Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc launched the national e-document exchange platform in March 2019 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA)- Cabinet meetings will be streamlined and more innovative as the Governmentmoves into the digital era later this month.
The move towards e-governmentwill create a new-look administration, but there is still work to be done toensure a smooth transition.
The Prime Minister’stask force led by Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dungmet on June 13 with ten ministries, including Public Security, Planning andInvestment, and Internal Affairs to discuss the implementation of e-Cabinet.
The platform will reduceCabinet meetings from three days to just one. Documents will be handled onlinewhich will allow the Cabinet members to focus on discussing issues andcasting their votes.
“The e-Government doesnot mean sending meeting invitations via e-mails. It aspires to a digitaleconomy which can serve citizens better,” said Dung.
The minister tasked theMinistry of Information and Communications to accelerate the e-Government 2.0, data sharing, electronic authentication and come up with solutions toprovide citizens e-ID cards.
Nine other ministrieswill be responsible for databases involving workers’ information, companies,land issues, insurances, finance and population.
They were also asked tohelp build the national public services portal and develop their ownministry-level electronic one-stop information systems.
At the meeting, Dungannounced the national public services portal would be launched in November.
Driving licences will beone of the first services provided on the platform.
Back in March, PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc introduced the national e-document exchange platform,offering quicker and safer delivery of official documents to enhancetransparency.
However, according to Dung,the use of e-signatures and e-documents in ministries and State agenciesremains low.
He urged them toaccelerate the application of information technology and internal reform toimprove performance and provide better public services to citizens andentrepreneurs.
“There are a lot ofadvantages to the platform. It is a move towards a modern, new-lookGovernment,” Dung said.
All 31 ministries andministerial-level agencies, 63 localities and the Party Central CommitteeOffice have adopted the platform.
It is expected to save 1.2trillion VND (51.53 million USD) per year in stationery, deliveries and otherexpenses.-VNS/VNA
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc launched the national e-document exchange platform in March 2019 (Photo: VNA) 
