Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam speaks at the virtual ministerial conference on cyber security between Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and Singapore’s Ministry of Communications and Information on September 29. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s Ministry of PublicSecurity and Singapore’s Ministry of Communications and Information held avirtual ministerial conference on cyber security on September 29.
The event provided a platform for the two countries todiscuss Vietnam’s cyber space strategy and how the country develops cyber security standards; and prepare for the 5th edition of SingaporeInternational Cyber Week (SICW-5) and the 5th ASEAN MinisterialConference on Cybersecurity (ACMM-5) to be held virtually in Singapore fromOctober 5 to 9.
The two sides voiced concerns over challenges and threatsposing to cyber security, particularly in the face of complicated impactscaused by the COVID-19 pandemic globally. They also exchanged information on each country’scyber security situation to facilitate their coordination in handling relatedissues.
In his remarks at the conference, Vietnamese Minister ofPublic Security Gen. To Lam highlighted the robust development of information andtechnology (IT), telecommunications and the Internet worldwide, setting thescene for improvements in productivity and competitiveness and socio-economic growth.
Vietnam has been facing multiple challenges in cyber space,threatening national security and social order, he said, citing that cybercrimes are on the rise in both number and severity, affecting many aspects ofsocial life.
Vietnam has strengthened its cyber security capacity byadopting the 2018 Law on Cyber Security and implementing the National DigitalTransformation Programme by 2025, with a vision to 2030 to make Vietnam to theworld’s Top 50 countries in e-Government Development Index (EGDI).
Lam later took the occasion to propose several measures toenhance cooperation with Singapore in ensuring cyber security, informationsecurity, and anti-cyber and hi-tech crimes.
Singaporean Minister of Communications and Information S.Iswaran, for his part, said he expected the two countries to deepen cooperation incyber crime prevention, reiterating Singapore’s commitments in fighting cybercrimes and intensifying partnership with countries regionally and globally increating a safe cyber space.
He also put forward recommendations to step up the bilateralcollaboration in cyber security in the “new normal.”/.
VNA
