At the forum, experts discussed the e-government model and the application of new technologies in managing the government.

The event offered an opportunity for delegates to share experiences and provide them with useful information to promote the application of information technology and develop e-government effectively in Vietnam.

Addressing the forum, Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Nguyen Minh Hong affirmed the Party and the State have taken strong measures to implement administrative reform and modernization of government agencies in order to build an e-government more effectively. Recently, the government has issued policies to apply the information technology in state agencies, which has gained the initial results in developing an e-government in the new period.

Most of ministries, the provincial people’s committees and cities have made efforts to fulfil the assigned tasks in applying IT to improve the efficiency of state agencies’ operations, implementing administrative reform and setting up a useful information portal for people and businesses.