VOV.VN - The country has been ranked among the very high E-Government Index (EGDI) group this year with 0.7709 points, standing at 71st out of 193 countries assessed in the 13th edition of the UN E-Government Survey.

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.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam recently signed a directive regarding e-Government development towards digital governance and transformation.

The third Industry 4.0 Summit and Expo themed “Accelerating modernisation and industrialisation in digital era” will be held both online and offline from November 9 to December 6.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam – ASOCIO Smart City Summit 2021 is scheduled to be held next month by the Vietnam Software Association (VINASA) and the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO).

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and the Lao capital of Vientiane on October 15 held talks and witnessed the signing if a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the two authorities for 2021 – 2025.

The Quang Trung Software City Development Co in HCM City is collaborating with the city Departments of Information and Communications and Science and Technology to set up a centre for supporting businesses achieve digital transformation, it says on its website.

The central city of Da Nang has maintained its leading position in terms of readiness for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) development and application, topping the Vietnam ICT Index rankings for another year in 2020.

Administrative reform has been thoroughly implemented at all levels and helped save more than 18 million working days each year, equivalent to over VND6.3 trillion (US$274.32 million) of social expenditure, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has said.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on March 17 to mark the reception of the Japanese Government-sponsored equipment for the Government Information Reporting System of Vietnam.