The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

The Government on October 30 approved a development plan on the National Data Centre, expected to help Vietnam reach higher positions in the global e-Government, information technology, and cybersecurity rankings.

The number of services provided via the National Public Service Portal has reached 2,700 after four new ones made debut on December 30, expected to help save 8 trillion VND (346.9 million USD) each year.

Reductions in business conditions and related administrative procedures have helped save about 18 million workdays, or 6.3 trillion VND (273.4 million USD), each year, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung said.

Vietnam's e-government development index in 2020 has moved up two places.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project on a new national public service portal, with people and businesses the centre of these services.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked ministries, sectors, and localities to focus on launching online public services effectively at level 3 and 4, as stated in Decision No.846/QD-TTg, dated June 9, 2017, and Decision No.877/QD-TTg, issued on July 18, 2018.

According to the UN’s latest report on E-Government Development Index (EGDI), Vietnam has moved up one place to rank 88th among the 193 listed countries, a high level in the list.

Vietnam has moved up one place to rank 88th among the 193 countries in the United Nations E-Government Survey 2018.

The Ministry of Finance led the way in e-Government development in 2017, with more than 20 million requested records under online processing, according to a report on Vietnam’s e-Government development in 2017.

The Government is urging ministries, sectors and localities to accelerate the development and application of information technology and the building of an e-Government.