The Phu Quoc Island ‘smart district’ development requires careful planning to maintain a critically important balance between conventional and modern technology, says the Vietnam Post & Telecommunications Group.
Speaking at a recent conference with officials regarding progress on implementing smart development of the Phu Quoc Island district, VNPT representatives elaborated on the concept of what it means.
Read more: VN: Phu Quoc Island ‘smart district’ development requires careful planning
Vietnam needs 1 million workers in information technology and digital content creation but now there are only 300,000 people in this field, pointing to a need to improve the quality of education and tailor it to the need of companies.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam made the statement at the ceremony to open the second phase of F-Ville software village (F-Ville 2) in Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park on February 13.
Read more: Human resources shortage key bottleneck in Vietnam’s IT revolution
People can fill in and submit forms for more than 700 administrative procedures in Hà Nội online this year, as the municipal People’s Committee has focused on promoting online public services.
According to Director of the municipal Department of Information and Communications, Phan Lan Tú, 700 procedures are now available online, accounting for at least 40 per cent of 1,800 public services in the level-3 category.
Read more: VN: Hà Nội puts 700 administrative procedures online
Ho Chi Minh City authorities will use smart mobile devices to manage and examine work, a representative from the city’s Department of Information and Communications (DIC) told the Steering Committee of the Smart City project recently.
Related to the city’s plan for an open database center, the DIC will design software for local leaders to directly monitor and capture data as well as to check, direct and manage working progress by smart mobile devices, according to Ms. Vo Thi Trung Trinh, Deputy Director of the DIC.
The objective is for all central State agencies and ministries to have full e-public services and to improve Vietnam's ranking in the UN E–Government Development Index.
Việt Nam News reported that Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam called upon ministries to speed up the move to e-government, so that all government services can be offered online to the public.