Vietnam ranks third in Internet growth

Vietnam ranks third in the group of countries pioneering the development of Internet networks with the number of Internet users increasing 27.48% in the past four years.

It is the result of an investigation of the situation of Internet development in all countries in the world published by the Government for the third millennium (Government for the third millennium). / 11 at the Global Information Society Summit (WSIS),

However, according to data from analysts, although Vietnam ranks behind Sudan and Guinea but is more appreciated than these two countries because of the same starting level, Vietnam has achieved better results: 7.2% of the population uses the Internet regularly (compared to Guinea 5.75% and Sudan 3.3%).

On the same day, the report at the official WSIS conference, Minister of Posts and Telematics Do Trung Ta affirmed that Vietnam has achieved remarkable achievements in developing a roadmap to information society: 98% The number of communes in the country has telephones, nearly 10% of the population use the Internet and 17.5% use the phone.

Regarding Vietnam's views on Internet management, Minister Do Trung Ta affirmed: The Government plays an important role in Internet management, needs coordination and consistency in ensuring network security. The management of the Internet must be carried out with consideration of the interests and participation of many parties, governments, private and social sectors.