Nghe An opens Smart Tourism Information Portal

Attending the ceremony, on behalf of the Provincial People's Committee, there were comrades: Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Manh Cuong - Director of the Department of Tourism; Le Ba Hung - Director of the Department of Information and Communications.

On the side of Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group, there were comrades: To Dung Thai - Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Group; Nguyen Truong Giang - General Director of VNPT Vinaphone.

Scene of the Opening Ceremony of Nghe An Province Smart Tourism Portal. Photo: Pham Bang

Nghe An province's smart tourism portal is a solution in the province's smart urban project, using a digital platform to form a tourism ecosystem and create mutual benefits for tourists, authorities and businesses, gradually creating a high-quality tourism industry.

The system is provided on 2 platforms: Website at visitnghean.com; mynghean.vn; dulichnghean.com;... and application on smart devices called visitNgheAn. The portal has the function of connecting managers, people, tourists and businesses.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee and Comrade To Dung Thai - Chairman of VNPT Group's Board of Directors attended the ceremony. Photo: Pham Bang

This is also the address for state management agencies to monitor, operate, and interact with organizations and individuals operating in the tourism sector. Tourism businesses in the province strengthen and connect, tourists have the opportunity to learn about the unique and different beauty of local tourism.

The system provides the following units: digital tourism map service; tourism portal service; mobile application service; tourism feedback analysis service with social networks; tourist behavior analysis service that can interact with managers; supporting businesses to effectively connect with related entities.

Leaders of Nghe An province and VNPT Group pressed the button to launch the province's smart tourism information portal. Photo: Pham Bang

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized that this is a very meaningful event for the tourism industry in particular and Nghe An province in general. At the same time, he highly appreciated the Department of Tourism for coordinating with VNPT Group to deploy and put the information portal into operation.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that the province is currently implementing solutions to restore the economy after the severe impacts caused by the Covid-19 epidemic, including restoring the tourism industry.The province's economic sector has many strengths.and is prioritized for investment and development, with the goal of becoming the "Tourism Center of the North Central region".

Currently, digital transformation is an inevitable trend and Nghe An cannot be left out of that trend, thereby gradually implementing the construction of digital government, digital economy and digital society. In recent times, Nghe An has been very active and proactive in carrying out digital transformation activities. With the active support of the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group, the province has deployed a number of IT application activities in socio-economic development tasks.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Pham Bang

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized that relying on a digital platform to form a smart ecosystem, change smart approaches, and create new interactions in accessing information is extremely meaningful, especially in the context of the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic.

In order for the smart tourism portal to operate effectively, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department of Tourism to organize good exploitation; continue to research and update regularly, integrate new application platforms to increase interaction, contributing to the recovery and sustainable development of Nghe An tourism industry in the coming time.

Delegates attending the ceremony listened to a presentation on the smart tourism portal system of Nghe An province. Photo: Pham Bang

Relevant departments, branches, sectors and localities must also actively coordinate with the Department of Tourism to build and digitize databases on the homeland, country, people, culture and tourism of Nghe An; post and update regularly and fully on the Tourism Information Portal.

At the ceremony, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung also requested the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group to continue to direct VNPT Nghe An to coordinate well with the Department of Tourism and related Departments, Boards and sectors to manage and operate the Smart Tourism Information Portal well. At the same time, continue to coordinate with the province in digital transformation, applying information technology to serve the direction and operation, making meaningful contributions to the socio-economic development of the province in the coming time./.