More than 100 delegates from over 20 member countries of the Asia-Pacific Tele-community (APT), Vietnamese ministerial and branch officials, and local and foreign IT companies attended the conference. The building and launching of the e-government, which has been ongoing since 2001, has seen initial successes so far, according to foreign experts' evaluation.
During the seminar, jointly held on Feb. 24-25 by the Ministry of Post and Telematics and the APT, participants discussed a strategy and activities to build an e-government model, the participation of the private sector in building an e-government, as well as the integration of IT into everyday activities.
The seminar is being viewed as an opportunity for local and foreign businesspeople to exchange information and experiences in this field in order to find suitable solutions for respective countries, and particularly to learn from the successful e-government models of Japan, Singapore, and the Republic of Korea.
According to IT experts, e-government is one of the most important IT application fields and has attracted much attention from governments all over the world. IT application will help governments improve the effectiveness and quality of their administrative services.
Quelle: Viet Nam News Agency, 25.02.2005
