Other members of the steering committee include Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang, Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong, and Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son.
In April, FPT IS unified three of its electronic services including Certificate Authority, e-Tax declaration and e-Customs declaration into one single package.
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This plan is a part of an overall scheme to simplify the government’s administrative procedures, personal papers and database related to population management during the 2013-2020 period, recently approved by the PM.
The biggest event of the Vietnam information and communication industry this year attracted not only operators in this field, but also many officials and experts from other sectors. They came here to search for information, solutions and to get a better understanding of the ability to improve competitiveness for all sectors and all areas by information technology.
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As a Saigonese — as what Vietnamese from Ho Chi Minh City are called, I cannot help but to compare the ICT developments between Da Nang — Vietnam’s fourth biggest city, and my home town, Ho Chi Minh City — the biggest city in terms of economic contribution.
Well, why does a more advanced city like Ho Chi Minh City decided not to cover its territory with free Wi-Fi, like Da Nang City? What could be causing this discrepancy, is it size, budget, or vision?