said that realising the importance of IT application in institutional reform and the steering of socio-economic activities, the province set up the Facebook fanpage DDCI QUANG NINH in order to contact people and businesses. This fanpage has attracted more than 5,500 followers and over … [Read more...] about Seminar spotlights social networks in authorities-businesses dialogue
Vietnam sets up facility to monitor all social network messages: minister
Hung, the newly appointed Minister of Information and Communications, was among ministers questioned by legislators at a session Wednesday. In response to a question regarding the spread of false information, culturally inappropriate images and fraudulent activities on the internet and social networks, he said it is a growing global issue plaguing both large countries such as the U.S. and small ones like Timor Leste. "We have been living in cyberspace for only a decade, so we don't have much experience and the internet is still growing, but in real life we've had thousands of years in experience. So some logic from real life could be applied to cyberspace to tackle the issue of false information." To achieve this Vietnam must first establish the legal definition of false information by amending laws and then set up a tool to monitor and analyze Vietnamese messages on social networks, he said. But since some 100 million such messages are sent daily, this task cannot be done manually and … [Read more...] about Vietnam sets up facility to monitor all social network messages: minister
Vietnam to use technology to keep out fake information from social networks: minister
Hung, the newly appointed Minister of Information and Communications, was among ministers questioned by legislators at a session Wednesday. In response to a question regarding the spread of false information, culturally inappropriate images and fraudulent activities on the internet and social networks, he said it is a growing global issue plaguing both large countries such as the U.S. and small ones like Timor Leste. "We have been living in cyberspace for only a decade, so we don't have much experience and the internet is still growing, but in real life we've had thousands of years in experience. So some logic from real life could be applied to cyberspace to tackle the issue of false information." To achieve this Vietnam must first establish the legal definition of false information by amending laws and then set up a tool to monitor and analyze Vietnamese messages on social networks, he said. But since some 100 million such messages are sent daily, this task cannot be done manually and … [Read more...] about Vietnam to use technology to keep out fake information from social networks: minister
Made in Vietnam networks needed to bring Google, Facebook to heel
Nguyen Manh Hung, acting Minister of Information and Communications, noted that Vietnam aims to become a software giant and boost fields like communications, information technology and security. To do so, Vietnam needs to create its own networks to compete with other tech giants like Google and Facebook, Hung said at a meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. While the total ad revenues generated on social networks in Vietnam is $370 million, $135 million is taken by Google with 35 million users, and $235 million by Facebook with 60 million users, Hung said. However, these social networks do not comply with Vietnamese laws on taxation, transaction processes or security, he added. As such, the information ministry is proposing that new policies are developed to facilitate the creation and growth of homegrown social networks, aiming to garner at least 60 million accounts and 60-70 percent of the social network market’s pie in Vietnam by 2022. The Saturday meeting was the first … [Read more...] about Made in Vietnam networks needed to bring Google, Facebook to heel