Viet Nam will soon have its own 'Wikipedia' page, maybe even more interactive, developed by Vietnamese people for Vietnamese people.

The page is a proactive, interactive effort to spread knowledge and awareness of scientific and technological developments, promoting education resources and sci-tech creativity in the country.

It will be developed under a project called 'Development of the Vietnamese digital knowledge system' that has been approved by the Prime Minister.

The project aims at building a digital knowledge system through activities of synthesis, systematization and digitization, making knowledge accessible to all Vietnamese citizens by storing and disseminating it. Basically, it would create an encyclopedia customised for and interactive with the Vietnamese people.

The project also hopes to arouse and spread a passion for science and technology, and generate enthusiasm among those who can contribute to it, especially enterprises, organisations and intellectuals.

Funding for the project will come partly from the national Budget’s for science and technology development, and mainly from donations of enterprises, organisations and individuals.

The government will set up a Core Group initially to implement this project.

According to the project schedule, by July 2017, the Government will gather about 20 potential, aspiring enterprises to be the core group for developing knowledge-based digital system.

In August, the core group will plan the system’s infrastructure, develop technical standards for it, and decide on the tools needed to initiate the Vietnamese version of Wikipedia combining with model like Quora.

The project’s launching ceremony is expected to take place in September, and in December, the 'Vietnamese Interactive Wikipedia’ will be available in the fields of law, health, education and agriculture. A pilot model to study community interaction will also be set up in some localities.

In 2018, the Government plans to create and develop a diverse range of content for the digitalised knowledge system, expanding the development of applications in all areas across the country.

From 2019, the digitalised Vietnamese knowledge system will be further developed, becoming a full-fledged, Vietnamese-owned digital ecosystem, integrating many knowledge and digital resources data that will be widely used by society as a whole.

(Source: VNS)