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For 20 years: Internet has positively changed Vietnam's society
For 20 years: Internet has positively changed Vietnam's society
18/11/17
Tomorrow
marks 20 year of Internet in Vietnam. Vietnam was officially connected to the
global internet on November 19, 1997. Over the past 20 years, the internet has
rapidly developed in the country. Vietnam now has about 50 million internet
users, 60% of its population. The world average is 47%. Starting with few dozen
domains at .vn in 1997, Vietnam now has more than 400,000 domains whose names
contain no Vietnamese special characters and 1 million domains in Vietnamese.
Minister
of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan said: “The internet has become
widespread in Vietnam in the last 20 years. The rate of connection to the
internet protocol version 6 in Vietnam ranks 2nd in ASEAN and 4th in
Asia. We have supported broadband and cable service providers and implemented
4G to upgrade the internet infrastructure and diversify telecommunications and
IT services.”
The
internet has been accessible nationwide. The cable system is capable of
providing services at hundreds of Mbps. Vietnam is upgrading its broadband
cable infrastructure and promoting added services on this platform to keep pace
with the 4.0 technology. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said: “The government
has directed ministries and sectors to review all regulations and create
optimal conditions for ICT development. It’s important to enable enterprises to
use the IT infrastructure to develop their business. We should take advantage
of IT and the economy to give the public better access to resources.”
Since
2010, Vietnam has been continuously among the 20 countries with the most
internet users. Top 20 Internet User Statistics were updated in June 30,
2017. Vietnam ranked 12th, above The United Kingdom and France, South Korea. Thanks
to shrinking internet fees, the number of internet users in Vietnam is forecast
to increase in the near future.
In
addition, to meet the increasing demand of the digital economy, Việt Nam has
been gradually moving to IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) since 2008 in
accordance with national plans on IPv6 transition for the period 2008 to 2020.
Currently, more than six per cent of internet users in Việt Nam are using IPv6
and Việt Nam is among the countries with the highest rate of IPv6 usage in the
region.
The Internet has quickly become the most dynamic and important medium for modern discourse and freedom of expression in most countries around the world. The right to Internet access, also known as the right to broadband or freedom to connect, is the view that all people must be able to access the Internet in order to exercise and enjoy their rights to freedom of expression and opinion and other fundamental human rights, that states have a responsibility to ensure that Internet access is broadly available.
The Internet has quickly become the most dynamic and important medium for modern discourse and freedom of expression in most countries around the world. The right to Internet access, also known as the right to broadband or freedom to connect, is the view that all people must be able to access the Internet in order to exercise and enjoy their rights to freedom of expression and opinion and other fundamental human rights, that states have a responsibility to ensure that Internet access is broadly available.
The
right to Internet access is closely linked to the right of freedom of speech
which can be seen to encompass freedom of expression as well. Two key facets of
the Internet are highlighted by Stephanie Borg Psaila - the Internet's content
and the Internet's infrastructure. The right to freedom of expression must be
universal including the technology which will enable it. The right to development is a third
generation right recognized by the UN General Assembly. The Internet's role in
securing this right has been noted by human rights scholars and activists in
several ways.
Yes,
base on these, with over 20 years of development, Việt Nam’s internet has made
sustainable contributions to society, especially for promoting human rights and
democracy in the country./.
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Internet is crucial for a society to practice human rights!
For the development of Internet in the country, Vietnam has proved that it respects and create favourable conditions for citizen's rights and democracy.
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