Vietnam’s Digital Transformation 2025: Strategies, AI, and Infrastructure Growth
The Global CIO editorial team continues its series of articles on the conditions in which the IT business operates in different countries. We spoke with our partners about the development of the IT sector in their countries, specific challenges and opportunities they face, as well as the key success factors in each market. Today, we present one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia – Vietnam.
Central Asia is emerging as a key IT player, with over 300,000 professionals and growing. Led by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the region is advancing in fintech, outsourcing, and digital services. However, challenges like talent shortages and education gaps remain. We discussed these issues and innovative HR practices with industry leaders at the panel “IT Talent in Central Asia: Challenges and Solutions.”
Companies across North America, Europe, APAC, and Latin America are leveraging these technologies to streamline human capital management and gain a competitive edge in a rapidly changing business environment.
Join Alexey Chiroki, Citibank enterprise solution architect, as he explores how blockchain technology is revolutionizing financial systems. Learn how digital assets extend beyond cryptocurrencies, enabling instant global transfers, asset tokenization, and increased transparency. Discover real-world banking applications already implemented at major institutions that are making finance more efficient, secure, and accessible.
Andrey Demin, Deputy General Director of IVA Technologies: “Nowadays competitive ability of a business largely depends on how successfully it attracts and retains talent. Appealing working experience is becoming a key factor that impacts efficiency and drives corporate performance. Investment in corporate culture and internal communications is no longer a trend but rather a must for businesses aiming for success in today’s world”.
In this article, Davron Adilkhodjaev will share insights on how strategic investments in data and AI are driving TBC Group's rapid growth in Uzbekistan. From acquiring Payme to launching the country's first fully digital bank, he’ll explain how the company achieved remarkable progress, innovated, and made a significant impact on millions of users.
On March 25, 2025, Global CIO hosted the online International Conference "Information Technologies in the Global Retail" on Zoom and LinkedIn. The event brought together IT leaders to discuss key challenges and best practices in digital transformation, customer experience, and IT management in the retail sector.
How to choose the right path for your project? Today, many companies face a dilemma: to use low-code platforms to speed up development or invest in traditional custom development? Sergey Plashkevich, head of business development for the Low-code platform at Tsifrum (Rosatom) and the participants of the round table will share their experience in implementing low-code solutions and discuss which tasks are best suited for this approach, and in which cases it is worth preferring classical methods.
At the beginning of the year, business activity in companies picks up speed: new budgets are approved, strategic projects are launched, and the results of the previous year are summed up. All this happens against the backdrop of adaptation to the work rhythm, the formation of new plans, and spring vitamin deficiency. During this period, the concentration of attention of most employees is reduced, and the stress level, on the contrary, is consistently high. These are ideal conditions for fraudsters. Alexander Yarov, Head of Information Security at ELMA, told how to help the team remain vigilant when faced with cyber fraud.
Maxim Karankevich, Director of Digital Transformation at Ultramar, presents the Ultramar Digital Port project as the first step towards comprehensive automation of production processes at the Leningrad Region port. Over 8 months, 9 integrated systems were implemented, which allowed saving over 22 million dollars and increasing efficiency.
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a technology of the future – it is a reality that is changing business, daily life, and even creativity. But how fast is the AI project market growing? Which segments are developing the fastest and what challenges companies face when implementing AI solutions are described in the article.
The opportunity to connect with IT leaders from different countries and industries is one of the things we value most at Global CIO. Today, the Global CIO editorial team interviewed Golib Khusainov, the CIO of Uzavtosanoat.
Corporate cybersecurity, IT staffing shortages, and IT budget alignment have been pressing issues for decades. However, IT leaders have recently encountered new challenges in each of these areas. Key problems and potential solutions were discussed during the Global CIO online ideation session as part of the "Key Trends in Digital Transformation 2024" online conference.
The Examen Sentinel project arose out of a desire to improve security. In partnership with RSA Laboratories, we have developed a solution that uses data analytics and AI to proactively identify potential problems, ensuring timely medical intervention.
In 2025, HR in the IT sector will face new challenges, which is due to both the ongoing development of technologies and the transformation of this highly competitive segment of the job market.
The Avia Code company has launched the BAGS ID system, allowing passengers to independently check in luggage in just 30 seconds. The solution reduces queues and improves service at airports. Konstantin Panev, Director of Digital Transformation, Airports of the Regions Management Company, shares his experience.
The professional community Global CIO brings together IT leaders from various industries. Understanding the differences in IT management across sectors like healthcare, retail, industry, and arts institutions is crucial. To explore the insights of Healthcare CIOs, the Global CIO editorial team interviewed Luciano Santos da Silva, CIO of the Zerrenner Foundation and one of the winners of the 2024 Project of the Year competition.