Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just sent a document to departments, branches and People's Committees of wards, communes, and special zones related to the proposal to equip computers and printers for neighborhoods and hamlets to serve digital transformation at the grassroots level.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, the use of state budget to support the purchase of computers and printers for neighborhoods and hamlets in the current period has not fully ensured the legal basis, and at the same time does not ensure long-term stability.
In addition, this may no longer be appropriate after rearranging the organization of neighborhoods and hamlets according to the Central Government's policy, leading to the risk of causing budget waste.
Therefore, to meet practical needs at the grassroots level while still ensuring compliance with legal regulations and avoiding waste, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee requests commune-level People's Committees not to use state budget to purchase and equip computers, printers and other information technology equipment for neighborhoods and hamlets.
In case of urgent needs arising, localities are encouraged to proactively mobilize socialized resources to equip information technology equipment to serve community activities in neighborhoods and hamlets, but must ensure the full implementation of legal regulations.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee also assigned the Department of Science and Technology to monitor and summarize difficulties and obstacles in the process of implementing digital transformation at the grassroots level. At the same time, coordinate with the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Finance to advise the City People's Committee when the Central Government has new guidelines or when there is a complete legal basis to consider and decide on supporting equipment for neighborhoods and hamlets.
According to statistics, after merging with Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Ho Chi Minh City currently has 4,178 neighborhoods and 1,760 hamlets.
