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AI Virtual Assistants: Why Are They Always Female?

AI Virtual Assistants: Why Are They Always Female?

Aug 15 2024 | Digital Society
Many people have expressed concerns that virtual assistants are exacerbating stereotypes about women's roles in the labor market and within families. AI Virtual Assistants: Why Are They Always Female?
  • Female-gendered virtual assistant technologies contribute to reinforcing stereotypes about women in the labor market and within families.

  • While digital assistants are often programmed as female, digital advisors (legal, financial, medical) are typically programmed as male.

  • Most believe that addressing biases in AI systems must start with tackling the deep-rooted gender biases in society.

Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Issues

Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Issues

Aug 15 2024 | Digital Society
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to heat up and its application in socio-economic life becomes increasingly widespread, promising great potential, legal issues in this field are also drawing more attention.
  • Achieving a balance between protecting data copyrights and encouraging AI development is a challenge.

  • Many AI companies have proactively negotiated commercial agreements with news publishers to obtain licensed content.

  • Vietnam needs to closely monitor technological and legal trends in AI to draw lessons for itself.

What are the opportunities for cloud computing "Made in Vietnam"?

What are the opportunities for cloud computing "Made in Vietnam"?

Jan 03 2024 | Analysis - Comments
80% of Vietnam's cloud computing service market is currently in the hands of foreign businesses, such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services... What do Vietnamese businesses need to do to win back market share on their "home turf"?
AI in Vietnam: How to maximize the potential for development?

AI in Vietnam: How to maximize the potential for development?

Dec 27 2023 | Activities
Many countries around the world are racing to find the best policy approach to AI to build or strengthen their global power and influence. So where is Vietnam in the AI race? Can Vietnam take advantage of AI as a driving force for development? And how can Vietnam control AI risks?
Impressive results after two years of Digital transformation training for news organizations

Impressive results after two years of Digital transformation training for news organizations

Dec 01 2023 | Activities
More than 200 Vietnamese news organizations have been trained on digital transformation, more than 1,500 representatives from news organizations across the country were trained on digital business skills, and 19 training courses were organized to connect Vietnamese news organizations with the regional news industry.
National Academic Conference on 'Personal Data in Vietnam's Digital Economy'

National Academic Conference on 'Personal Data in Vietnam's Digital Economy'

Nov 03 2023 | Activities
As part of the national digital transformation program, Vietnam has set multiple goals and missions to maximize the utilization of digital resources and assets, aiming to build and develop an advanced digital economy, a secure digital society, and an efficient digital government.
Registration for Participation in the National Conference on Personal Data

Registration for Participation in the National Conference on Personal Data

Oct 30 2023 | Activities
The year 2023 has been designated as the "National Year of Digital Data" with the slogan "creating and mining data to generate new values." Simultaneously, the processing of personal data must ensure the rights and legitimate interests of individuals.
The Technical Foundation for Digital Journalism Business 

The Technical Foundation for Digital Journalism Business 

Oct 27 2023 | Activities
How to understand users and grow readership of the news website? How to effectively utilize Google Analytics 4 to harness audience data to develop new users? What are the approaches for constructing a comprehensive digital advertising revenue model for the newsroom? 
Exploiting open data in the public sector in Vietnam: Experience from Tay Ninh and Da Nang

Exploiting open data in the public sector in Vietnam: Experience from Tay Ninh and Da Nang

Mar 07 2023 | Digital Economy
Open Data Day is an annual celebration to raise awareness and encourage the use of open data. In 2023, Open Data Day(s) take place on March 04-10.
Diversifying undersea fiber optic cables to ensure Internet connection quality in Vietnam

Diversifying undersea fiber optic cables to ensure Internet connection quality in Vietnam

Sep 15 2023 | Activities
On the morning of September 15, 2023, the Institute for Policy Studies and Media Development (IPS) organized an expertise-sharing discussion on the national digital infrastructure context, with a particular focus on Vietnam's international undersea fiber optic cable system.