Meeting with Facebook Asia-Pacific representative

At the meeting, Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh said that Facebook is currently the most influential social network in Vietnam. Therefore, the Internet and Society Research Program (VPIS) of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has organized many seminars on this topic such as the seminar "Illegal hate speech and solutions towards a safe and sustainable social network environment" and proposed to build a "Code of Conduct on social networks" in April 2017; the seminar "Impact of social networks on user psychology" in September 2017 or the research project on the impact of social networks on user psychology.

Ms. Jennifer Chan said that there are many opportunities to cooperate with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and VPIS on social networking skills training programs for students in the future.

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh agreed with Ms. Jennifer Chan’s proposal and said that universities need to become a bridge between stakeholders in using social networks. Therefore, VPIS is ready to carry out joint activities with Facebook such as organizing workshops, seminars, and joint research on topics such as building content policies on social networks, digital connectivity, digital citizenship, etc. These activities will also contribute ideas to information and communication policy makers.

The Internet and Society Research Program of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities is an interdisciplinary research project that aims to clarify the impacts of the Internet on various aspects of life and society, and the converse impacts of society on shaping the future development of the Internet, in terms of Social Sciences and Humanities. The program has the following topics: Internet & Life, Internet & Media, Internet & Law - Public Administration, Internet & Education.