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Seminar "Preparing for the Implementation of Personal Data Protection Obligations in Vietnam"

Seminar "Preparing for the Implementation of Personal Data Protection Obligations in Vietnam"

Jun 29 2023 | Activities
The key points of Decree 13/2023/ND-CP that businesses need to pay attention to; changing and adding personal data processing purposes; deleting personal data; reusing personal data; and technical standards for protecting personal data were the issues discussed at the seminar "Preparing for the Implementation of Personal Data Protection Obligations in Vietnam," organized by the Vietnam Digital Communications Association (VDCA) and the Institute for Policy Studies and Media Development (IPS) on June 29, 2023.
Online Talk "Privacy in the Age of AI"

Online Talk "Privacy in the Age of AI"

Jun 15 2023 | Activities
On June 15, 2023, the Institute for Policy Studies and Media Development (IPS) organized an online talk titled 'Privacy in the Age of AI' via the Zoom Meetings platform.
Seminar “Bringing Citizens into the Digital Environment: Enhancing Information Delivery and Interaction Effectiveness through Local Government e-Portals” 

Seminar “Bringing Citizens into the Digital Environment: Enhancing Information Delivery and Interaction Effectiveness through Local Government e-Portals” 

Nov 30 2022 | Activities
According to the assessment of the Institute of Leadership and Public Policy - Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, the reality in many provinces shows that "digital transformation" is currently at the "computerization" stage rather than full "digitization". On the one hand, citizens are still required to submit hard copies of documents, while on the other hand, they must also complete online procedures. Similarly, the workload is doubled when the government has to store physical documents while manually inputting data into systems.
Seminar "Review of Local Governments’ Implementation of Personal Data Protection on Online Government-Citizen Interaction Interfaces"

Seminar "Review of Local Governments’ Implementation of Personal Data Protection on Online Government-Citizen Interaction Interfaces"

Jun 28 2022 | Activities
Only 4 out of 63 government e-portals and 3 out of 63 e-services portals have posted their privacy policies documents (also known as Regulations). Among the 50 provinces and cities using smart applications to interact with citizens, only 32 provinces have posted privacy policies, as required by Google Play and the Apple Store for their apps.