Vientiane, Oct. 22 -- Lao Digital Week 2026 kicked off in Vientiane on October 21. Organised by the Lao Ministry of Technology and Communications, the five-day event serves as a high-level forum for domestic and international officials and experts to exchange experiences and practical lessons, assess opportunities and challenges, and discuss future directions, thereby advancing digital transformation in a more comprehensive, substantive and effective manner. In his opening remarks, Lao Minister of Technology and Communications Santisouk Simmalavong emphasised that the Lao government has been proactively renewing its thinking and working methods towards modernisation while improving macroeconomic management mechanisms to address economic a...