Duties and powers of the Information Center of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Vietnam

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Duties and powers of the Information Center of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Vietnam

According to Article 2 of Decision 64/QD-BNV 2018, the Information Center advises and assists the Minister of Home Affairs in performing the following tasks and powers:

(1) Formulating strategies, master plans, and plans for information technology application:

- Submit to the Minister the strategy, planning, and plan on information technology application in the Home Affairs sector and organize the implementation after approval;

- Develop the Ministry's information technology application plan; appraise the information technology application plans of agencies and units under and under the Ministry; synthesize and develop a plan on information technology application in the Home Affairs sector and submit it to the Minister for approval;

- Guide agencies and units under and under the Ministry in formulating plans and implementing information technology application activities according to the approved plans;

- Organize research, analysis, and forecasting of issues related to information technology application to serve the management requirements of the Ministry;

- Be served as a permanent member of the Ministry's Information Technology Application Steering Committee.

(2) Presiding over and organizing the implementation of information technology application activities:

- Submit to the Minister for promulgation regulations on information technology application to apply uniformly in the Home Affairs sector, including standards, regulations, cost norms for information technology application deployment activities, and information security and safety regimes;

- Submit to the Minister for promulgation or promulgate according to his authorization documents guiding agencies and units under and under the Ministry in implementing the plan for development and application of information technology; comply with regulations of the Ministry and of competent agencies in the field of information technology application; and provide specialized management information under the management of the Ministry;

- Give opinions on the allocation of capital sources to be used for information technology development and application activities in accordance with the approved information technology development and application plan;

- Organize, guide, direct, and inspect the implementation of legal documents in the field of information technology applied in home affairs;

- Technical and technological appraisal of information technology application projects of agencies and units under and under the Ministry.

(3) Checking the implementation of the state's regulations in the field of information technology development and application:

- Inspect the implementation of information technology application plans by agencies and units under and under the Ministry;

- Coordinate with relevant agencies in inspecting the implementation of the Ministry's regulations on information technology application activities at agencies and units in the Home Affairs sector.

(4) Assuming the prime responsibility for and acting as a focal point to assist the Minister of Home Affairs in building, managing, and operating the National Database on behalf of the contingent of cadres, civil servants, and public employees.

(5) Building, managing, and operating management information systems, national databases, and specialized databases under the management of the Ministry of Home Affairs:

- Take charge of technical matters, coordinate with agencies and units to build, deploy, and operate management information systems, national databases, and specialized databases under the management of the Ministry of Home Affairs; ensure the receipt, processing, and output of complete, reliable, fast, accurate, and safe information as required by the Ministry's management;

- Organize the collection, processing, and provision of specialized information data according to the provisions of law and the Ministry; coordinate with agencies and units under and under the Ministry to deploy the provision, exchange, connection, and connection of data with specialized information databases.

(6) The technical focal point for the implementation of the e-Government construction task of the Ministry of Home Affairs; monitor and summarize the situation and results of e-Government development by agencies and units under and under the Ministry, and report to the Minister.

(7) Building, managing, maintaining, and developing the activities of the Ministry of Home Affairs web portal:

- Presiding over the construction, technical management, operation, and maintenance of the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs' web portal. Organize the integration of information and databases under the Ministry's state management on the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs;

- Taking charge of the management and timely posting of official information of the Ministry of Home Affairs on the network environment; acting as the focal point connecting the electronic administrative information network of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Home Affairs branch, with the electronic administrative information network of the Government; receiving feedback and recommendations from agencies, organizations, and individuals in the online environment and sending them to the Ministry of Home Affairs; reporting to the Ministry's leadership; transferring to units under and under the Ministry for settlement and replying according to their functions, tasks, and provisions of law;

- Design technology architecture, technical solutions, and interfaces of the Ministry of Home Affairs' web portal; develop a variety of content, forms of activities, and applications; develop multimedia products to improve information capacity, propagate the Party's guidelines and policies; the State's laws; propagate administrative reform, and reform the civil service regime and civil servants and fields under the State management function of the Ministry;

- Act as the focal point and coordinate with agencies and units under and under the Ministry to provide online public services under the scope of state management of the Ministry on the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs;

- Organize news, write articles on events, activities of the Ministry, and activities of the leaders of the Ministry in the ministries, branches, and localities; organize online exchanges and dialogues between leaders of the Ministry, leaders of agencies and units under and under the Ministry, and organizations, businesses, and people;

- Build and develop a team of reporters, editors, and collaborators to meet the requirements of information and propaganda tasks in the fields under the State management functions of the Ministry.

(8) Management and development of information infrastructure:

* Build, deploy, manage, operate, and provide technical support:

- Information technology technical infrastructure system in the agency of the Ministry of Home Affairs;

- Unified communication infrastructure system of the Home Affairs sector;

- The official email system of the Ministry of Home Affairs;

- A unified information system serving the direction and administration of the leaders of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

* Build, manage, operate, and develop the Data Integration Center of the Ministry of Home Affairs;

* Coordinate with agencies and units under the Ministry to appraise and purchase information technology equipment, ensuring technology synchronization and compatibility;

* Preside over the installation of system software and application software on computers of officials, civil servants, and public employees of units and organizations under the ministry's block.

(9) Ensuring safety and security of information systems and databases of the Ministry and the Home Affairs branch:

- Assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with agencies and units under and under the Ministry of Home Affairs and relevant agencies and organizations in, performing the work of ensuring safety and security of information systems and databases. of the Ministry, Department of Home Affairs;

- Organize, supervise, and apply measures to ensure the safety and security of the information infrastructure and information systems and databases of the Ministry;

- Assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with agencies and units under and under the Ministry of Home Affairs and related agencies and organizations in, deploying and applying digital certificates and digital signatures in the Ministry's activities according to regulations. determined;

- Organize periodical and irregular inspections of the work of ensuring the safety and security of information systems and databases of agencies and units under and under the Ministry.

(10) Organize professional training, information technology knowledge and skills (including online form of e-Learning) for cadres, civil servants, and public employees in the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Department of Home Affairs.

(11) Performing public services:

- Consult, technology transfer, and application of information technology specialized in Home Affairs for users;

- Organize training, testing, and granting certificates of completion of training and testing programs on information technology expertise for officials, civil servants, and public employees;

- Consult, implement service contracts on information technology application (civil and civil servant recruitment exam; civil servant promotion exam; building exam questions); collect, make statistics, analyze, and process data of projects and projects on investigation and survey), computerize administrative management in the fields related to the state management functions of the Ministry;

- Perform other public services as prescribed by law.

(12) Management and maintenance of the Library of the Ministry of Home Affairs:

- Act as the focal point in managing library activities of the Ministry of Home Affairs;

- Develop a plan to develop the library of the Ministry of Home Affairs and databases of information and documents; organize the provision of information and documents in the fields according to the State management functions of the Ministry;

- Organize the editing of publications, information materials, journals, and newsletters about the Ministry; organize information and propaganda events to serve the leadership and direction requirements of the leaders of the Ministry and agencies, units, and organizations in the Ministry;

- Preside over the research and application of science and technology in library work; building and developing electronic libraries and digital libraries.

(13) Cooperation on information technology application:

- Carry out international cooperation in research and application of information technology in the fields under the Ministry's state management in accordance with law;

- Organize or coordinate in organizing domestic and international conferences, seminars, and seminars on information technology application and e-Government building related to the fields of state management of the Ministry;

- Cooperate with agencies, units, and scientific and technological organizations in developing information technology applications and information technology products related to the field of state management of ministries and branches.

(14) Researching and developing information technology applications in activities of ministries and branches related to state management functions of ministries and branches; deploying and applying research results to the performance of tasks according to practical requirements of the Ministry and the Home Affairs sector.

(15) Coordinating with the Office of the Administrative Reform Steering Committee of the Government in organizing the editing and periodic publication of the Administrative Reform Bulletin of the Office of the Administrative Reform Steering Committee of the Government; technical management and operation of the State administrative reform website of the Ministry of Home Affairs; conducting daily news reports to serve the leaders of the Ministry.

(16) Cooperating with relevant agencies and units in applying information technology in collecting, synthesizing, storing, and providing statistics for the Home Affairs sector.

(17) The Information Center is entitled to:

- Invite and chair meetings and seminars on information management and information technology expertise;

- Attend conferences of the Ministry of Home Affairs, ministries, branches, and localities to collect information for posting on websites and portals serving the management of the Ministry and the direction and administration of the leaders of the Ministry;

- Provide information according to the regulations of the ministry and the law;

- Use information and information technology collaborators.

(18) Performing other duties assigned by the Ministry Leader.

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