The ceremony was presided over by Ho Van Mung, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Chairman of An Giang People's Committee, along with To Dung Thai, Chairman of the VNPT Group.

According to the agreement, the People's Committee of An Giang and VNPT Group will cooperate in developing digital infrastructure (including technical infrastructure, digital data, digital platforms, and digital resources), shared platforms, ensuring information security, and cooperating in training and developing telecommunications and IT human resources to lay the foundation for the province's digital transformation. Additionally, the cooperation will include the development of digital government, the promotion of implementing solutions and software serving the models in Project 06, solutions for big data platforms and AI applications in smart cities, specialized databases, solutions for collecting information to build databases, and the creation of a shared database system for the province to support the province’s intelligent monitoring and management center. These efforts aim to enhance the management and administration efficiency of An Giang's government.

The People's Committee of An Giang and VNPT Group will also cooperate in implementing solutions for the development of the digital economy, focusing on solutions to drive digital transformation for enterprises, providing consulting services, supporting technology transfer, and deploying digital transformation for enterprises to enhance their competitiveness. They will also assist in implementing solutions for cashless payments and the development of e-commerce, contributing to the comprehensive development of the digital economy.

VNPT Group will accompany An Giang People's Committee in developing a digital society based on the platform of digital citizens. This will involve deploying smart healthcare solutions, smart education, digital citizenship, raising awareness about digital transformation among government agencies, organizations, people, and businesses, with a focus on putting people at the center of the digital transformation. It will also involve developing mobile applications for citizens to interact with the government.

Mr. To Dung Thai, Chairman of VNPT Group, committed: “VNPT Group will accompany An Giang in building digital infrastructure, data infrastructure, developing a modern 5G telecommunications network, and providing the most advanced technology solutions. The goal is to contribute to building an effective digital government, promoting the development of the digital economy, and forming a comprehensive digital society.”

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Ho Van Mung, Chairman of An Giang People's Committee, emphasized: "The signing of the cooperation agreement today will lay an important foundation for the People's Committee of An Giang and VNPT Group to cooperate more effectively in deploying technological solutions, progressively completing the e-government towards digital government, developing the digital economy and digital society, ensuring information security, and improving the quality of life for citizens and the operational efficiency of enterprises."

Based on the cooperation agreement, the People's Committee of An Giang assigned the Department of Science and Technology to lead the efforts, working with relevant departments and VNPT Group to survey and propose specific content and areas that are appropriate for the province's current situation, conditions, and particularities, for the People's Committee to review and authorize implementation. Priority will be given to digital transformation in healthcare, education, document processing, management and administration on the network, and the deployment of applications and platforms serving the public and businesses.

As part of the event, An Giang People's Committee and VNPT Group launched the VNPT-EMR Electronic Medical Records for An Giang's healthcare sector, marking an important step forward in the digital transformation of the healthcare sector./.

Reported by TH-TC

Translated by Kim Thuan