Đà Nẵng inks first deal in Open Source Software education

March 16, 2017 - 16:00

Japan’s Linux Professional Institute (JPI), Evolable Asia company and Đà Nẵng-based Đông Á College have agreed on co-operation in information technology (IT) human resource training and education transfer of Open Source Software and internet security programmes in the central city.

Representatives of Đông Á College and Japan’s Linux Professional Institute ink a co-operation pact on IT human resource training in Đà Nẵng on Tuesday, March 14. — VNS Photo Phương Chi

Viet Nam News

ĐÀ NẴNG — Japan’s Linux Professional Institute (JPI) Evolable Asia company and Đà Nẵng’s Đông Á College have established an information technology (IT) human resource training programme.

This will run alongside an Open Source Software education programme.

The agreement, signed on Tuesday, is part of the college’s strategy to develop its Information Technology faculty in association with local and foreign software partners.

It’s also the first Open Source Software HR deal in the central region.

Following the agreement, JPI and Evolable Asia company will establish a Linux certificate recognition centre in Đà Nẵng, boosting Open Source Software education in the central and Central Highlands regions.

The central city has 55 foreign direct investment projects in the IT sector with a total investment of US$12 million.

Last year, the city’s IT and communication sector earned $58 million from software exports. — VNS

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