

The national conference on e-government was held virtually on September 9 to introduce different perspectives, evaluations, and valuable experience in developing an electronic government in Vietnam now.
Most basic goals in Resolution No.17/NQ-CP about electronic and digital government development until 2020 are fully met, said the Ministry of Information and Communications in its summary report on the two years implementing the Resolution.
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) People’s Committee has just approved the plan to implement IT in state operations, digital government development, and cyber security maintenance for the period from 2021-2025. This plan aims at improving the service quality towards individuals and businesses.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has just declared the top-10 most significant events in the natural resources and environment field of Vietnam in 2020.
The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) yesterday held its 2020 summary and 2021 mission meeting. At the moment, Vietnam stands at the second position in the world as to mobile phone and parts manufacturing, and the tenth position regarding electronic parts production. It was able to surpass many developed nations like the US, Germany, Singapore.
ICTNews (member of Vietnamnet) yesterday cooperated with the Authority of Information Security (under the Ministry of Information and Communications) to host the discussion ‘Boosting Make-in-Vietnam Cloud Computing’.
The Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) yesterday cooperated with Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) to hold the conference ‘Establishing an E-government and Performing Digital Transformation in Enterprises’, along with the official introduction of the ‘CMSC Data Exchange Platform’.
Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong yesterday led delegation to visit the space for innovation and experiment of digital transformation, located in Viettel Building (258 Cach Mang Thang Tam Street in District 3).
Data in the digital era has become an increasingly important resource for economic activities besides land, human resources, and energy from fossil fuel. Like other developed nations, Vietnam is paying more and more attention to exploit this valuable resource while securing it effectively for sustainable socio-economic development.
The People’s Committee of Binh Phuoc Province yesterday officially introduced its Intelligent Operation Center (IOC).
According to the 2019 Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) issued in May 2020, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is ranked at the 14th position with 67.16 points. To achieve the target of being in the Top-5 as announced in the Resolution of the 10th Congress of the HCMC Party Committee, the municipal authorities have introduced several solutions to improve the PCI score.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has just issued Decision No.749/QD-TTg approving the national digital transformation program until 2025, with a vision to 2030. Its target is to let Vietnam enter the list of world’s top-50 nations regarding E-Government Development Index (EGDI).