On the morning of June 24, the 2025 Digital Publishing Forum with the theme "The future of publishing in the digital age" was co-organized by Alpha Books Joint Stock Company in collaboration with the Vietnam Digital Content Creation Alliance (DCCA) and the Digital Copyright Center (DCC), under the auspices of the Vietnam Digital Communications Association (VDCA).

The forum was held for the first time exclusively for the publishing industry, where leaders and experts together sought solutions and outlined the future for Vietnamese books amid the flow of technology, while updating the latest technology trends that could change the publishing landscape in the coming years.

Digital technology reshapes the way people access knowledge

Looking at the overall picture of national digital transformation, clearly guided by Resolutions 57-NQ/TW and 68-NQ/TW, the publishing industry is under suffocating pressure. Technology, especially artificial intelligence (AI), is both a savior and a "game changer".

Speaking at the event, Dr. Nguyen Minh Hong, Chairman of the Vietnam Digital Communications Association, said: We are living in the era of the 4.0 Industrial Revolution, when digital technology and artificial intelligence have penetrated deeply, reshaping the way people access knowledge.

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Dr. Nguyen Minh Hong, Chairman of Vietnam Digital Communications Association. Photo LT

"Faced with unprecedented opportunities and challenges, the publishing industry must consider this an important opening to promote digital reading culture, and more importantly, not only talk about digital transformation but actually act to transform. The goal is to work together to build a national digital publishing platform that develops synchronously and integrates with the world ," Mr. Hong emphasized.

According to Mr. Hong, the forum is not only a place to listen to dialogue, but also a space to connect thinking, connecting the thinking of book makers with technology makers, connecting ideas to actions, connecting the traditions of our ancestors with the future. From here, we will not only talk about digital transformation but actually act to transform.

From single product to content ecosystem

The aspiration to create a modern publishing industry, where knowledge is spread without barriers, has been concretized by Mr. Nguyen Canh Binh, Chairman of Alpha Group, a pioneer in digital transformation of the publishing industry, with a passionate sharing:

“For me personally, my biggest wish is to build an intellectual axis, a system where knowledge can connect to everyone seamlessly, reducing intermediaries, logistics burdens and costs. We are witnessing a huge flow of knowledge pouring into Vietnam from the digital age and our job is to be ready to receive it, to transform strongly so as not to miss this historic opportunity. I believe that the definition of publishing has completely changed."

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Mr. Nguyen Canh Binh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alpha Group. Photo LT

"In the past, publishing was about making a book. Today, it is about creating a journey of learning, personalization, interaction and dissemination," Mr. Nguyen Canh Binh emphasized. This requires us to change our mindset, not just as product creators, but as creators of experiences and values ​​for the community.

The 2025 Digital Publishing Forum is where the Vietnamese publishing industry faces challenges, seeks solutions together, and envisions a new future where technology and knowledge blend, bringing Vietnamese books further in the digital age.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nganh-xuat-ban-viet-doi-mat-thoi-khac-sinh-tu-voi-tri-tue-nhan-tao-2414416.html