The Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Summit 2014 will take place in Ha Noi and Da Nang from 28 to 31 October.  This is the 2^nd time since 2003 that Viet Nam has hosted the largest annual forum on ICT in the Asia-Oceania region.

This year’s event is expected to be attended by 700 domestic and international delegates, including 250 leaders from ICT associations and leading groups in 30 countries around the world.

The 2003 ASOCIO ICT Summit took place in Ha Noi

The summit will take “ICT - The New Paradigm in Social-Economic Development and Agriculture Restructuring” as its theme.  The forum combines together 2 important events: the Vietnam ICT Summit and the ASOCIO ICT Summit.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and former Japanese Prime Minister Yuki Hatoyama will deliver speeches at the event.

This year’s event will focus on discussing strategies and solutions to promote ICT applications in implementing agriculture restructuring and creating a new rural development model.  This will ensure comprehensive competitiveness amongst localities, businesses and organisations in the Asia-Oceania region.

Within the framework of the forum, there will be the ICT Best Practices Exhibition, the Japan ICT Day 2014, networking activities, business matchmaking, company visits, seminars, and networking meetings with companies in Da Nang.

The ASOCIO ICT Summit is the biggest and most important annual event for the Asian-Oceania software, IT, and communications industry.