PM chairs first meeting of national steering committee for cyber security
The national steering committee for cyber safety and security made its debut and convened its first meeting in Hanoi on November 24 under the chair of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is also head of the committee.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (6th from right) and other members of the national steering committee for cyber safety and security at the first meeting on November 24 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The national steeringcommittee for cyber safety and security made its debut and convened its firstmeeting in Hanoi on November 24 under the chair of
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is also head of the committee.
The meeting also saw the attendance of PermanentDeputy PM Truong Hoa Binh, standing deputy head of the committee; Deputy PM VuDuc Dam, deputy head of the committee; Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam,deputy head of the committee; and members of the committee and the committee’soffice.
The steering committee reviewed the cyber safety andsecurity situation and gave opinions to its working plans for 2020, 2021 and thenext five years.
In his conclusion, PM Phuc asked members of thesteering committee, the Ministry of Public Security in its capacity as thestanding agency of the steering committee, the steering committee’s office andrelevant ministries and agencies to urgently take measures to ensure cyber safetyand security as the country is preparing for the organization of the 13th National Party Congress and the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and deputies to the People’s Councils at all levels for the2021-2026 tenure.
He requested centrally-run provinces and cities acrossthe country to soon establish their own subcommittees for cyber safety andsecurity.
The government leader also pointed out severalurgent tasks that must be dealt with immediately to meet requirements in thecurrent situation./.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (6th from right) and other members of the national steering committee for cyber safety and security at the first meeting on November 24 (Photo: VNA) 
