Da Nang city calls on ICT investment from Japan

Hundreds of domestic, Japanese and international investors on September 8^th joined a workshop promoting investment cooperation in information and communications technology (ICT) between Japan and Da Nang city.

The signing of a cooperation pact between the Da Nang city Investment Promotion Centre and partners (Photo: VGP)

The event was part of the Danang ICT Day which included activities to promote investment into the ICT sector of the city, including organising an exhibition on the achievements and potential for ICT development; linking enterprises; holding fact-finding tours at ICT enterprises and human resources training foundations.

Danang ICT Day provided useful information on ICT investors, preferential policies slanted for the ICT area, as well as experience on the cooperation between Da Nang city and Japanese enterprises.

Presentations during the workshop were considered useful for the city authorities to complete policies establishing a more and more dynamic and effective investment environment.

Ho Ky Minh, Vice Chairman of the Da Nang city People’s Committee, pledged to create every favourable condition for Japanese investors to establish and carry out projects effectively in the city.

According to Chairman Minh, Da Nang city is implementing a wide range of solutions to further improve the investment environment by building synchronous infrastructure for the hi-tech zone, the software park and the IT park, issuing preferential policies for investors, increasing administrative reform, and training high quality ICT human resources.

Japan is the country reporting the largest number of projects in Da Nang city. Over 110 projects with a capital of USD397 million, account for nearly 10.8% of the investment capital of the whole city. Japanese businesses are making active contributions to the city’s economic development, and giving jobs for some 30,000 local labourers and those coming from surrounding localities./.

( Compiled by VNF )