National data exchange platform launching in November

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National data exchange platform launching in November

02/11/2025

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, on 1 November, chaired a working session on creating a legal and policy framework to promote the launch of a national data exchange platform this November. The platform is expected to help form a high-value data market, boost economic growth and competitiveness, foster innovation and AI, attract investment, and strengthen data security and sovereignty.

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