Information technology contributes to promoting socio-economic development

Ho Duc Phuc- Provincial Party Secretary

(Baonghean) - On July 30, 2013, the Party Committee and people of Nghe An were delighted to welcome a particularly important event: The Politburo issued Resolution No. 26-NQ/TU on the direction and tasks for the development of Nghe An province until 2020. In particular, the field of information technology and communications is a priority development direction, creating a foundation and contributing to promoting the development of other fields of the province.

In recent times, the information technology and communications sector in Nghe An has developed rapidly: Information technology and communications infrastructure has been invested in construction and development: In 2013, there were 3,670 BTS stations; fiber optic cables to 100% of district centers and post offices III; 404/480 communes, wards and towns had communal cultural post offices; 100% of communes had postal service points, meeting national technical standards for public postal services. Telephone subscribers are estimated to reach a density of 140.8 subscribers/100 people; converted Internet subscribers reach a density of 26.7 subscribers/100 people. Revenue from the Information and Communications sector in the first 11 months of 2013 is estimated to reach over 3,376 billion VND.

IT training at Vocational College No. 4 - Ministry of National Defense. Photo: Phan Van Toan

The communication system serving the direction and administration of the province is always smooth and timely. Postal and telecommunications activities are increasingly strengthened and well managed, meeting the requirements of businesses and people. The application of information technology in state agencies is promoted and synchronized. Major projects such as: National target program to bring information to the grassroots; project to improve the ability to use computers and access the public Internet are focused on implementation. Nghe An ranks 3rd in the country in terms of readiness index for information technology application.

Information and communication agencies in the province have developed strongly. Nghe An has become a regional press center with 44 central, industry and local press agencies; including 38 permanent agencies of central and industry newspapers, 6 provincial press agencies and 2 publishing houses. Nghe An Newspaper, Provincial Radio and Television Station have been invested in and developed, becoming strong press agencies of the country. The management of press and publishing has been regularly paid attention to; the task of information and propaganda has been well performed according to the orientation of the Party and State.

Implementing the orientation of Resolution 26-NQ/TU of the Politburo, the province is currently focusing on directing the synchronous implementation of many contents for the development of information technology and communications, focusing on:

1- Focus on implementing existing plans and continue to develop plans for information technology and communications infrastructure development until 2020. Build and complete information infrastructure, creating a foundation for e-government development.

2- Develop and implement the Project to develop Nghe An into an information technology center in the North Central region. Submit to competent authorities for planning and implementation of the construction of Nghe An Information Technology Park into one of the concentrated information technology industrial parks in the country; create conditions to attract large information technology enterprises to invest in Nghe An, aiming to turn the information technology industry into a spearhead economic sector of the province.

3- Focus on training and attracting highly qualified human resources to meet the requirements of information technology development in the province in the coming years. Plan and attract investment in building and developing high-quality universities and vocational schools, including in the field of information technology; encourage and create conditions to improve the capacity and training quality of the information technology sector in universities in the province; expand cooperation with domestic and international universities to train highly qualified information technology human resources.

4- Promote the application of information technology in state agencies in the area, in order to create a breakthrough in administrative reform, improve the quality of direction and administration, and attract investment. To do this, the province has a cooperation program with FPT Group with many contents, first of all, cooperating to implement the Project "Building Nghe An e-government". Accordingly, it will build a data integration center; complete the wide area network to the commune level; complete internal communication channels; expand communication channels to people and businesses; provide high-level online information and public services; and many other important contents.

5- Developing the information and communication system in the province: building the Provincial Radio and Television Station on par with regional radio and television stations. Consolidating facilities and improving the quality of operations of the district-level radio and television system and the grassroots radio system. Building the province's information, press and publishing agencies into strong units and creating conditions for the central and industry information and press agencies located in the area to develop and be strictly managed. Thereby, effectively implementing the work of propaganda and promoting the homeland and people of Nghe An; contributing to developing Nghe An into one of the cultural and tourism centers of the whole country and developing strongly in all fields according to the orientation of Resolution 26-NQ/TU of the Politburo./.