The Viet Nam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) will today kick off the selection rounds for the Sao Khue Awards, an annual prize giving ceremony aimed at the IT and software sectors.

IT experts said that the establishment of the National Committee on IT, chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, is “the most important IT event of 2012.”

Lacking a fully worked out legal framework and encouragement is the main reason which has hindered the development of open source software in Vietnam.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son and the Lao Minister of Post and Telecommunications Hiem Phommachanh discussed measures to enhance bilateral cooperation in post, telecommunications and information technology at their talks in Hanoi on Dec. 15.

The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the US signed a joint declaration on the intention of cooperation in civil space and aviation activities in Hanoi on Dec. 5.