Hanoi (VNA) - TheGovernment needs to change itself in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry4.0) in order to be able to govern the country in the digital age, said Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc.

Addressing the Vietnam ICT Summitin Hanoi on July 18, the Government leader said Vietnam has recorded markedachievements in e-Government building which began since 2000.

He, however, admitted shortcomingsin the work such as incomplete legal framework, lack of high-quality humanresources, low safety level of the information infrastructure and low rate ofpublic service users.

PM Phuc highlighted the roleplayed by the heads of agencies in e-Government construction, as well as thesignificance of information-technology (IT) in administrative reform.

Vietnam is working to establish aNational Committee on E-Government led by the PM, with members being ministers,he said, adding that the committee also sees the participation ofrepresentatives from the private economic sector in order to utilize thepublic-private partnership in this regard.

The Government has assigned itsOffice to compile the Government’s resolution on major tasks and solutions ine-Government development during 2018-2020, with a vision towards 2025, PM Phucsaid.

He asked ministries, agencies andlocalities to continue to improve the quality of legal institutions andpolicies, creating a framework for the process.

“A smart labour force plus creativitywould serve as driving forces for economic development amidst the Industry4.0,” the leader stressed.

He also called for efforts in buildingtechnological platforms for the e-Government, including updating thee-Government architectural framework, completing the national database andbuilding the national public service portal and the national informationsystem, which serve as the IT foundation for e-Government building.

Besides, it is necessary todiversify financial and human resources by identifying key and priority targetsin both short and long terms, while promoting the role of businesses and improvingthe capacity of experts, he noted.

The PM also emphasised theimportance of information work so as to raise public awareness of thee-Government, digital Government, digital economy and digital infrastructure.

Theme “Towardthe digital government and economy,” Vietnam ICT Summit 2018focused on e-Government Construction towards Digital Government, DigitalEconomy and Digital Infrastructure.

Vietnam ICT Summit is anational and global Summit on IT policy, starting from 2011, organized annuallyby VietnamSoftware and IT Services Association, under the sponsorship of Ministry of Information andCommunications.

The Summit gathers seniorgovernment leaders, ministries, provincial leaders, business enterprises,IT-application enterprises, experts and media, in order to share vision, growthpotential, strategies and especially big solutions for the development,bringing IT as a foundation for creating development method to modernize thecountry. The Summit annually delivers the message about policies, technology,recommendations to the Communist Party, the Government, management agencies andbusiness community, the society in order to push application and develop IT.-VNA