At the meeting (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) –Lawmakers highlighted the role of information and communications in the fight againstCOVID-19 and economic development during the ongoing second session of the 15th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 9.
Deputy Pham Nam Tien from the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong cited a survey by the VietnamChamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) as saying that since mid-March,information and communications has been one of the sectors hardest hit by thepandemic. A number of news outlets were forced to scale off or suspend the productionof print papers.
In the fight against thepandemic, he noted that fake and untruthful news on social media also spreadlike an epidemic in an uncontrolled manner, resulting in publicmisunderstandings. Several localities failed to perform well in communicationwork when issuing guiding documents, making it hard for residentsto promptly adapt to the pandemic.
Deputy Dang Xuan Phuongrepresenting the central province of Nghe An suggested that the Government’sreport should add assessments on the efficiency of information andcommunication work. He proposed the Government issue a communication strategyfor the long-term fight against the pandemic and economic recovery. The Party’sguidelines and State’s policies should be conveyed to the public in the quickestway via clear and succinct messages, he said.
Opinions also called forreaching consensus on the use of only one app for anti-pandemic activities nationwide.
Deputy Nguyen Hai Trung, Directorof the Hanoi Public Security, said the sector put into operation the national populationdatabase this year and issued 50 million chip-based ID cards for citizens,which proved efficiency in the fight against the pandemic, especially in Hanoi,Ho Chi Minh City and southern localities.
In accordance with theGovernment’s Resolution No.128/NQ-CP, the national population database has beenconnected with the database on vaccinated, tested and COVID-19-infectedresidents, making it easier for managing their travelling and fighting the pandemic.
The Minister of PublicSecurity and the Secretary of the Hanoi municipal Party Committee also agreed tocontrol those to and from the football match between Vietnam and Japan at MyDinh national stadium on November 11 based on ID cards incorporated withvaccination database./.
