Illustrative image (Source: Internet)DaNang (VNA) –The central city of Da Nang has applied a number of measures to build ane-government as part of efforts to realize the Politburo’s Resolution 43-NQ/TWon development of Da Nang to 2030 with a vision to 2045.
Under a plan of actions to complete the goal, the city has defined fivespearhead sectors, one of which is to develop information technology, electronics and telecommunicationsin combination as part of the digital economy. The plan also sets the goal ofturning Da Nang into an ecological, modern and smart city. By 2030, the city isto complete the building of a smart city connected with the networks of smartcities in the country and in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)region.
In particular, the city will upgrade the local e-government architectureframework to be compatible with the Vietnam e-government architecture framework(version 2.0) after the Ministry of Information and Communication approves andpromulgates the framework.
Accordingly, the city will build a synchronous telecom infrastructure systemalong with regional and inter-regional core networks, and expand the 5G mobileservice to cover the entire city and broadband connection to enterprises andhouseholds.
Other goals include upgrading the e-Government platform; completing the LocalGovernment Service Platform (LGSP); connecting with the National GovernmentService Platform (NGSP) for sharing data with ministries and central agencies;and putting into operation a data service portal to provide the municipalgovernment’s information to the public and businesses, especially informationin the fields of construction, land, the environment, transport, publicinvestment, education, health care, tax, customs and justice.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le TrungChinh said the cityis resolved to reform its working style to make the people and enterprises thecentre of its work, and take the public’s satisfaction as the measurement ofthe operation of the e-government.
In the 2019-2020 period, Da Nang will work to complete the city’s publicservice portal in association with applying mobile apps and digital signatureon mobile gadgets. The city aims to have at least 30 percent of online publicservices use digital signature in administrative procedures, and have 100percent of public services performed online at third- and fourth levels.
During 2021-2025, the city will get itself ready in terms of infrastructure anddatabase for the full implementation of smart city and connection with ASEANsmart city network. The city will continue to promote the use of technologiesof the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in enterprises and society.
To realize those goals, Da Nang will mobilize all sources ofresources and develop human resources for the work, and will launch extensivecommunication campaigns to raise public awareness about the importance ofbuilding an e-government.
Da Nang was the first city in Vietnam to launch an e-Government system in 2014,and transferred the system to 16 cities and provinces in 2016.
According to a report, Da Nang’s e-Government system had been used by 225agencies and 4,000 users.
Da Nang had provided 1,200 online administration procedures, including one-stopshops, residential management, public transport and water supervision throughthe e-Government system, while free wireless internet services offer a maximumof 20,000 connections in public places, according to thecity’s information and communications department.
Thecity’s IT infrastructure was available for smart connections for air control,water, garbage, meteorology and energy agencies. It could also provideearthquake and tsunami warnings, and data on flooding, erosion, sewagemanagement and food safety.
Da Nangearned the top place in the category of centrally-run provinces and cities ofthe E-Government Development Index 2018, whichwas announced at the end of April 2019./.
