Title: Culture and Vietnam as a Knowledge Society
Authors: Tuyen Thanh Nguyen, Graeme Johanson
Pages: 16 pp.
ISSN: 1681-4835
Source: EJISDC (2008) 33, 2, 1-16
Publisher: The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries
Date published: 2008
Date accessed: 22/06/2009
Type of information: research paper
Language: English
On-line access: yes (pdf)
Abstract:
Key features of traditional Vietnamese culture are contrasted with modern conceptions of a knowledge society on a national scale. Longstanding features of Vietnamese society inhibit the acceptance of necessary ingredients of a knowledge nation. This article analyses evidence from official publications, recent commentaries about Vietnam, and fieldwork interviews undertaken between 2004 and 2007, relating to economic progress and cultural change, challenges of the market economy to traditional culture, and the contribution of information and communications technologies to the promotion of knowledge.