Asia-Pacific ICT Alliance Awards 2019 activities will take place till November 22 (Photo: VOV.VN)

This annual awards is alternately held by member nations in order to honour outstanding products, software, information technologies and start-ups in the region. This has been the first time Vietnam hosts the event. 

The award categories are: consumer, inclusions and community services, industry, business services, public sector, and government, which include research and development, start-ups, big data analytics, Internet-of-Things, and artificial intelligence. Of the 324 nominations, 47 are from Vietnam. 

At the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Huy Hau said the event affords Quang Ninh a chance to access technological advances at home and abroad towards building a digital economy while promoting trade, investment, and tourism.