HCM City’s Saigon Hi-Tech Park has set up the Việt Nam-Japan Training and Technology Transfer Centre to train personnel in the use of various technologies to meet the city’s needs amid the fourth industrial revolution. Photo: shtp-training.edu.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The Saigon Hi-Tech Park in HCM City has set up the Việt Nam-Japan Training and Technology Transfer Centre with assistance from Japanese human resource training companies. Lê Hoài Quốc head manager of SHTP said the centre would train human resources in the use of evolving technologies to meet the needs of the city during the fourth industrial revolution. It would also help bring the latest Japanese technologies to Việt Nam by linking up businesses from the two countries, he added. At first, it will focus on training engineers working for Japanese businesses situated in the park. The centre has already collaborated with these businesses to create suitable training programmes. Hoàng Thế Bân, co-founder … [Read more...] about HCM City gets technology training centre
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Firms reluctant to share information on cyber attacks
Firms reluctant to share information on cyber attacks By Thuy Dung Robert Trong Tran, leader of cyber security services at EY Consulting Vietnam, shares information at the seminar – PHOTO: EY VIETNAM HANOI - After facing cyber attacks, many businesses tend to conceal the fact and do not share technical information on the incident, even though cyber assaults may carry lessons for other firms hoping to avoid similar problems, heard attendees at a seminar on August 7. According to the workshop, titled “How threat intelligence sharing can help Vietnamese organizations become cyber resilient,” the digital transformation process is speeding up thanks to the development of technology and demands for a better user experience from customers. It enables organizations to connect, manage and synchronize data and databases to optimize performance, improve overall productivity and enhance value. The world is becoming increasingly digital. Responding to this trend, organizations … [Read more...] about Firms reluctant to share information on cyber attacks
OANA 44: For a professional and innovative journalism
The Vietnam News Agency will be hosting the 44th Executive Board Meeting of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) in Hà Nội from April 18-20, the theme of which is “For a professional and innovative journalism”. Vietnam News Agency reporters talk to OANA President and leaders of other OANA news media outlets members about the need to keep up with modern trends and improve product quality. Aslan Aslanov , Chairman of the Board, Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC), OANA President As OANA chair, AZERTAC has put forward a package of proposals in this regard. We held broad discussions on the issue at the Executive Board meeting in Tehran too. A large part of these proposals is related to the transformation of OANA into a more modern organisation. We made a proposal to establish a permanent general secretariat to ensure more flexible management of the organisation. The list of proposals also includes the establishment of a Training Academy, and the organization … [Read more...] about OANA 44: For a professional and innovative journalism
Smart Home Diary: An update to our blinds revealing that Alexa is no smarter than Siri
I’ve played around a bit with Alexa, and even considered buying an Echo Dot or two before the launch of HomePod , but in the end decided to wait it out. However, while Hunter Douglas is still promising HomeKit support for our Luxaflex Duette blinds , and was expecting to get there by now, certification has been delayed until later in the year. In the meantime, it’s gone ahead with the launch of the new bridge which brings voice control to the blinds – but so far only for Alexa and Google Home … Rather than wait for HomeKit, we decided to get an Amazon Echo Dot as an interim solution – which also provided an opportunity to pit Siri against Alexa in a real-life smart speaker test. Note that I say ‘Siri versus Alexa,’ not HomePod versus Echo Dot. As speakers, the two devices aren’t even in the same league. HomePod is a $349 device which gets into what I think of as semi-HiFi territory. It doesn’t compete with traditional HiFi brands, but is definitely into Sonos territory … [Read more...] about Smart Home Diary: An update to our blinds revealing that Alexa is no smarter than Siri