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Registration for Participation in the National Conference on Personal Data

Registration for Participation in the National Conference on Personal Data

Oct 30 2023 | Activities
The year 2023 has been designated as the "National Year of Digital Data" with the slogan "creating and mining data to generate new values." Simultaneously, the processing of personal data must ensure the rights and legitimate interests of individuals.
The Technical Foundation for Digital Journalism Business 

The Technical Foundation for Digital Journalism Business 

Oct 27 2023 | Activities
How to understand users and grow readership of the news website? How to effectively utilize Google Analytics 4 to harness audience data to develop new users? What are the approaches for constructing a comprehensive digital advertising revenue model for the newsroom? 
Exploiting open data in the public sector in Vietnam: Experience from Tay Ninh and Da Nang

Exploiting open data in the public sector in Vietnam: Experience from Tay Ninh and Da Nang

Mar 07 2023 | Digital Economy
Open Data Day is an annual celebration to raise awareness and encourage the use of open data. In 2023, Open Data Day(s) take place on March 04-10.
Diversifying undersea fiber optic cables to ensure Internet connection quality in Vietnam

Diversifying undersea fiber optic cables to ensure Internet connection quality in Vietnam

Sep 15 2023 | Activities
On the morning of September 15, 2023, the Institute for Policy Studies and Media Development (IPS) organized an expertise-sharing discussion on the national digital infrastructure context, with a particular focus on Vietnam's international undersea fiber optic cable system.
6 concerns of businesses regarding the impacts of the Draft Decree on the management, provision, and use of internet services and online information

6 concerns of businesses regarding the impacts of the Draft Decree on the management, provision, and use of internet services and online information

Sep 08 2023 | Activities
Too broad scope of regulation, increasing compliance costs and affecting the business model of enterprises, higher cost of entering the market, risk of personal information leakage, and increased barriers for online gaming service providers are concerns raised by representatives of businesses and associations at the conference "Comments on the Draft Decree to Replace Decree 72/2013/ND-CP on the Management, Provision, and Use of Internet Services and Information on the Internet".
Enhance the User-friendliness and Policies on Promoting E-government Services

Enhance the User-friendliness and Policies on Promoting E-government Services

Jul 11 2023 | Activities
There are several challenges faced in the implementation of end-to-end EGS, incomplete service-providing functions, and user-unfriendly interfaces.
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.