The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) recently gave an update on the e-Government Architecture Framework (version 3.0), an important document to be applied in ministries, governmental agencies, and centrally-run cities and provinces.

Da Nang has consulted with many experts and placed orders with many companies, but has not received advice about an application domain for blockchain technology.

On the way to implement Project 06 about ‘Developing an Application for Population Database, Digital Identification and Authentication for the National Digital Transformation from 2022-2025, with a Vision to 2030’, there are obstacles to overcome.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) is forming a network of 500 experts in digital transformation this year, including 100 e-government experts.

Agencies, organizations, and individuals will use QR codes when completing administrative procedures and checking results from May 25.

The revised Law on Citizenship Identity will expand the scope of application compared to current regulations, including people of Vietnamese origin living in Vietnam but whose nationality has not yet been determined.

Ho Chi Minh City has set a target to provide 100% of public services online through completing connection with the National Public Service Portal in 2023, according to the municipal Department of Information and Communications.

The government may soon enact a new indicator framework to make it easier to manage and compare progress up and down the country.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) held a ceremony on December 29 to connect the land database with the National Population Database and sign the regulation on work coordination with the Ministry of Public Security.

The Vietnam Confederation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and USAID recently announced their survey on the satisfaction of businesses implementing administrative procedures through the National Single Window (NSW).

The Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order (C06) under the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) informed that Decree No.59/2020/ND-CP by the Government has come into effect since October 20, 2022.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ordered raising the proportion of people using online public services from 18 percent at present to 50 percent by the end of 2023

The completion of the target of offering 100% of eligible public services online to the highest level 4 in 2021 is an important step to create momentum for a digital government in Vietnam.

One of the problems in building e-Government is the lack of data connection and sharing among state agencies, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

As of the end of the third quarter, 29 ministries, branches and localities, or 35 percent, have completed the upgrade to provide 100 percent of public services online at level 4, the highest level of online public services.

Vietnam has developed an e-government development strategy towards digital government. 

By the end of 2020, all ministries and provinces had their Local Government Service Platform (LGSP), which is connected to the national data sharing and integration platform.

Vietnam’s largest city has set a target of having 100% of administrative procedures provided online at level 3 and 4 on the city public service portal this year.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed reducing the number of ministries and ministerial-level agencies from 22 at present to 16-18 by 2030; and to promote digital transformation and the digital government.