National Assembly Standing Committee discusses thrift practice and anti-waste
The National Assembly (NA)’s Standing Committee mulled over a Government report on thrift practice and combating wastefulness at work during its 23rd session on April 12. The report focused on the work outcomes in 2017 related to, among other things, passing new laws, the management of the State budget, the…
National Assembly urges caution in amending public investment law
National Assembly leaders advised caution in amending the Law on Public Investment, saying that adjustments are necessary but must not be made hastily, lest the legal system be disrupted. The comment was made by Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Phùng Quốc Hiển during a session held on…
Why space is the biggest govtech sector this year
Exclusive interview of Gov Insider Asia with Graham Turnock, Chief Executive, UK Space Agency.
“You, me, everyone – we are made of star stuff.” So says eminent astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, because we are more deeply connected to far-away supernovas and nebulas than we think.…
The world’s first week on Open Government
Open Gov Week is an opportunity for civil society, government, and all stakeholders to co-create transformative commitments to open governments and make them more accountable and responsive to citizens. The Week is for anyone who believes citizens should play a role in government decision-making. Different events will take…
30 provinces and cities integrating into smart cities
Smart cities cannot afford to have pollution, waste and inefficient use of energy. Therefore, science and technology will help finding solutions in recycling and use of renewable energy or solar energy. Mr. Pham Le Cuong, Director of QUACERT under the Vietnamese General Department of Standards and Quality reaffirmed…
Lack of rules slows smart city plans
A gigantic project – worth over $37 billion – to build a synchronous smart city project in northern Hanoi may have to wait some time before being realised, due to an absence of specific criteria for this type of development. Tran Quoc Thai, vice head of the Ministry…
Hanoi to become a smart city by 2030
Hanoi set the target to turn into a smart city by 2030 in accordance to the capital’s revised information and technology strategy in the 2016-2020 period. Foundations established Phan Lan Tu, director general of the Hanoi Department of Information and Communications, said that the four priority sectors chosen…
Ho Chi Minh City starts implementing smart city model
Ho Chi Minh City has officially announced the project on building the smart city for 2017-2020 with a vision to 2025. The city’s two districts of 1 and 12 will be the first to pilot the implementation of the project. The smart city model will be implemented in…
Vietnam’s German-made smart cities
Cities have played an important role in human society for centuries. But it is only recently that the majority of the world’s population has begun to live in such close proximity. The following question, therefore, comes to mind: are cities capable of coping in the 21st century? Any…
E-government still far away
One of the targets set in government Resolution 36a was to have Vietnam among the top three countries in ASEAN in OSI (Online Service Index) and EGDI (E-government development index) by the end of 2017. According to Le Duy Hiep, CEO of Transimex, having imports/exports undergo specialized inspection…