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Vietnam wishes to collaborate with UN in digital transformation: ambassador

Vietnam wishes to collaborate with the UN on digital transformation in both policy formulation and implementation, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the international organisation has stated.
Vietnam wishes to collaborate with UN in digital transformation: ambassador ảnh 1Dang Hoang Giang (R), Permanent Representative of Vietnam to UN, and Amandeep Singh Gill, UN Under-Secretary-General and Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology (Photo: VNA)
New York (VNA) – Vietnam wishes to collaborate withthe UN on digital transformation in both policy formulation and implementation, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the international organisation has stated.

At a September 1 meeting with AmandeepSingh Gill, UN Under-Secretary-General and Secretary-General’s Envoy onTechnology, the diplomat affirmed that Vietnam is willing tocontribute to the UN's policies and strategies in the field, including aninitiative on a global digital agreement in the Secretary-General's report on“Our Common Agenda”.

Vietnam can share experiences with other countries and withthe UN on ensuring online education during the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare forfuture crises, he said.

Giang also stressed his willingness to connect the office ofthe UN Under-Secretary-General with Vietnamese ministries, sectors and ITenterprises in contribution to the UN's digital transformation efforts.

For his part, Singh Gill highly appreciated Vietnam'sachievements in IT development and digital transformation in recent years,especially the Government's implementation of a national digital transformationstrategy to 2025, with a vision to 2030.

The UN and Vietnam have a lot of potential for cooperation, hesaid, wishing to strengthen connections with businesses operating in Vietnam’s ITsector./.
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