• An Giang
  • Binh Duong
  • Binh Phuoc
  • Binh Thuan
  • Binh Dinh
  • Bac Lieu
  • Bac Giang
  • Bac Kan
  • Bac Ninh
  • Ben Tre
  • Cao Bang
  • Ca Mau
  • Can Tho
  • Dien Bien
  • Da Nang
  • Da Lat
  • Dak Lak
  • Dak Nong
  • Dong Nai
  • Dong Thap
  • Gia Lai
  • Ha Noi
  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Ha Giang
  • Ha Nam
  • Ha Tinh
  • Hoa Binh
  • Hung Yen
  • Hai Duong
  • Hai Phong
  • Hau Giang
  • Khanh Hoa
  • Kien Giang
  • Kon Tum
  • Lai Chau
  • Long An
  • Lao Cai
  • Lam Dong
  • Lang Son
  • Nam Dinh
  • Nghe An
  • Ninh Binh
  • Ninh Thuan
  • Phu Tho
  • Phu Yen
  • Quang Binh
  • Quang Nam
  • Quang Ngai
  • Quang Ninh
  • Quang Tri
  • Soc Trang
  • Son La
  • Thanh Hoa
  • Thai Binh
  • Thai Nguyen
  • Thua Thien Hue
  • Tien Giang
  • Tra Vinh
  • Tuyen Quang
  • Tay Ninh
  • Vinh Long
  • Vinh Phuc
  • Vung Tau
  • Yen Bai

BMF sponsors VN’s public telecommunications

VGP – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMF) lately financed over US $2.1 million to help Việt Nam’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) improve computer skills and public access to the Internet in rural areas.

April 22, 2009 3:11 PM GMT+7

Rural and remote residents will be able to access public Internet - Illustration photo

The project, totally worth over US $2.6 million, will be under implementation in three provinces, Nghệ An, Trà Vinh and Thái Nguyên, for 18 months from February 2009 to July 2010.

It helps to bring rural and remote residents to ICT benefits, so as to reduce poverty, and narrow the gaps of digital technology and information quality among different regions.

According to an initial estimation of the MIC, around 10,000 rural and remote people will be direct beneficiaries of the project.

During the pilot period, over 700 computers will be installed in 99 public Internet access points located at post offices, communal culture houses, libraries, schools, and hospitals.  

According to a BMF representative, Việt Nam is the first recipient country of the aid because it has the highest rate of Internet users in Asia and the Government has made strong commitment to improving public telecom services for the sake of people.

By Khánh Phương