Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City People’s Committee is calling for investment in administrative and simulation centres that would forecast socio-economic strategies as part of a smart urban area project being carried out from 2017 to 2025. At a conference held on September 15, Trần Vĩnh Tuyến, the committee’s vice chairman, said the smart administration centre would help solve problems such as traffic congestion, floods, and pollution, as well as enhance interaction between city authorities, enterprises and residents. The simulation centre for forecasting socio-economic strategies will help city authorities develop a “new vision” and achieve success in building an e-government in the smart urban area. The city’s Party Committee Secretary, Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, said the city was calling for investment in the admin and simulation centres at the conference, where city authorities are consulting experts about the … [Read more...] about City seeks funds to build admin centre in “smart urban area”
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Mountainous people benefit from one stop shop model
Administrative procedures streamlining offers benefits not only to residents but also civil servants as it saves time and helps them build capacity in handling paperwork. Progress has been seen in many localities, even the remote mountainous ones. One stop shop administrative service has been introduced in Loc Khanh commune, Loc Ninh district, Binh Phuoc province since 2011. Civil servants working at the commune are also told to adopt friendly attitude to people. During 7 years of practicing, people’s satisfaction has improved. Lam Phet, a Resident in Loc Khanh commune, Loc Ninh district, Binh Phuoc province said: "Since the one stop shop model was introduced, our paper are submitted and returned within only one day. Civil servants here were very helpful and friendly when I came for my kids’ birth certificates." Dang Thanh Dung another resident in the commune told reporters: "Since administrative procedures simplification, officers here have been more effective. They … [Read more...] about Mountainous people benefit from one stop shop model
Viettel active in building digital infrastructure
Viettel Telecoms Deputy Director General Phung Van Cuong At the event, Viettel Telecoms Deputy Director General Phung Van Cuong stressed that the infrastructures that Viettel owns and is building will provide grounds for the success of the Digital Government. At the summit, Viettel shared its experience and strength in building the digital infrastructures, including connection infrastructure, technology infrastructure, Service Platform, and foundation database. As for the connection infrastructure, so far Viettel has had its widespread system of 67,000 3G and 4G base transceiver stations, covering up to 95% of the population. Viettel’s optical fiber cable technology has now reached each commune and household. The 4G network is offering most advanced technologies and Viettel is preparing for its 5G network. In terms of data infrastructure, Viettel has established five Tier3 data centers with vision to meeting the Tier4 standard, capable of serving millions of customers at … [Read more...] about Viettel active in building digital infrastructure
Hanoi vista dotted with buildings violating the fire code
Carina Plaza has alerted the public to the need to strictly implement fire prevention and fighting regulations at all buildings, especially apartments. Carina Plaza stands empty after the fire In the middle of March, Hanoi’s Firefighting Department reviewed the fire prevention and fighting readiness of every building. The department has discovered three buildings that had been already launched without a full test for fire safety. These three buildings are: The canteen of the software production centre at 5/82 Duy Tan street, Cau Giay district, developed by An Phat Technology and Trade JSC; The first and second floors in N02 block of apartment and office and shopping centre at 87 Linh Nam street, Hoang Mai district, developed by Vietnam Construction and Investment Consulting JSC; Technical floor (K) in SDU Building at 143 Tran Phu street, Hadong district managed by Song Da Urban Investment Construction and Development JSC. Earlier in January, this department uncovered a series … [Read more...] about Hanoi vista dotted with buildings violating the fire code
GoBear to add software team in Vietnam
GoBear will set up a new regional software development team in Ho Chi Minh City next month (Photo: sggp.org.vn) HCM City (VNA) - Asian online insurance and financial products comparison site GoBear will set up a new regional software development team in Ho Chi Minh City next month. The unit will be responsible for building the company’s next generation application code. This includes branching out into newer technologies like microservices, serverless code execution, schemaless databases, AI and in-memory grid computing. “In line with our strategy to continuously improve our product offering, we are expanding our in-house software development team,” Ivonne Bojoh, CXO & co-founder of GoBear, said. “The expansion of this team is an integral part of our continuous growth and the need to ensure our platform achieves optimal performance while developing new technologies for our business. “Vietnam was … [Read more...] about GoBear to add software team in Vietnam
Delhi Declaration of ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit
The Delhi Declaration of the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit to Mark the 25th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations We, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of India, gathered in New Delhi, India, on 25 January 2018 to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations under the theme of “Shared Values, Common Destiny”; Reaffirming our commitment to guide ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations by the principles, purposes, shared values and norms enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), the Declaration of the East Asia Summit on the Principles for Mutually Beneficial Relations, and the Vision Statement adopted at the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit to mark the 20th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations on 20 December 2012; and supporting the ASEAN Charter; Noting the cross-cultural exchanges and … [Read more...] about Delhi Declaration of ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit
Can Tho plans to build information technology park Most Recent News
NDO - The southern city of Can Tho has announced plans to build an information technology (IT) park in order to boost the development of the sector in the city and the Mekong Delta region in general. The park will cover an area of 20.3 hectares, with initial investment estimated at nearly VND175 billion (US$7.7 million). The plans for the IT park were announced at workshop held on December 6, by the Can Tho Department of Information and Communications and the Ministry of Information and Communications. The park will be divided into different areas for software and digital content development, electronic device manufacturing and assembly, offices, conference centres and exhibitions. A zone dedicated to IT human resources training is also planned within the park. Do Hoang Trung, Director of the Can Tho Department of Information and Communications, said that the city expects to attract investment in the park from both domestic and foreign IT firms. At the workshop, IT and … [Read more...] about Can Tho plans to build information technology park Most Recent News
Đà Nẵng software park recognised
ĐÀ NẴNG — Đà Nẵng’s software park has been recognised as a centralised information technology centre – the third of its kind after two in Hà Nội and HCM City – following Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s decision on December 7. At the announcement ceremony on Wednesday, director of the city’s information and technology, Trần Quang Thanh, said the 10,000sq.m park comprising of two buildings in the city’s downtown is home to 75 IT businesses including 22 foreign companies. It has attracted nearly VNĐ1.8 trillion (US$80 million) in investment and employs 2,400 people. Thanh said the park was a key centre of the IT industry in the city, helping boost the city’s e-governance in 2014. According to latest reports, the city’s IT and communications industry, which counts 700 businesses and 22,000 employees, is expected to earn revenue of VNĐ13 … [Read more...] about Đà Nẵng software park recognised
Aiming to Be a Strong Investment Recipient
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Seeing that foreign direct investment (FDI) plays an important role in local socioeconomic development, Long An province has been very active in attracting this motive capital by building a favourable, transparent investment environment, and applying various preference and incentive policies for FDI enterprises in the locality. This tireless effort has made Long An an “investment magnet” of the Mekong Delta and the country. Vietnam Business Forum Magazine has an interview with Mr Nguyen Van Tieu, Director of the Department of Planning and Investment, on the province’s investment attraction successes. Long An is presently leading Mekong Delta provinces in investment attraction, especially FDI capital. Could you elaborate on this proud achievement? In the 2001 - 2005 period, Long An attracted 97 FDI projects worth US$400 million, an increase of 1.8 times in projects and 2.1 folds in value over the previous period. The 2006 - 2010 phase saw a surge in FDI … [Read more...] about Aiming to Be a Strong Investment Recipient
Can Tho to develop IT center
Can Tho to develop IT centerHuynh Kim CAN THO – The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho needs to build an information technology (IT) center, said Dao Dinh Kha at the Ministry of Information and Communications. At a seminar on development of an IT center at the Mekong Delta’s key economic zone with a vision of making it a member of the Quang Trung Software City chain held in Can Tho on December 6, Kha said the Government has plans to develop such centers in large cities including Can Tho to help domestic firms improve their competitiveness. Following the models of Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) in HCMC and Danang Software Park, Can Tho has drawn up a plan to develop a 20-hectare IT center in Cai Rang District, which will be submitted to the Prime Minister for approval. The center will be connected to the QTSC chain to meet the demand for IT services of enterprises in Can Tho, Kha said. Nguyen Thi Diep, a representative of German-invested Digi-Texx Vietnam Co Ltd which … [Read more...] about Can Tho to develop IT center