Vietnam receives Japanese equipment for Government Information Reporting System

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on March 17 to mark the reception of the Japanese Government-sponsored equipment for the Government Information Reporting System of Vietnam.
Vietnam receives Japanese equipment for Government Information Reporting System ảnh 1Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung (R) and Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio at the ceremony on March 17 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A ceremony was held in Hanoi onMarch 17 to mark the reception of the Japanese Government-sponsored equipmentfor the Government Information Reporting System of Vietnam.

Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dungsaid that on January 9, 2020, the Government Office and the Japanese Embassy inVietnam signed the two governments’ exchange of note on the supply of hardwareequipment for the Government Information Reporting System.

All the equipment has been handed over to the Vietnameseside three months ahead of schedule, he said, noting that this is the onlyGovernment reporting centre of Vietnam, which has been connected with 15ministries and 54 provincial-level localities nationwide.

He attributed the outcome to the active and responsiblecontributions by the Japanese Embassy, the Japan International CooperationAgency (JICA), Vietnamese ministries and agencies, the Vietnam Posts andTelecommunications Group (VNPT), and Vietcombank.

Dung also noted the e-Government systems and platforms thatthe Government Office has been operating, namely the National E-DocumentExchange Platform, the e-Cabinet System, the National Public Service Portal, theNational Information Reporting System, and the Government’s information andsteering centre, which have helped convert from a paper-based to an electronic workingenvironment that centres on the people and businesses.

The minister appreciated both sides’ close coordination to realisethe Japanese Government’s sponsorship commitment, voicing his belief that withthe resolve of the Vietnamese Government, the Prime Minister, ministries, sectors,and localities, along with the support from Japan, Vietnam will obtain moreencouraging outcomes in building an e-Government so as to achieve a digitalGovernment, a digital economy, and a digital society.

For his part, Japanese Ambassador Yamada Takio said it is anhonour of his country’s Government to supply made-in-Japan equipment for the NationalInformation Reporting System and the Government’s information and steeringcentre, which shows the Vietnamese Government’s trust in Japan.

The e-Government application to the Government Office isamong reform efforts by the Vietnamese Government to secure quicker considerationand issuance of policies, he noted, adding that the Japanese Government hasbeen doing everything it can to help with this.

Reviewing bilateral cooperation in e-Government building,the ambassador said Japan wishes to collaborate with Vietnam in digital affairs, with the e-Government building a focus.

In the post-pandemic period, a large number of Japaneseenterprises are choosing Vietnam as a new investment destination, helping toexpand the two countries’ cooperation chances in the digital area.

Japanese businesses which own the world’s leadingtechnologies and Vietnamese firms which have talented human resources willcooperate well in this regard in the future, according to the diplomat./.
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