Swiss IT Bridge and Connecting Business 2.0 event in Singapore for Software Outsourcing

[Dang Van Truong]

Dear Madam,

As spoken over the phone with you, I would like to send you material regarding our event "Connecting Business 2.0" in Singapore this July.  Here are updates on the progress of event preparation so far (as of 24/06/2013).

1. Vietnamese press and partners

“Connecting Business 2.0” has attracted healthy attention from Vietnamese companies, IT and non-IT associations and press:

• Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI): Connecting Business 2.0 on VCCI website - http://vcci-hcm.org.vn/ho-tro-kinh-doanh/tt4815
• The paper edition of Doanh Nhân Sài Gòn (Sai Gon Businessmen) has dedicated an article on the event and the Singapore organizing committee, as seen on 26/05/2013
• We have inked Memorandum of Understanding with Hiệp Hội Tin Học Hồ Chí Minh (HCA) - Ho Chi Minh Computing Association. If your company is a member of HCA, you will enjoy 10% discount when registering for “Connecting Business 2.0”. More on the HCA web site - http://www.hca.org.vn/tin_tuc/vde_qtam/nam2013/thang6/ketnoikinhdoanh2.0

2. Singapore companies & partners

• To facilitate Vietnamese outsourcing vendors in finding outsourcing projects in the short and long terms, we have attracted Singapore ICT companies as well as outsourcing agent and associations
• 8 Singapore companies with outsourcing projects have registered for our event. Among those 2 are funded by government and 6 are in private sector
• We have also invited Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation, whose competitive advantage is matching outsourcing providers and vendors. We hope that Vietnamese outsourcing vendors will enjoy access to resourceful pool of outsourcing projects via Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation in the medium and long terms
• One vital requirement to strike a deal with a Singapore company is proficiency in English. To be awarded, prospective Vietnamese companies are expected to effectively communicate in English, have experience working with foreign clients on relevant projects and healthy enthusiasm
• Having resourceful pool of projects, our Singapore partners are looking forward to long term collaboration with competent Vietnamese outsourcing vendors
• The pool of projects currently encompass the following technologies/domains:
  • .Net
  • Sharepoint
  • Java
  • Mobile & web
  • Banking, remittance software
  • ForEx, equities, commodities trading software
  • Business analytics
  • Insurance software

3. Projects for preview

3.1. Insurance web portal

• Prospective vendor is expected to have relevant experience in .Net and .Sharepoint
• Prior experience in developing insurance software will give strong edge to prospective Vietnamese vendor
• Experience in UI/UX is preferred
• Project value: Approximately $100,000 USD

3.2. Social Media Analytics

• Prospective vendor is expected to have relevant experience in natural language processing and social network analytics
• Data collection on the social networks: Twitter, Weibo (Chinese version of Twitter), Odnoklassniki (Russian social network)
• Collected data to be processed and visualized on a dashboard to dissect users' reaction to a company brand and its products, versus its competitors
• A long term project will be awarded to the vendor upon successful completion of this project

3.3. Dot Net

• Prospective vendor is required to have at least 3 years of experience developing projects in .Net
• Project duration: 3-4 months
• Project value: Approximately $100,000 USD

3.4. Sharepoint

• Prospective vendor is required to have at least 3 years of experience developing projects in Sharepoint
• Project duration: 3-4 months
• Project value: Approximately $100,000 USD

3.5. Banking Software Product Sales Partner

• Prospective vendor is required to have experience in B2B software sales
• Broad and strong network in banking industry is required
• Companies having experience in developing or supporting banking or remittance software are preferred

3.6. Trading Software Product Sales Partner

• Prospective vendor is required to have experience in B2B software sales
• Broad and strong network in trading industry (electronic/OTC) is required
• Companies having experience in developing or supporting commodities/equities/ForEx trading are preferred

4. Private Deals arrangement process

Here is the steps we consistently apply when arranging Private Deals:

4.1. Survey requirements and experience of Singapore and Vietnamese companies

4.2. Classify Vietnamese vendors based on the number of years of experience working with foreign clients on each technology stream

4.3. Classify Vietnamese vendors based on the number of developers working on each technology stream

4.4. Classify Vietnamese vendors based on the ramp up rate / scalability when taking up a large outsourcing project

4.5. If two Vietnamese companies on the same competency level, we prioritize them in this order: Platinum Pass, Gold Pass Silver Pass

4.6. If two Vietnamese companies on the same competency level, we prioritize the company which had completed registration and settlement first

We already have a number of Vietnamese outsourcing vendors who have completed registration and payment and ready for matching. If your company is interested in participating, please kindly complete the registration, survey forms attached. Once payment is settled, we will start matching your company.

Thanks & Regards, 

Dang Van Truong

External Relation - Vietnam 2020

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