Wood industry fosters chief information officers to speed up digital transformation
The National Private Economic Development Research Board and the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of Ho Chi Minh City have launched an initiative to develop a chief information officer network for the wood and wood processing industry to foster its digital transformation.
At the ceremony to launch an initiative to develop a chief information officer network for the wood and wood processing industry. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The National Private Economic Development Research Boardand the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of Ho Chi Minh City havelaunched an initiative to develop a chief information officer network for thewood and wood processing industry to foster its digital transformation.
Meant to provide professional training, help improve leadershipand management capacity to create quality IT solutions and create breakthroughsfor enterprises, the initiative has attracted much attention.
It will seek applications from CIOs to attend a two-day trainingcamp designed specifically for the wood industry, to be held between April andJuly.
The training content will provide the necessary information,skills and tools for CIOs to master digitisation and digital transformation attheir business.
Then there will be three workshops on digital transformation,technology management and leaders' vision with industry executives taking part.
The launch of the initiative also marked a tie-up between theboard, which is managed by the Government’s Advisory Council for AdministrativeProcedure Reform, HAWA, CIO Vietnam, and the Asia Foundation in Vietnam (TAF).
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The launching ceremony took place on the sidelines of theVietnam Furniture Matching Week from April 13 to 20./.
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At the ceremony to launch an initiative to develop a chief information officer network for the wood and wood processing industry. (Photo: VNA) 
