Promoting the effectiveness of information technology in building e-government

On the afternoon of January 2, the Department of Information and Communications of Nghe An province held a conference to summarize 2019 and deploy tasks for 2020.

Attending the conference were comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Kha Van Tam - Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department. Photo: Thanh Le

Strengthening state management

In 2019, the Department of Information and Communications of Nghe An province carried out the key tasks of the sector and units according to the established plan; promptly and effectively deployed the state management activities of the sector.

Accordingly, the information technology and propaganda infrastructure of the province and units is invested and developed in accordance with the right direction and planning.

The deployment and application of information technology has achieved many positive results. Continue to effectively put into use electronic information systems such as: Online Electronic Meeting System to 21 districts, cities and towns. VNPT Ioffice document management and operation system put into operation since 2017, connecting documents at 4 levels from the Government to the People's Committees of provinces, districts and communes; between 1,200 units in the province with more than 16,000 regular user accounts. Bring the province's position in the IT Application Readiness Index to the top of the country.

Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa.

State management of telecommunications has been strengthened, creating conditions for the sustainable development of the telecommunications market. The communication system serving the direction and operation of Party and State agencies and the work of natural disaster prevention, control, search and rescue is ensured to be smooth and timely.

Telecommunication enterprises have gradually developed services to help people enjoy many new products. Currently, the fiber optic system has reached 100% of communes, broadband access network with 14,917 km of fiber optic cable installed; 6,503 BTS stations.

Total revenue in 2019 reached 4,253.1 billion VND. Of which, telecommunications and information technology revenue is estimated at 3,809.4 billion VND, postal revenue is estimated at 160.5 billion VND, other revenue (publishing - printing - distribution and other services) is estimated at 283.2 billion VND.

The provincial Department of Information and Communications has performed well its role in managing and orienting press activities, especially in propagating key events; fighting against the distorted arguments of hostile forces... External information work and grassroots information have been promoted; well performing the task of ensuring network safety and information security to serve political, economic and social activities,...

Director of the Department of Information and Communications Le Ba Hung spoke at the conference. Photo: Thanh Le

Promote IT application

Discussing at the conference, delegates proposed recommendations and solutions to strengthen state management in the fields of information and communication, smart tourism, training collaborators, improving the effectiveness of IT application, using software in management and operation at state agencies, etc.

Training on information technology application for provincial officials and civil servants. Illustration photo Thanh Le

Speaking at the conference, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa emphasized that Nghe An will continue to deploy the e-government and smart city framework. Therefore, as the unit in charge of advising the province on the field of IT, the Department of Information and Communications needs to choose modems for the most effective application for people and businesses; mobilize capital sources, socialize to build smart cities, smart operating centers, etc.

Awarding Certificates of Merit from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to the Information Technology Center for the title of Excellent Labor Collective in 2019 and to Mr. Nguyen Ba Hao - Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications. Photo: Thanh Le

To meet the requirements in the new period, the Department of Information and Communications needs to focus on closely following Resolution 26 of the Politburo, the overall planning for socio-economic development of the province; action programs and approved projects to quickly improve the quality of infrastructure and IT-communication services of the province to meet the requirements of e-Government, e-health, actively apply IT in the fields of high-tech agriculture, e-commerce to best serve the needs of the people.

At the same time, strengthen the application of IT, promote state administrative reform, gradually operate e-Government effectively; strengthen state management of press, publishing, printing, distribution and electronic information according to state regulations to create high consensus in the socio-economic development of the province.

Awarding Certificates of Merit from the Director of the Department of Information and Communications to the collectives. Photo: Thanh Le