Thua Thien-Hue leads localities nationwide in IT application

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue leads centrally-run localities nationwide in the level of information technology (IT) application in 2019, announced a conference held by the Ministry of Information and Communications on November 11.
Hanoi (VNA) – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue leads centrally-run localitiesnationwide in the level of information technology (IT) application in 2019,announced a conference held by the Ministry of Information and Communicationson November 11.

Accordingto a ranking on IT application among ministries, sectors and localities in2019, the Ministry of Finance took the first position among the ministries andministry-level agencies in the field.

Ingeneral, the average IT application level of Government-run agencies, and citiesand provinces in 2019 was higher than that in 2018 which was led by the VietnamSocial Security.

Alsoon November 11, the Authority of IT Application under the Ministry ofInformation and Communications also publicised a book of questions and answerson digital transformation./.
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