The Government of Vietnam had devised national projects and programmestowards development of information technology infrastructure and wideapplication of IT in state agencies, creating a basis for development ofe-government and raising labour productivity, as well as reducingoperational costs.
These remarks were made by Nguyen Minh Hong,Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, at the FutureGovForum Vietnam 2011, in Hanoi on June 14.
The nationalprojects and programmes also focused on providing of online informationand public services, making state agencies’ operations more transparentand providing better services for people and businesses, he said.
TheDeputy Minister spoke off solutions being taken in Vietnam , such asdigital signatures in transactions and completion of national databaseson population and land, and application of new technologies. Thecountry was building e-government architecture to enhance services andas the new mode of harnessing public-private human resources.
Atthe forum, representatives from the ministries of industry and trade,health, and finance shared models of applying IT and orientations fordevelopment, in order to improve the efficiency of online publicservices in management.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade leadsthe country in implementing online public services, such as the systemof granting e-certificates of origin and the system of noxious chemicaldeclaration.
Digital technology not only allows people to accessservices from remote, border and island areas, but also helpsgovernments reduce expenditure for public services, said internationalexperts.
Lessons from the Republic of Korea showed thatmanagement of sources of information and implementation of e-governmentservices through a national data system help relevant agencies overcomechallenges in sharing information and in managing the quality ofinformation from different sources, they said.
The forum, jointlyheld by the Office of the National Steering Committee for InformationTechnology and Singapore’s Alphabet Media, enabled domestic and foreignIT experts to share experiences and discuss strategies and challenges indeveloping e-government in Vietnam./.
These remarks were made by Nguyen Minh Hong,Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, at the FutureGovForum Vietnam 2011, in Hanoi on June 14.
The nationalprojects and programmes also focused on providing of online informationand public services, making state agencies’ operations more transparentand providing better services for people and businesses, he said.
TheDeputy Minister spoke off solutions being taken in Vietnam , such asdigital signatures in transactions and completion of national databaseson population and land, and application of new technologies. Thecountry was building e-government architecture to enhance services andas the new mode of harnessing public-private human resources.
Atthe forum, representatives from the ministries of industry and trade,health, and finance shared models of applying IT and orientations fordevelopment, in order to improve the efficiency of online publicservices in management.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade leadsthe country in implementing online public services, such as the systemof granting e-certificates of origin and the system of noxious chemicaldeclaration.
Digital technology not only allows people to accessservices from remote, border and island areas, but also helpsgovernments reduce expenditure for public services, said internationalexperts.
Lessons from the Republic of Korea showed thatmanagement of sources of information and implementation of e-governmentservices through a national data system help relevant agencies overcomechallenges in sharing information and in managing the quality ofinformation from different sources, they said.
The forum, jointlyheld by the Office of the National Steering Committee for InformationTechnology and Singapore’s Alphabet Media, enabled domestic and foreignIT experts to share experiences and discuss strategies and challenges indeveloping e-government in Vietnam./.
