At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will assist theVietnamese Government Office in accelerating administrative reforms, enhancinginter-sectoral coordination and improving transparency.
A memorandum of understanding(MoU) to this effect was signed by Minister-Chairman of the Government Office MaiTien Dung and USAID Acting Director BradleyBessire in Hanoi on October 13.
Underthe MoU, the USAID will also help the Vietnamese side further develop thenational public service portal, an electric platform connecting the Government withpeople and enterprises.
The document reflects the two sides’ efforts, strongcommitments and wishes for cooperation in e-Government building and administrative reforms, Dung said.
He expressed his hope that the Office will receive moresupport from the US Embassy and the USAID in Vietnam in implementing the agency’sprogrammes and projects in the country, the MoU, and the project on intensifyingreform and raising connectivity capacity of small-and medium-sized enterprisesin particular.
According to the Minister-Chairman, the Government hascut 3,893 out of 6,191 business conditions and 30 out of 120 administrativeprocedures relating to thematic inspections.
The Governmenthas issued regulations on administrative reforms online and a programme on reducingand streamlining regulations on business activities for the 2020-2025 period,he added.
US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink describedthe MoU as demonstration of the close cooperation between Vietnam and the US,saying it has consolidated the US’s commitments to supporting Vietnam’s effortsin modernisation of public administration, administrative reforms and e-Governmentdevelopment.
The USAID’s assistance is expected to open up new opportunitiesfor e-Government and progress in Vietnam in the next two years, he said.
Through the partnership, the two sides will push aheadwith online public services, thus enhancing transparency and efficiency, and helpingVietnam overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, the ambassador added./.
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