Ho Chi Minh City wins ASOCIO’s Digital Government Award
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City was presented with the Digital Government Award of the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO) at the ASOCIO Digital Summit held in Seoul (Republic of Korea) on November 14.
The award recognizes the southern metropolis’ outstanding results in implementing digital strategies and solutions aimed at significantly improving the overall quality of services for people, as well as openness and transparency in city government operations.
Ho Chi Minh City is one of the typical cities applying smart technology in order to support basic public services such as transportation, health care, and education.
Indeed, the city has effectively implemented innovative methods of providing public services and utilities to both people and businesses, by setting up the Information Portal, App, and 1022 switchboard in order to deal with residents’ opinions and recommendations.
With a number of outstanding achievements recorded in building a digital government, Ho Chi Minh City has contributed to improving people’s quality of life, promoting the city's socio-economic development, along with affirming Vietnam's position in the field of digital transformation.
This year, ASOCIO granted awards to 52 companies and organisations from nine countries and territories in eight categories, such as the ASOCIO Outstanding Tech Company Award, the ASOCIO Digital Transformation Award, the ASOCIO Digital Government Award, the ASOCIO EdTech Award, the ASOCIO HealthTech Award, the ASOCIO Cybersecurity Award, the ASOCIO ESG Award (ESG - Environmental, social, and corporate governance), and the ASOCIO Start-Up Award.