Fruitful digital transformation paves the way for building e-parliament: NA Vice Chairman
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Duc Hai, head of the steering committee for building and implementing the e-parliament project, chaired the third meeting of this committee in Hanoi on August 31.
Information technology has been applied to all activities of the National Assembly. (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vice Chairmanof the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Duc Hai, head of the steering committeefor building and implementing the e-parliament project, chaired the thirdmeeting of this committee in Hanoi on August 31.
In his opening remarks, Hai saidinformation technology application and digital transformation in all activitiesof the NA have obtained encouraging results and won high evaluation fromlegislators and the public, providing a prerequisite for developing ane-parliament and working towards a digital parliament.
To do that, the immediate duty is tocomplete drafting the e-parliament project, based on which focal tasks fordeveloping an e-parliament and then a digital parliament will be carried out,he noted.
ViceChairman of the NA Office Nguyen Manh Hung said the draft project has takeninto account the context of international and domestic digital transformation,and been supplemented with some more implementation measures, includingpromoting the role of agencies and localities’ leaders in this regard.
Other participants held that todevelop an e-parliament, it is necessary to overhaul relevant regulations toensure favourable conditions for performing the task. Besides, building ane-parliament must take place in tandem with the building of an e-Government anddigital Government under the national digital transformation programme.
Theypointed out the need to select suitable technologies to be applied and avoidthe case that some contents of the project become technologically outdated assoon as the project is launched.
Ane-parliament focuses on not only information technology to digitalise processesand procedures but also many other factors such as manpower, infrastructure,and database. It should provide an environment for the NA to interact with votersand people, including via cyberspace, to help the NA better fufill its functionof representation and enhance legislators’ sense of responsibility, they added.
Vice Chairman Hai said this is a verylarge project requiring responsible engagement of relevant sides. He asked theMinistry of Information and Communications to give official opinions about thedraft, and the NA Office to select a consulting unit in line with regulationsand be ready for implementation once the project is launched./.
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Apart from benefits, digital transformation has posed risks of cybersecurity to State agencies and businesses, heard a recent workshop and exhibition on information safety in the southern region.
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The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
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The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
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The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Information technology has been applied to all activities of the National Assembly. (Illustrative photo: VNA) 
