About Us

Korea IT Cooperation Center (KICC) in HCMC

KICC HCMC is established in May 23, 2019, which is 6th office over the world and 2nd office in Vietnam. KICC is overseas office for supporting Korean ICT companies’ international business under the Ministry of Science and ICT(MSIT) and National IT Industry Promotion Agency(NIPA). KICC has 6 offices in Silicon Valley(USA), Tokyo(Japan), Beijing(China), Singapore(Singapore), Hanoi(Vietnam), Ho Chi Minh(Vietnam).

NIPA is a non-profit government agency affiliated to the Ministry of Science and ICT to the Republic of Korea, which is responsible for providing support to IT enterprises and professionals. NIPA leads national economic development and knowledge-based economic society by promoting competitiveness of overall industries through IT usage and advancing IT industries.

  1. Support Korean companies participation in Vietnam
  2. Promote Vietnam and Korea ICT industry sector
  3. Support Development of a market economy in Vietnam

Facilities


Center

Meeting room

Coworking space

Lobby

Office

Lounge/Multi-function printer

VIETNAM MARKET INFORMATION

According to the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam, the sector with the largest number of registered companies in the IT industry is the software, with a total of 6,832 companies in 2013; and the sector that accounts for the largest share of total IT revenues is the hardware, grew at 59.7% in 2013.

In 2013, Vietnam's broadband subscribers reached 22.37 million, with a universal rate of 24.93%, of which 3G mobile broadband subscribers accounted for 17.22 million, equivalent to about 77%.

The Government of Vietnam is currently setting up a plan to build a high-speed national information network and is implementing policies to popularize the Internet and expand broadband networks. Service markets such as IPTV and VoIP are likely to open in earnest.