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Promoting ICT in a modern e-finance service
The annual conference and expo “Vietnam Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Finance 2009” (ICTF ‘09) opened at the Melia Hotel in Hanoi on September 23.
The two-day event is co-organised by the Department of Financial Informatics and Statistics under the Ministry of Finance and the International Data Group.
This is the 6th year the event has been held, creating a venue for suppliers and users of information and communication technology (ICT) in the financial sector to convene and discuss the needs for ICT applications in the financial system. In addition, it is a platform for introducing, sharing and accessing the latest ICT solutions from leading local and foreign ICT corporations, that support the informatics process in financial management.
During previous years, the ICTF has the following themes: Storage and Security, ICT Solutions for E-Tax and E-Custom systems, ICT application in the Stock and Assurance sector, ICT application in the development of financial services, and building the foundations of E-Finance. ICTF conferences, which are professionally organised to international standards, are useful for exchanging and seeking ICT solutions when upgrading the financial systems.
This year’s conference focuses on enhancing ICT systems to satisfy demands from the government and the public in the next few years, as well as improving the communications infrastructure. It wil also explain applications required in e-business and the development of databases for the public financial sector.
With the aim of ”Building the Foundations for E-Finance”, the conference will cover service models and payment methods in e-finance transactions, value added services, routine applications based on ICT infrastructure and modern telecommunications.
Speaking at the event, Dang Duc Mai, Director of the Department of Financial Informatics and Statistics, underlined the industry’s objectives and challenges in the near future.
Le Hong Hai, Deputy General Director of the General Department of Taxation, talked about using ICT applications to build an e-tax system as the taxation department urgently needs an e-tax service for tax payers. ICT will play an important role in enabling public services to be provided by e-government, she added.
Weng Yew Lai, a specialist from Oracle, a world leading provider of ICT solutions, highlighted the technology base needed to turn the public finance sector towards electronic services. This will help to change the way public services are provided, as well as drawing up more public policies, he said.
The conference concentrated on four areas: Provision of e-Public finance services, Information security for a sustainable finance ICT system, Electronic payments in public financial transactions and services, and Optimising the ICT infrastructure for the public financial sector.
Alongside the conference an exhibition was held, which displayed ICT products and solutions from local and international providers.
Tran Ngoc
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