The International Conference and Exhibition Mobile Vietnam 2012 opened in Hanoi on October 18, attracting leading Vietnamese and foreign IT companies and service providers.

The four-day conference and expo, hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), is a great opportunity for enterprises to showcase their products and services, seek new partnerships, expand their markets and promote their brands.

Addressing Mobile Vietnam 2012, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son highlighted the strong growth in the IT sector, saying it plays an increasingly important role in boosting socio-economic development.

Vietnam aims to master its IT infrastructure, with a focus on human resource training and telecommunications, especially in mobile services, he said.

Covering an area of 4,000 square metres, the exhibition draws key Vietnamese mobile operators as well as leading foreign manufacturers of mobile handsets, mobile products and services such as Sony, Ericsson, Huawei, Samsung, Telcordia and Gelmato.

Participants in the conference on the future of Vietnam’s mobile sector discussed urgent issues relating to the policies of State management agencies, businesses’ competition strategies, and mobile applications and technologies.

(VOV)