Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi City People’s Committeeannounced a decision to establish a steering committee on building themunicipal e-government on February 15.

According to Decision No.699/QD-UBND, Chairman of themunicipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung will head the committee, whileVice Chairman Ngo Van Quy will be the deputy head.

The committee will also be comprised of 12 permanent members.

In order to build an e-government and a smart city, Hanoiwill establish a smart control centre with eight functional facilities incharge of information privacy and safety, support for officials in informationtechnology use, press and communications information management, trafficmonitor and crime prevention in public areas, public services management, informationregarding firefighting, search and rescue, and healthcare.

Chung said Hanoi set the target for 2019 that all people’scommittees of wards, communes, and townships will hold teleconferences linkedto the municipal People’s Committee, departments, agencies, and authorities ofdistricts.

All administrative documents will be in electronic form,while 80 percent of administrative procedures of departments, agencies,people’s committees of wards, communes, and districts will be processed onlineat the third and fourth level.

Online public services will be available at //dichvucong.hanoi.gov.vn. –VNA