Introductions to VnDG

Vietnam Development Gateway VnDG - is a member organization of the Development Gateway for the application of ICT in support of development, poverty alleviation, and reducing the digital divide.
VnDG is an e-hub gathering, disseminating, and exchanging information and data among ministries, government agencies, learning institutions, national and international organizations, in support of social and economic development, poverty alleviation throughout Vietnam

Objectives:
- To promote the dissemination of quality information and knowledge in an efficient way.
- To facilitate and catalyze the application of the Information and Communication Technology on economic development and alleviation of poverty throughout Vietnam.
- To provide a gateway for more effective communication and cooperation with the international community; to improve the country's image among potential investors, tourists and people around the world.
- To coordinate with organizations sharing the same objectives to mobilize the collective strength and resources.
- To diversify the sources of revenue to attain self sustainability.

Activities to achieve objectives
- To provide development information through VnDG Portal and VPOCC special website.
- To develop sub-projects aiming at specific objectives.
- To build partnership with the major government programs for ICT development, such as the "Internet access to the rural areas" and the "Digitization of government operations" projects.
- To develop the partner network to gather experience and cooperation from domestic and international organizations.
- To build a two-way communication system among users from the central to the local levels in order to maximize the effectiveness of information resources.
- To diversity the products and services, the scope of activities, the sources of revenue in order to attain self sustainability following the Implementation Phase.
- To elevate the people's perception of the importance of information and knowledge for development throught marketing activities.

Products and Services
- VnDG Portal provide comprehensive information about Vietnam including Economic, Agriculture, Education, Science Research, etc for hunger alleviation in Vietnam.
- VPOCC - Special website for Vietnam farmers: dedicated to people living in the rural and remote areas, with focus on agricultural and rural development, information and knowledge dissemination
- Distance learning provide access to learning programs and facilitate communication on development issues via VnDG Campus 21 platform - In planning.
- Internet Advertisement: provide Cyberspace and Online showrooms for enterprises marketing and spreading their products and trade marks besides putting logos and banner on the portal as requested - In planning.
- Development Consulting: through online and offline forum, providing customized consult service (technology, health care, project developing...) for clients who are in lack of adequate information background.
- Web-designing and hosting: with strong technical experts and VDC advantages, VnDG will focus on this as a key paid-service.
- ICT-Related Workshops and Seminars: seminars and meetings on various aspects of e-Development will be organized upon request.