Vietnam to spend $87 million in IT through 2015

The program targets IT infrastructure for developing e-government, expand IT applications in the state sector, and provide information and public services. The country also plans to build a database center to link central and local information systems.

The government plans to build national database centers on people, natural resources and environment, finance, economics, industry, and trade to boost e-governance in the public sector. It plans to introduce video-conferencing between Government, ministerial and local representatives. Additionally it expects State agencies to open websites to offer online public services.

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