Representatives from the Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs and the French Ministry of Public Transformation and Service exchanged experience in modernising public services, reforming administrative procedures, and raising digital transformation capacity, at a symposium in Hanoi on November 30.

Vietnamese Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra held talks with French Minister of Public Transformation and Service Stanislas Guérini in Hanoi on November 30.

The entire process for granting e-visas, from applying for, processing requests to issuing visas and paying fees, is now carried out online, said the Vietnam Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security.

Over 644,000 payment transactions with a total value of more than VND279 billion (over US$11.8 million) were processed through the National Public Service Portal in January, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

VOV.VN - The 13th National Party Congress has identified national digital transformation as a hugely important task, associated with three main pillars, including digital government, digital economy, and digital society as digital transformation greatly affects the whole population.

VOV.VN - The application of e-invoices contributes to changing the operational and management methods carried out by tax agencies, as well as impacting both people and businesses in a positive and modern manner.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs and the French Ministry of Public Sector Transformation and the Civil Service on March 31 signed a cooperation agreement in the field of public services and administrative modernisation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his belief that the public and business community will actively support the building of national database on population and management of citizen ID cards, contributing to promoting national digital transformation in the next period.

The national portal for public services now provides eight services for employers and employees affected by COVID-19.

Ninety-nine percent of businesses said online public services are beneficial or highly beneficial, according to the E-commerce White Book 2020.