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Policy stability, avoiding uncertainty 

Policy stability, avoiding uncertainty 

Oct 26 2024 | Digital Government

Ensuring predictability, consistency, and stability in policies is one of the key factors that constitute a favorable macroeconomic environment.

Socialization of Healthcare: A Blurred Public-Private Divide 

Socialization of Healthcare: A Blurred Public-Private Divide 

Oct 26 2024 | Digital Government

When two central hospitals requested to halt autonomy after more than two years of implementation, concerns were raised that without private sector participation, public hospitals would not be able to purchase expensive medical equipment to perform advanced medical techniques for the public. A key question was whether hospital autonomy should continue.

Legal framework for clean water – Part 1: The unreasonable operation of the market 

Legal framework for clean water – Part 1: The unreasonable operation of the market 

Oct 26 2024 | Digital Government

Vietnam is lacking a legal framework for the clean water market, resulting in numerous contradictions and paradoxes.

Ambitions for comprehensive digital transformation – Vietnam and the World 

Ambitions for comprehensive digital transformation – Vietnam and the World 

Oct 27 2024 | Digital Government

With a "roadmap" outlining an ambitious goal of becoming a leading digital nation in the region, Vietnam now faces the critical questions of how to implement this vision and whether it has the capacity to realize this ambition.

Blockchain and the "Legal Grey Area" 

Blockchain and the "Legal Grey Area" 

Oct 26 2024 | Digital Government

At the end of 2021, Vietnam witnessed the explosive rise of blockchain technology. Soon after, a series of blockchain-based games emerged within a short period, showcasing the ambition to explore new markets and gain international recognition.

Urgent completion of personal data legal framework 

Urgent completion of personal data legal framework 

Oct 27 2024 | Digital Government

The sale of 17GB of data belonging to Vietnamese citizens on Raidforum once again highlights the severity of data and information security breaches. As data becomes the "heart" of the digital economy and is referred to as the "new oil," protecting users' information and data must be considered a pillar in the process of digital transformation, the development of the digital economy, and the digital society.

Legalizing the Responsibility of Influencers in Product Advertising

Legalizing the Responsibility of Influencers in Product Advertising

Sep 27 2024 | Digital Government

The draft of the revised Advertising Law, recently announced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, stipulates that celebrities must be directly responsible for the content of advertisements related to the quality of products. Is this regulation truly reasonable?

  • The new regulations in the draft Advertising Law (amended) require influencers to be directly responsible for the content of advertisements related to product quality.
  • There is ambiguity and confusion in distinguishing the responsibilities of influencers when advertising products.
  • Some countries have implemented ethical standards and industry codes of conduct in influencer advertising.
Digital data: The core of the digital economy 

Digital data: The core of the digital economy 

Oct 26 2024 | Digital Economy

It is time for us to consider digital data as the core of the digital transformation process, as the data economy has been and continues to bring many economic and social benefits to countries, people, and businesses worldwide.

Legal framework for clean water - Part 2: A law for the clean water market is needed 

Legal framework for clean water - Part 2: A law for the clean water market is needed 

Oct 26 2024 | Digital Economy

The process of socializing clean water has not been accompanied by the development of a reasonable market structure for clean water services, leading to ineffective private sector investment in this field.

Building policies for the film industry (Part 2): Film licensing regulations need to be reasonable 

Building policies for the film industry (Part 2): Film licensing regulations need to be reasonable 

Oct 26 2024 | Digital Economy

This is one of the prominent issues that need to be addressed in the Draft Revised Cinema Law.