Vietnam to Build an Efficient E-government
There is a lot of room for improvement in establishing an e-government in Vietnam, heard a meeting themed “E-Government – the bridge linking government, businesses and people."
Only 49 out of 64 Vietnamese cities and provinces had launched official websites with 80 percent of them regularly updating the information, the Ministry of Posts and Telematics said.
Twenty-two out of 26 ministries and state agencies have websites online, but only 32 percent of them provided e-services for people.
Attendants at the meeting attributed the tardy implementation of developing e-government to the lack of a comprehensive plan.
Discussions
Participants conferred on ways to build an efficient e-government as well as envisage how it would benefit the society.
Computer illiteracy, coupled with low per capita income and insufficient IT human resources were recognized as impediments to e-government development, attendants told the meeting.
They all agreed that overhauling the cumbersome administration apparatus must be in line with promoting computerization in all socio-economic sectors.
All administrative services, regulations and activities at all levels must be accessible to the public through the computer network, which is regarded as essential for the establishment of an e-government.
The establishment of e-government offering services and information on the Internet would offer more opportunity for citizens to voice opinions as well as alleviate the heavy workload of government agencies.
Attendants said that an e-government would make administrative management sectors and services more accessible to the public.
Vietnam is currently ranked 105 out of UN’s 191 e-readiness nations.
The Vietnamese government is expected to be capable of handling most of its administrative services on-line by 2010, with a website for every state agency.
Source: Tuoi Tre, Sai Gon Giai Phong, Thanh Nien News
The meeting was held in Hanoi on Wednesday under the auspices of the Ministry of Posts and Telematics and the Hanoi People’s Committee.
