Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieut. Gen. Luong Tam Quang at the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – As an ASEAN memberstate, Vietnam commits to actively and responsibly joining regional cooperationmechanisms to ensure security and safety of cyber space, said Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieut.Gen. Luong Tam Quang.
Leading a Vietnamese delegation attending the fifth ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Cyber Security (AMCC-5) hosted by Singapore via a videoconference on October 7, Quang highlighted the need and importance of building a code of responsible conduct on cyber space to maintain a healthy and safeenvironment, ensure cyber security and safety, especially when the world iswitnessing great changes in the digital transformation process amid the COVID-19pandemic.
The Vietnamese Government assigned the Ministryof Public Security to build and fine-tune laws on cyber security up to regionaland global standards, he said, adding that Vietnam is carrying out the nationaldigital transformation programme till 2025 with orientations to 2030 with anaim to make Vietnam into the list of 50 leading countries in the E-GovernmentDevelopment Index, during which, cyber security and safety is crucial tocreating a safe environment for digital transformation.
According to him, the Vietnamese Ministry ofPublic Security paid attention to improving cyber security capability toprotect key information infrastructure via workforce training and internationalcooperation to cope with cyber attacks.
Participantsat the event discussed a plan to carry out a code of conduct on cyber space,measures to protect cyber infrastructure which is vital to regionalconnectivity and trade.
Chairingthe event, Singaporean Minister forCommunications and Information S. Iswaran calledon ASEAN member nations to jointly deal with cyber security challenges in thespirit of mutual collaboration./.
