The Da Nang Department of Information and Communications has named the most excellent agency in the  digital transformation category in the annual ‘Viet Nam Digital Awards 2020’ for its Open Data Portal product.

As an important component of the city’s landmark ‘Building a smart city’ project, this data services portal is now available at www.congdulieu.vn or https://opendata.danang.gov.vn.  It is a highly practical platform for publicising specialised and open data so as to serve the demands of  organisations and individuals citywide via web forms, Application Programming Interface (API), SMS, and Zalo.

Also, through this portal, users can utilise open data to create their new products/apps benefiting the community.

Currently, there are a total of more than 200 open data services available on the portal, including a list of facilities meeting food hygiene and safety standards, urban /rural land prices, education, bus routes, immunisation facilities, healthcare facilities, ATMs, hotels, and festival events.

Meanwhile, the Local Government Service Platform (LGST), which has been developed by the city-based Smart Digital Technology Joint Stock Company, a partner of the Department of Information and Communications, was recognised as the most outstanding  digital product at the event.

Organised by the Viet Nam Digital Communications Association, the annual event aims  to seek and honor specific solutions and successful digital transformation stories recorded by agencies and businesses nationwide in the light of Viet Nam’s burgeoning digital economy.

The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place in Ha Noi next month.

By KHANG NINH-Translated by A.T