Digital Government building – outstanding achievement in administrative reform
The building and development of the e-Government and digital Government were among the outstanding achievements in administrative reform in the first half of this year, the Ministry of Home Affairs has said.
The building and development of the e-Government and digital Government were among the outstanding achievements in administrative reform. (Photo: vneconomy.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The building and developmentof the e-Government and digital Government were among the outstanding achievementsin administrative reform in the first half of this year, the Ministry of HomeAffairs has said.
In June alone, nearly 22 million transactions wereconducted through the National Data Exchange Platform, raising the six-monthfigure to 276.9 million, according to the ministry.
Since its inception in October 2020, the platform hashandled more than 1.35 billion transactions, the ministry said, adding that thenational database on officials and public servants has been connected with 23 ministries and 60localities.
Meanwhile, the national population database has beenlinked with 13 ministries and agencies, 63 localities and a number ofbusinesses to facilitate the administrative procedures.
Besides, the national land database has covered 52out of the 63 cities and provinces nationwide, the ministry reported.
During the reviewed period, the national publicservice portal saw more than 3.6 million accounts and over 6.8 milliontransactions worth about 2.39 trillion VND (101.08 million USD).
The national public service portal sees more than 3.6 million accounts and over 6.8 million transactions worth about 2.39 trillion VND in the first six months. (Photo: The national public service portal )
In the second quarter, the number of registeredaccounts was 2.23 million, and more than 3.83 transactions valued at some 1.5trillion VND were conducted via the portal.
The ministry said 32.05% of the administrative resultshave been issued electronically for reuse, 67.32% of administrative procedures digitised, and all of the 25 essential public services integrated.
The portal has so far provided over 4,400 onlinepublic services with about 7.77 million accounts. Notably, more than 10.98million transactions worth 6.05 trillion VND have been done via the portal.
The ministry, however, pointed to limitations in thework such as the slow issuance of relevant regulations by ministries, agenciesand localities, sluggish dossier digitalisation and time-consuming procedures.
It blamed them on poor infrastructure in ministries,agencies and localities, and their lack of attention to the work./.
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The building and development of the e-Government and digital Government were among the outstanding achievements in administrative reform. (Photo: vneconomy.vn) 
The national public service portal sees more than 3.6 million accounts and over 6.8 million transactions worth about 2.39 trillion VND in the first six months. (Photo: The national public service portal ) 
