The ASOCIO Awards are among the most prestigious ICT awards in the region, given by Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO). Awards are given to outstanding individuals, organizations and enterprises of 24 ASOCIO member economies. Only members of ASOCIO are nominated for these awards.

In 2019, the ASOCIO Awards consist of 4 categories: Digital Government Award; Outstanding ICT Company Award; Outstanding User Organization Award; and ICT Education Award.

The ASOCIO Awards 2019 was presented within the framework of ASOCIO Digital Summit 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 13 November 2019, and was witnessed by delegates from 24 countries and economies of 2 continents.

Three representatives of Vietnam who received ASOCIO Awards this year are: Vietnam's national airline (Vietnam Airlines) - Outstanding User Organization Award; CMC Corporation - Outstanding ICT Company Award; and University of Science under Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City - ICT Education Award.

Mr. Nguyen Trung Chinh, Chairman/CEO of CMC Corporation receives the award for "Outstanding ICT Company". 

CMC Corporation aims to become the region's leading ICT corporation through constant creativity and innovation for research and application of high-tech solutions towards professionalism and perfection for each and every product and service, in order for Vietnam to become a powerful country in terms of ICT.

Wanting to grasp the opportunities brought by Industry 4.0, CMC has had transformations in the new period, actively developed CMC technology ecosystem to research, deploy and operate new technology applications and bring added values to customers and partners. This year, the Corporation has launched its open infrastructure ecosystem for business (C.OPE2N); at the same time restructured the business, established CMC Technology & Solution (CMC TS) and changed the named of CMC InfoSec into CMC Cyber Security. CMC has also signed a contract for strategic cooperation with Samsung SDS, with the hope that this cooperation will help the corporation take a step closer to the strategic goal of achieving $1 billion in revenue by 2023.

Representing VINASA to attend ASOCIO Digital Summit  and ASOCIO Award 2019 Ceremony, Secretary General Nguyen Thi Thu Giang said: "The ASOCIO Award recognizes and honors achievements of organizations and enterprises in ICT development and application. The fact that 3 representatives of Vietnam are honored in ASOCIO Awards 2019 not only proves the recognition of international ICT community regarding their achievements, but also contributes to affirm the position and efforts of Vietnam on the technology map of the region and the world".