The two countries have started a feasibility study for the Vietnamese Government Information Data Center (GIDC) to determine whether or not one would be practical in the Southeast Asian country.
Kang Byung-kyu, the second vice minister of Public Administration and Security, signed a memorandum of understanding with his counterpart on cooperation in information and technology during his visit last Friday.
The feasibility study began after Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung confirmed the Korean government's commitment during his visit to Korea in June.
Samsung SDS is the Korean partner for this project and is expected to help Vietnam establish government Web sites.
A Seoul official in charge of the project said, ``This opportunity paved the way for the Korean IT industries to expand in Vietnam."
Korea's expertise in IT has earned recognition from around the world, especially in developing countries.
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has invited civil servants from foreign countries, training them to develop e-government systems within their own nations.
One of KOICA's key projects is to encourage the use of technology to help disseminate information and facilitate communication. The agency not only invites foreign representatives to Korea to train them, but also sends spokespersons overseas.
KOICA spent more than 30.6 billion won ($25 million) in 2006 on the information, communication and technology project.
Vietnam, Bangladesh, Iraq, Morocco and Laos are major beneficiaries.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Kim Se-jeong
Quelle/Source: The Korea Times, 09.08.2009
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