VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communication said it is in the process of finalizing a draft on the application of information technology (IT) in state agencies in 2009-2010 as well as on the vision for Vietnam’s e-government, which will be submitted to the government for approval later this month.

The scheme, considered the replacement for the now discredited Project 112, comprises two phases: 2008 and 2009-2010, the ministry said.
For the first part, the IT application in state agencies for this year was approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in March and it is being implemented by all state agencies at grassroot and central levels.
The ministry is currently working on the second part to be presented to the Prime Minister later this month.
According to the ministry, the percentage of State employees who are equipped with computers at work is around 68 percent at ministries and central state agencies and 40 percent at provinces and cities. Information network set up at stage agencies work on internal information exchange systems.
At this moment, 58 of 64 provinces and 20 out of 22 ministries in Vietnam have their own websites. Only the provinces of Quang Ninh, Dak Nong, Lai Chau, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh and Dien Bien are not online.
The government believes that using IT at state agencies is a key part of its administrative reforms as it connects the government with the people and helps the building of e-government in Vietnam.