The conference will be held in HCM City on December 4-6 by the Ministry of Information and Communication, HCM City’s Posts and Telematics Department and International Data Group (IDG).
"The event will focus on nearly 30 keynote speeches and sessions, along with highlighting real-world examples of E-government. Examples of end-user case studies will also be presented," Le Manh Ha, director of HCM City’s Posts and Telematics Department, said.
Local and foreign experts will speak about how to efficiently set up an E-government to provide the best public services for businesspeople and communities and to improve State management.
International E-government solution providers will talk about their experiences in setting up E-government in different countries.
Nearly 1,000 guests will take part in the seminar and nearly 3,000 visitors are expected to visit the exhibits.
"The symposium will attract policy-makers, representatives from international organisations like World Bank and solution providers. We hope to provide useful information on the advantages and disadvantages in implementing E-government in Viet Nam," Le Thanh Tam, general director of IDG Viet Nam, said.
"Suggestions will contribute to the development of E-government in the near future," Tam added.
In 2007, the Viet Nam E-government index was ranked 90th in the world, compared with 126th last year, by Brown University in the US, which accessed 1,687 websites in 198 nations in June and July.
Nearly 100 per cent of organisations in Viet Nam had a website that provided databases. Twenty-two per cent deliver online services to citizens, 56 per cent encourage citizens to give feedback, and 11 per cent allow visitors to update information.
The major weaknesses of Vietnamese government websites revolve around security and data protection concerns.
Quelle/Source: Viet Nam News, 04.10.2007
