Vietnam, UK Agree to Boost Information, Communications Cooperation

British Ambassador Mark Kent and Vietnamese Vice Minister Do Quy Doan recently signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Information and Communications with an aim to strengthen their bilateral cooperation in the areas of information and communications.

 

The cooperation focuses on exchanging information, experience, opinion and enhancing cooperation in drafting laws and regulations in the areas of information and communications; Encouraging and supporting cooperation between enterprises of the two countries in the information and communications sector, to support the development of infrastructure and provision of information and communications services; Strengthening and attaching priority to cooperation in the area of human resources development and supporting training programmes on information and communications; Encouraging and supporting exchanges and cooperation between experts and technicians from both countries in research and development of new services and technologies; The MOU also specifies cooperation activities in the media sector, including enhancing dialogue between relevant specialised organisations and agencies about the role of the media in society; exchanging views on ways to improve and implement regulations relating to media activities in Vietnam, and strengthening cooperation in training and improving the skills of Vietnamese journalists with a view to creating a professional and highly interactive media in Vietnam.

 

The MOU is a concrete sign of cooperation following the signing of the UK-Vietnam Strategic Partnership Declaration in September 2010.