| | The U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA)
and
The Business Council for International Understanding
Invite you to participate in a Business Briefing featuring the following delegation
from the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam:
Dr. Van Hai Pham
Deputy Director General
Directorate for IT Application Promotion
and
Mr. Van Hung Bui
Manager, Information Center
Dr. Sy Loi Ho
Deputy Head
Directorate for IT Application Promotion
Mr. Tu Anh Hoang
Head of IT
Department of International Cooperation
Mrs. Thu Hien Le
Deputy Head of Investment & Finance
Directorate for IT Application Promotion
Mr. Anh Tuan Nguyen
Official
Department of Information Technology
Mr. Huu Quoc Nguyen
Director, Center of e-Government
Directorate for IT Application Promotion
Mr. Minh Viet Nguyen
Head of Procurement
Vietnam ICT Project Management Unit
Mr. Phu Tien Nguyen
Manager, Division of Planning
Directorate for IT Application Promotion
Mr. Thang Nguyen
Senior Official
Department of Science and Technology
Dr. Manh Lam Pham
Vice President
National Institute of Information and Communications Strategy
Mr. Quoc Tuan Tran
Deputy Head
Directorate for IT Application Promotion
Mr. Tien Dzung Nguyen
Commercial Assistant
U.S. Commercial Service, Hanoi
Overview and Objectives of the Mission:
USTDA is sponsoring a 14-day Reverse Trade Mission for officials from the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) in Vietnam. The MIC is the policy-making and regulatory body for the press, publishing, telecommunications, internet, IT products and services, broadcasting, and national information infrastructure. MIC acts as a facilitator and coordinator of technology adoption throughout the government. BCIU is organizing the Reverse Trade Mission, which will include visits to California and Washington, D.C. The trip will feature meetings with U.S. companies and government agencies involved in e-Government policy, implementation, solutions and strategy.
Vietnam faces a number of challenges in the IT sector, such as infrastructure development, network security, capacity building, software piracy, e-commerce, and government procurement, which hamper growth. Compared with its Asian neighbors, for example, Vietnam is lagging behind in providing online government services according to the United Nations "e-government readiness" assessments as well as a 2007 Brown University Global E-Government report.
This Reverse Trade Mission is intended to introduce senior officials from the Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) Directorate for Information Technology Applications Promotion (DIAP) to U.S. government enterprise architecture (EA) best practices. EA is a governance structure and methodology that dictates how information technology (IT) is implemented and used to improve business operations. Vietnam has received a number of loans to support IT development throughout the country, notably a $107 million World Bank Vietnam ICT Development Project loan (VNICTDP). Coordinated by MIC, VNICTDP will be executed across several government entities, but has been delayed due to MIC's lack of familiarity to develop an EA that outlines standards for e-government interoperability and equipment procurement procedures. To support MIC in their effort to create an EA framework, the RTM will focus on U.S. government EA standards, security procedures, data center management and equipment uses. Support for this effort will greatly benefit U.S. suppliers who are actively pursuing IT loan opportunities in Vietnam.
The Reverse Trade Mission will introduce EA models and best practices to support DIAP's efforts to design a government wide policy standard based on specific industry technology solutions. In addition, the visit will facilitate progress in e-government adoption by addressing technical and interoperability issues, as well as encourage unified planning and procurement approaches. The delegation's priorities will present opportunities for U.S. suppliers interested in Vietnam's ICT sector.
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency is a foreign assistance agency that advances economic development and U.S. commercial interests in emerging markets. The agency funds various forms of technical assistance, feasibility studies, training, reverse trade missions and business workshops that support the development of a modern infrastructure and open trading environment. In carrying out its mission, USTDA focuses on economic sectors that benefit from U.S. exports of goods and services.
For more information, please contact Nina Kundra (n-kundra@bciu.org) of the Business Council for International Understanding at (212) 490-0460
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