Nghe An promotes IT application in 5 fields

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of November 12, the Provincial People's Committee had a working session with VNPT to evaluate the results after 1 year of implementing the strategy on telecommunications - Information Technology for the period 2014 - 2020.

Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired. Also attending were leaders of the Department of Information and Communications, VNPT Representative in Nghe An, Department of Health, Education and Training.

On September 13, 2014, the Provincial People's Committee and Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group signed a memorandum of understanding on strategic cooperation on Telecommunications - Information Technology for the period 2014 - 2020 with 5 contents: Cooperation in the field of building telecommunications and IT infrastructure; IT application; perfecting solutions to ensure information safety and security; developing human resources for telecommunications - information technology; IT industry.

Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa chaired the meeting.

At the meeting, the leaders of the Department of Information and Communications reported the assessment after 1 year of cooperation: Accordingly, the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group has built sufficient infrastructure, is always ready to provide services, and deploy the construction of the province's e-government.

Currently, Nghe An has over 1,000 2G and 3G BTS stations covering over 80% of the entire region, with mobile waves covering all commune centers in the province, including remote areas. The Group has also deployed VNEdu education management in schools, with 95% of schools in the province applying IT. In the health sector alone, the pilot application of IT in the management of medical examination and treatment and health insurance payment has brought high efficiency, contributing to reducing the burden on hospitals and quickly resolving many patients' issues.

Comrade Ho Quang Thanh - Director of the Department of Information and Communications reported on 1 year of cooperation implementation.

Students have access to information technology in their daily classes. (Illustration photo)

Another very successful result after 1 year of cooperation is that Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group has provided online conference transmission lines from the Central Government to the People's Committees of provinces and cities, online conferences from the People's Committees of provinces to the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns. Providing a messaging system for warning and rescue, disaster prevention...

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy - Director of VNPT in Nghe An affirmed that VNPT is ready to cooperate to provide the best IT applications for development in all fields of Nghe An province.

At the meeting, VNPT leaders in Nghe An reported the Group's plans for 2016 and the coming years, in which from now until the end of 2016, 100% of 2G and 3G networks will be covered; 100% of schools in the area will apply IT; expand the application of IT in medical treatment and health insurance payment, especially connecting medical examination and treatment data networks in the hospital system and medical facilities...

Concluding the meeting, Mr. Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized: Although some initial results have been achieved, the implementation of IT in the areas as signed is still slow. In the coming time, VNPT is requested to closely follow the priority project categories under the e-government project based on the Group's comparative advantages to participate in bidding and implement in the scope of 5 areas signed in the cooperation minutes. Particularly in terms of medical services, schools, public administrative services... VNPT needs to implement more effectively. Aiming to bring the best, most convenient and fastest services to the people; request the Department of Information and Communications to complete the report and send it to the Provincial People's Committee as soon as possible.

Thanh Thuy