At the Convention And Event Center of Dong Nai Province, Dong Nai Provincial Department of Information and Communication host a workshop on IT and communication development and cooperation in Vietnam for the 16th times under theme of “Development, connection, and distance reduction for e-government”Attending the workshop were Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Hong and over 600 representatives from departments of Information and Communication of 50 provinces across the nation. The workshop offers forum for experience sharing and cooperation in field of IT and communication, building up e-government model with refined administrative procedures as well as management competence.Addressing the workshop Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Hong stressed that the development of IT has greatly contributed to development of Vietnam, especially in the stage of e-government construction. The annual workshop also helps in collecting initiatives to refine the IT system.Reported by Thien Ly – Translated by Vi Bao