(VEN) – Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong addressing the Banking Vietnam 2013 Conference & Expo organized by the Information Technology Department, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the International Data Group (IDG) on May 15-16 said that technological innovation played an important role in banking activities.
According to a report in the application of IT in operations of state agencies in 2012 announced by the Ministry of Information and Communications, SBV ranked third and first in terms of the application of IT in operations of ministries and the banking system respectively. The results showed continuous efforts to develop IT in the banking sector.
In the context of economic difficulties, especially in the banking and finance sector, the application of IT to renovate processes, improve efficiency and labor productivity is important. It can be said that bank was one of leading sectors in the application of IT. With the trend of technological innovation and rapid development, promoting technological innovation is the decisive factor to the development of the banking sector. These processes need to be computerized and automated at a high level in order to handle problems and meet requirements.
The Ministry of Information and Communications is also conducting initial research for online payments when implementing administrative procedures of organizations and citizens. The research brings enormous significance in providing online public services at the highest level in state agencies. “The Ministry of Information and Communications would like to cooperate closely with SBV in the application of IT in state agencies in the 2011-2015 period,” Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Hong said.
According to SBV Governor Nguyen Van Binh, the banking sector was implementing core issues, such as restructuring the IT infrastructure, improving operational efficiency of the banking system, promoting the application of IT and non-cash payments, renovating management method and developing banking service channels on mobile phones.
The banking sector in 2013 has opportunities to develop new technological trends, such as cloud computing, mobile computing, the social network and Big Data. These technological trends offer opportunities to improve operational efficiency and the management system and comprehensively change operational methods./.
By Quynh Nga
Đăng ký: VietNam News