Accelerating the construction of digital government

With many decisive and synchronized solutions, Vinh Phuc has achieved positive results in building e-government, moving towards digital government, and gradually building a modern and professional administrative system; contributing to improving the effectiveness and efficiency, fundamentally reforming the operation of the government apparatus, and better serving the people and businesses.

Clearly define the key tasks.

To accelerate the process of building a digital government, the province has issued numerous projects, plans, and leadership and guidance documents, clearly defining key tasks such as strengthening investment in the development of digital infrastructure, digital platforms, digital information, and digital data; building digital institutions; consolidating information security and cybersecurity; and promoting communication to create unity and determination among the entire political system and the people in implementing the task of building a digital government.

The Provincial Public Administrative Service Center is promoting the application of information technology and online public services in handling administrative documents and procedures. Photo: Tra Huong

The province's telecommunications network infrastructure has extended to villages and residential areas, ensuring support for the direction and management of agencies and units, and meeting the needs of citizens and businesses for information technology applications and digital services.

The province's administrative procedure information system is constantly being improved and optimized to create favorable conditions for organizations and citizens, meeting the requirements for receiving and processing administrative procedures of agencies and units; ensuring interoperability across three levels (province, district, and commune) and connecting with information systems as prescribed by the Government .

Currently, the system has completed the digitization of records and connected to the electronic data management repository of organizations and individuals on the National Public Service Portal; 701 administrative procedures are provided with full online public services and 516 administrative procedures are provided with partial online public services.

In addition, the province's shared integration platform (LGSP), installed and operated at the Provincial Information Infrastructure Center, has been established and connected to the National Document Interoperability Platform and the National Centralized Payment Portal; the Provincial Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) is undergoing accelerated trial operation...

To date, most of the province's directives and administrative documents are issued electronically, with the rate of digital signatures on the document management software exceeding 99%.

To facilitate citizens' participation in online transactions, the Provincial Police Department has focused on issuing chip-embedded citizen identification cards and electronic identification accounts; the Provincial Public Administration Service Center and one-stop service departments at all levels have strived to digitize records and results of administrative procedures; and established departments to answer questions and support citizens in using online public services…

As a result, the rate of online submission of public service applications in the province is increasing. From the beginning of the year until now, the rate of online applications received at the district and city levels (including communes, wards, and towns) has reached 99.39%; at the provincial level (departments, agencies, and the Provincial Public Administration Service Center) it has reached 60.48%.

Holding leaders accountable

2024 marks the third year that the Provincial People's Committee has assigned digital transformation targets and tasks to heads of agencies and units, and chairmen of district and city People's Committees, with many new and challenging targets, and using the results of digital transformation tasks to evaluate the performance of the leaders.

To achieve the targets and tasks of building a digital government, all levels, sectors, and localities should strengthen the role of leaders in implementing each assigned digital transformation target, pay attention to investing in funding to improve technical infrastructure and information technology equipment to meet the requirements of building a digital government; develop plans and roadmaps for implementation, organize commitment signing, and assign targets to each department and unit.

Officials at the one-stop service center in Trung My commune, Binh Xuyen district, guide residents in using online public services. Photo: Tra Huong.

At the same time, it encourages officials and civil servants to develop initiatives and improve the efficiency and quality of their work, as well as the quality of the tasks assigned to them in building a digital government.

Striving to achieve the targets assigned for 2024 regarding digital transformation in general and the development of digital government in particular, the People's Committee of Vinh Yen City has directed 100% of its departments and affiliated units to apply information technology in management and work processing; and to use software applications to serve professional work.

Currently, 100% of incoming and outgoing documents of the City People's Committee (except for confidential documents) are updated and processed through document management and operational software. The widespread use of sending and receiving electronic documents with digital signatures between state agencies helps reduce time and costs, and enhances the security and confidentiality of transactions.

In addition, the city has invested in equipment to deploy information technology applications in meeting procedures, moving towards paperless meetings. Of the 15 assigned digital transformation tasks, Vinh Yen has so far achieved or exceeded the targets for 13 tasks, one task has not yet been implemented due to the software not being officially launched, and one task is still being implemented.

Determined to achieve the goal of "By 2025, building and perfecting digital platforms for the synchronous, comprehensive, unified, effective, and efficient operation of digital government in the real-digital environment," Vinh Phuc continues to strengthen leadership and guidance in building digital government; promoting the role of heads of Party committees and governments, and each official and employee in carrying out tasks related to building digital government.

Simultaneously, focus on building a legal framework to promote digital transformation; developing digital infrastructure, digital platforms, digital information, and digital data; strengthening information security and cybersecurity; enhancing training, education, and popularization of digital skills for officials and civil servants; attracting highly qualified personnel in information technology and information security to serve the province's digital transformation...

Le Mo

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