Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked ministries, agencies and
localities to accelerate the application of information technology in
State management, especially in the fields of health, education, tax and
customs.
Presiding over the first plenary meeting of the
National Committee on IT held in Hanoi on June 26, PM Dung, who is
Chairman of the committee, highlighted the importance of IT application
to the country’s socio-economic development.
He directed
ministries and agencies to further develop the IT sector, with focus on
human resources, infrastructure and application, creating a momentum for
the national socio-economic growth and improving the competitive edge
of the economy.
In the time ahead, priority will be given to
building the e-Government, setting up a national database system and a
system dedicated to State management, and providing online public
services.
Participants recommended some measures to boost the
application of IT in the operation of State-run agencies and ease
difficulties in establishing and managing the data system, besides
solutions to data and Interest security.-VNA