If 2009 was a year of difficulty for Vietnam’s software industry, 2010 is considered the year of expectation.
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Though 2009 was not a good year for Vietnamese software companies in Japan, it is still considered the strategic market for 2010.
The revenue of FPT Software, one of the biggest software firms in Vietnam, comes mainly from Japan. Many other firms also see Japan as their key market.
“Japan is the most important market of FPT Software,” confirmed FPT Software Deputy General Director Nguyen Lam Phuong.
Pham Tan Cong, Secretary General of the Vietnam Software Association (Vinasa), remarked that, in Japan, “Vietnamese companies are their most favorite partners. This is a good foundation for us to expand into the Japanese market”.
Nguyen Anh Tuan, deputy director of HCM City Department of Information and Communications, reported that prospects for the software industry are very bright this year. “We hope the industry can regain its growth rate of 2005-2008,” Tuan posited.
Ngo Hung Phuong, general director of CSC, a big software company, maintained: “I believe that the software industry can grow at 40 percent this year”.
An official from TMA, another big software name, revealed that “We have received many big orders since late 2009. We are seeking new clients and improving our competitiveness for sustainable development in 2010 and the future”.
Many base their beliefs on signals of the national economy’s recovery to conclude that 2010 will be a bright year for the software industry.
“We didn’t set specific targets for 2010, but it will be a year of strong development, at least at the same level with previous years when our company developed favorably,” predicted TMA Deputy General Director Tran Manh Hong.
Ten years ago, the IT and software industry was defined as Vietnam’s key sector and in 2009 the Government approved a plan to turn Vietnam into a powerful IT country.
Vinasa Secretary General Pham Tan Cong praised these policies as bringing about opportunities for the software industry.
“Vietnam is among ten countries that are prestigious for software processing. It is difficult for Vietnam to have a position like India. but we must strive to rank just behind them,” proposed Ngo Hung Phuong, general director of CSC.
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