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e-Government is a long journey that "we should do first" and make adjustments later, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan said yesterday.

He told a conference at the 14th Viet Nam Computer Electronics World Expo&Viet Nam ICT Outlook 2009 (VCW 2009) that e-Government application has gained initial success in Viet Nam, but needed much more effort from all agencies to build on it.

Read more: Vietnam: e-Gov’t ‘needs more work’

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan Thursday said high determination and agreement among government agencies at multiple levels was key to realizing e-government in Vietnam.

Addressing the opening session of the Vietnam e-Government Symposium in Ho Chi Minh City, Nhan spoke about the development of Vietnam’s software industry and the realization of e-Government over the next decade.

Read more: Vietnam: Concerted effort, will needed to achieve e-government: deputy PM

The Supreme People’s Procuracy (SPP), Vietnam’s highest prosecution agency, has ratified charges against a high-ranking official of deputy ministerial rank for serious wrongdoings in a failed e-government venture.

Vu Dinh Thuan, 67, former deputy chief of the Government Office and head of Project 112, a program that attempted to computerize the entire country’s administrative system, will be charged with “abuse of power,” the central police said Thursday.

Read more: Vietnam: Senior officials face charges in botched e-government project

The State must soon build an infrastructure for e-government, as its prime goal is to provide a favourable environment for the supply of services for the benefit of people and the national economy, officials have said.

Representing ministries, ministerial-level agencies and 45 provinces and cities they shared this view at a national symposium on e-government in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16.

Present at the event, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan said he was satisfied with the cost-saving aspect of the application of e-government, regarding it as one of the successes the e-government programme has achieved.

Read more: Vietnam: E-government helps facilitate services for people

Minister of Information and Communication Le Doan Hop sought India's assistance in building Vietnam's e-government and developing concentrated Information Technology (IT) industrial zones.

According to the Vietnam news agency's report, Le also asked India to share their managerial experiences and applications of IT solutions in State management, according to the Vietnam news agency on Thursday.

Read more: Vietnam Seeks India's Help In It Development

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