Spirit No. 1 Microsoft met with Vietnamese Prime Minister

On the morning of May 21, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer met with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and witnessed the signing ceremony of the State-Enterprise Cooperation Agreement between the two sides.

At 8.35 am, Steve Ballmer and representatives of Microsoft Corporation in Southeast Asia and Vietnam were present at the Prime Minister's Office. At 8:45 am, the meeting between the head of the Vietnamese Government and the " No. 1 " of Microsoft officially took place.

After the long meeting with the expected, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, together with representatives of Vietnamese ministries and branches and Mr. Steve Ballmer, representatives of Microsoft and US Ambassador in Vietnam, Michael Marine witnessed the signing ceremony of the two documents. important cooperation event between the Government of Vietnam and Microsoft Corporation: an agreement on strategic partnerships and a license to purchase licenses for using Microsoft Office software.

While waiting for the signing ceremony, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung turned to Mr. Steve Ballmer intimately chatting. The Prime Minister affirmed the concerns of Vietnamese media and public opinion about Microsoft Corporation in general and cooperation agreements between the two sides in particular.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Mr. Steve Ballmer cordially talked. Source: VNN

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Mr. Steve Ballmer expressed their satisfaction. " This is one of the times when the Vietnamese press has gathered so much to cover the event so much, " the Prime Minister said.

The contract to buy copyright for Microsoft Office software demonstrates CP VN's pioneering and strong commitment to protecting intellectual property rights, an important foundation to contribute to economic growth and create opportunities for Vietnam. achieving the target of increasing the revenue of the entire IT industry to USD 10 billion by 2010.

Witnessing the ceremony of the strategic partnership agreement. Source: VNN

According to the agreement on strategic partnership between CP VN and Microsoft Corporation, 4 key areas to promote IT-Communication to support building knowledge economy for Vietnam are: using effective tools The results are applied worldwide, building electronic infrastructure and technical skills, narrowing the digital gap and expanding the exploitation of local software enterprises.

Chris Atkinson, CEO of Microsoft Southeast Asia region said: " Together with the Ministry of Post and Telematics, we will establish a strong foundation for Vietnam's ICT sector to grow 4 times in the next 3 years . We I believe our investment today will create great software created by Vietnamese companies and who export their products to the region and the world . "

Vietnam was his first stop during a one-week visit to the CA-TBD area. After Vietnam, he will visit Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.

Source: VNN

Asked about his historic visit to Vietnam, Mr. Ballmer said: " This visit comes from the fact that we have always wanted and a strong commitment to the IT-Communications industry to really become an important good person in the Vietnam economy development . This is also a great opportunity to meet technology developers, CP officials as well as businesses with great prospects. In the foreground and your country will be on the right track by clearly defining the promotion of a healthy domestic technology environment . This will help expand the market for the world ".

After meeting the Vietnamese Prime Minister and witnessing the signing ceremony, Mr. Steve Ballmer will attend the " Windows Vista Technology Developers ' Festival " and give a speech here. On the same day, he will meet Minister of Post and Telematics Do Trung Ta, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Tran Van Nhung and partner companies and software development experts to share their views and visions. He is about the future of the IT industry in the next few years and decades.

Phuong Loan