FPT integrated payment system for public administration of Quang Ninh

On October 29, the People’s Committee of Quang Ninh province signed a cooperation agreement with FPT Corporation and Vietcombank on the provision of charge payment service at public administration service centers in Quang Ninh Province.

30/10/2018

On October 29, the People’s Committee of Quang Ninh province signed a cooperation agreement with FPT Corporation and Vietcombank on the provision of charge payment service at public administration service centers in Quang Ninh Province.

According to the cooperation agreement, FPT will be responsible for connecting and integrating the payment system of Vietcombank with Quang Ninh e-government system; ensure stable connection as well as security for individuals and organizations when carrying out administrative procedures and e-payment at public administration service centers in Quang Ninh.

The integration will help Quang Ninh promote the application of information technology, e-transactions and the provision of public high-level online services in order to further improve the quality of service for organizations and individuals to handle administrative procedures, thus contributing to reforming administrative procedures and raising the provincial competitiveness.

Speaking at the ceremony, FPT CEO Bui Quang Ngoc said: “Quang Ninh is the only province with e-government system connected through 3 levels of province, district and ward. Vietcombank - the leading bank in Vietnam judged by many standards has been cooperating with FPT over 20 years in applying IT in the banking sector. The cooperation between Quang Ninh – Vietcombank – FPT is a collaboration between three prestigious brand names, aiming at jointly promoting the development and implementation of digital government, creating more conveniences for citizens and businesses of Quang Ninh province as well as other localities across the country.”

FPT CEO Bui Quang Ngoc spoke at the event.

Vice Chairman of Quang Ninh People's Committee Dang Huy Hau said the Phase 1 of Quang Ninh e-Government Project has successfully been implemented and they are preparing to enter phase 2. The province has an administrative center at the provincial level, there are 14 district administrative centers, and 186 points for communes. The process of transaction of administrative services are related to fees and charges but traditional cash payment is not favorable for people and businesses. “Through the proposal of FPT and Vietcombank, Quang Ninh decided to promote the three-party cooperation in the model: Quang Ninh will ensure all units participating in the e-payment program, FPT is responsible for integrating and securing the connection e-government system with the payment system, and the Bank provides payment services. The cooperation with selective and large units by this model will bring about better results, as of the e-government project. Quang Ninh selected FPT as the only contractor and will be cooperating with them for a long time”, Mr. Hau emphasized.

The e-Government project was built by Quang Ninh province in 2013 and FPT IS is the contractor. Notably, 100 percent of its administrative procedure is operated by computers and through intranet.  In 2017, the province ranked first among 63 provinces and cities nationwide in the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) and gained the first place in the Public Administrative Reform (PAR) Index at the same time.