At the working session on January 10 (Photo: VNA)Vientiane (VNA) – Vietnam stands ready to give Laos furthersupport to ensure information security as the country is taking the ASEANChairmanship in 2024 with an array of high-level conferences to be held, DeputyMinister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung said on January 10.
At a working session with Lao Deputy Minister of Technology and Communications KeovisoukSolaphom within the framework of the Laos Digital Week 2024 held from January 10-14,Dung said that last year, his ministry supported Laos in operating the nationalinformation security monitoring and management system, giving warnings of cyber-attacksagainst governmental agencies to competent authorities.
He stressed that Vietnam is willing to assist Laos in outlining a strategicplan to develop the country's code domain “.la”, which covers management policy,management model, Registry-Registry cooperation, as well as a roadmap andactivities to promote development, making contributions to boosting e-commerceand e-government in the neighbouring nation.
A wide range of issues were on the table at the working session, including IT andcommunications development and the digital transformation process in each country.
The two officials agreed to enhance exchanges, promote the implementation ofspecific projects to improve the capacity of the staff at the Lao nationalcyber security centre, as well as help Laos with human resources training inthe fields of fintech and digital transformation.
At the MoU signing ceremony (Photo: VNA)On this occasion, the Vietnam National Internet Centre signed Memoranda ofUnderstanding with the Lao National Internet Centre and the Lao Department ofTelecommunications on promoting cooperation in Internet resources andmeasurement of Internet speed in Laos./.
