Vietnam - Nicaragua strengthen cooperation in telecommunications and digital transformation

On the morning of October 24, 2025, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Science and Technology , Deputy Minister Bui The Duy received and worked with Ms. Nahima Janett Diaz Flores, Director of the Nicaraguan Postal and Telecommunications Institute and the working delegation who were visiting and exchanging cooperation in Vietnam.

At the reception, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy gave an overview of the strong development of the postal, telecommunications and digital economy sectors in Vietnam in recent years.

Deputy Minister Bui The Duy said that Vietnam has implemented many important reforms, opened the telecommunications market, eliminated monopoly, and created a healthy competitive environment for domestic and foreign enterprises. Thanks to that, Vietnam's telecommunications network has now reached over 99% coverage and its growth rate is among the fastest in the world. Vietnam has now self-sufficiently produced 5G equipment, deployed 5G networks widely, and provided Internet services at reasonable costs, contributing to promoting the digital economy, digital government, and digital society. The digital application ecosystem associated with citizen identification, health insurance, and electronic driver's licenses on the VNID platform is helping people easily access online public services.

Deputy Minister Bui The Duy worked with Ms. Nahima Janett Diaz Flores, Director of the Nicaraguan Postal and Telecommunications Institute.

Deputy Minister Bui The Duy also shared Vietnam's experiences and challenges in the digital transformation process, especially on the issues of network safety, security and prevention of cross-border high-tech crimes. The Deputy Minister emphasized: "Cyberspace has no borders, so the prevention of cybercrime requires close coordination between countries."

Vietnam is ready to share with Nicaragua lessons learned in developing telecommunications infrastructure, digital transformation, building e-government and ensuring information security. The Ministry of Science and Technology wishes to strengthen cooperation between research institutes, Vietnamese telecommunications enterprises, including Viettel, and Nicaraguan partners in research, training and application of new technologies.

Thanking the warm welcome of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, Ms. Nahima Janett Diaz Flores highly appreciated Vietnam's outstanding achievements in developing telecommunications infrastructure and digital economy.

Ms. Nahima Janett Diaz Flores said that the Government of Nicaragua is focusing on developing the digital space, ensuring network security and considering this as one of the pillars of the national development strategy. In the coming time, Nicaragua will submit for promulgation a new Telecommunications Law, creating a favorable legal corridor for deploying the nationwide 4G network and moving towards 5G technology.

Ms. Nahima Diaz Flores also expressed her wish to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in technology, academia and human resource training in the field of telecommunications and digital transformation. At the same time, expand information exchange and share experiences with Vietnamese partners to bring high-quality telecommunications services to all regions of Nicaragua.

At the end of the working session, Deputy Minister Bui The Duy respectfully invited the Nicaraguan delegation to attend the Vietnam Digital Week 2025 organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology in Ninh Binh from October 27 to 29, 2025. This is one of the major events, with the participation of ASEAN Ministers, representatives of many large technology corporations in the region and internationally, focusing on discussing topics on 5G, 6G, artificial intelligence and digital governance.

Deputy Minister Bui The Duy expressed his belief that the visit and working session of Ms. Nahima Janett Diaz Flores, Director of the Nicaraguan Post and Telecommunications Institute, and the delegation will open up practical and effective cooperation directions in the fields of post, telecommunications and digital transformation, contributing to tightening the traditional friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Nicaragua.