The sector would contribute about 8-10 per cent of annual GDP under the plan signed by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. In 2009, it accounted for about 7 per cent of GDP.
The industry managed to record a growth rate of more than 20 per cent in 2009 despite the global economic downturn, earning a total of US$6.26 billion. The hardware sector saw annual growth of 10 per cent, while the software sector has notched up growth of 50 per cent.
Deputy Minister Dang Huy Dong said that the trial programme proves the Government's determination to boost transparency and fight corruption during the bidding process, and increase the efficiency of public investment projects.
The parties discussed principles and approaches for the formation of e-fovernment in Russia, design and technological solutions in the field of building infrastructure, as well as prospects for providing electronic public services to citizens of Russia and Vietnam.
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These were initial assessments by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, municipal departments, sectors and businesses which have taken part in a pilot e-bidding project.
E-bidding has been implemented on a trial basis at the Hanoi City People’s Committee, the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group, and the Electricity of Vietnam via the portal http://musamcong.mpi.gov.vn.
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The plan to develop an e-government was proposed by the Ministry of Information and Communications.
It aims to increase the efficiency of government agencies while reducing operation costs and making government actions more transparent, according to the proposal signed Friday last week by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.