Việt Nam to develop blockchain human resources

VIETNAM, Nov 5 – HÀ NỘI — A shortage of human resources to develop blockchain is not unique to Việt Nam, and even in technology hubs such as Silicon Valley in the US, India or China, the lack of blockchain personnel is a common problem, experts said .

“It is the first time Việt Nam is in the same starting position with the whole world with a new technology, which easily leads to a general feeling of being understaffed and not having enough resources to implement,” said Huy Nguyễn, co-founder of KardiaChain, Blockchain.

“The shortage of human resources in this field is absolutely unavoidable in both Việt Nam and internationally,” said Phạm Văn Huy, CEO of MoonLab, a company specializing in Blockchain technology application projects and Metaverse development. “It is extremely difficult to recruit human resources specializing in this field, since Blockchain is still quite new and there are no training programs at universities, colleges or even information technology centers in the country.”

Both said that in terms of human resources, Việt Nam is the birthplace of many talents in new technology. Vietnamese engineers and programmers have the advantage of being very flexible and learning new things very quickly.

They said that when new technology trends emerge, they can flexibly switch to learning, self-exploration, direct market participation, Internet learning, etc., and achieve a certain level of mastery even if they are not fully trained.

They considered Vietnamese people capable of creating smart contracts from Blockchain, or building platforms only through short courses, which partially meet the needs of the market during this time.

“We need to pay more attention to the deep development rather than just the surface,” said KardiaChain’s Nguyen. “If it can solve the problems from the root, Việt Nam can easily meet the needs of the market in the next five to 10 years and help Blockchain become a technology widely used here.”

Huy suggested that in order to be a good hub for blockchain human resources in both quantity and quality, it is necessary to focus on personnel training from the bottom level up.

He said that research centers, universities and companies should have a plan to train personnel from the root level, and there should be a dialogue on blockchain between state leaders, business owners and middle managers, as well as employees and students.

“There should also be good quality short-term blockchain courses for those who intend to change industries, understand it in a short time, making the peer-to-peer transition more flexible,” said Huy.

Huy said it was also important to attract technology experts educated or working abroad to come back to contribute to the country, adding that so far Việt Nam has always been in a state of “brain drain”, but job opportunities and attractive income from blockchain development in Việt Nam could now create a “salmon wave” of foreign experts returning to the country with valuable knowledge and experience to guide the development of Blockchain technology.

“More international cooperation programs are needed, innovation centers should have practice rooms and short-term training programs, and update new technologies for students, while tech entrepreneurs from successful businesses in the blockchain field need to return to human training and add to new businesses,” Phạm Văn Huy, CEO of MoonLab.

There should be practical training courses for students, such as at MoonLab, where IT students who are about to graduate can increase their skills and knowledge of the blockchain industry during an internship and then be offered an attractive salary to stay and stay with the team.

“Việt Nam should soon establish training centers and courses in universities and colleges for this technology industry,” said Phan Đức Trung, deputy chairman of the Blockchain Association.

Trung said the Vietnam Blockchain Association was currently pursuing training and developing digital human resources. It seeks to create high-quality human resources to contribute to the process of research, testing, application, deployment and experience in the blockchain technology business in accordance with Vietnamese law.

As an organization specializing in blockchain training for women, SHE Blockchain has conducted the first course completely free of charge by providing scholarships to women interested in blockchain.

According to co-founder and chairman of SHE Blockchain, Huỳnh Vũ Thuọ Tiên, students can practice with the organization’s partners before graduation and get help securing jobs in the industry after graduation. — VNS