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Open Development Vietnam publishes Vietnam Digital Transformation Agenda page.

Open Development Vietnam recently published the Vietnam digital transformation agenda, describing the country’s progress in digitalization. Vietnam focuses on three strategic pillars of digital government, digital economy, and digital society – each has been analyzed with pros and cons.  Read more ...

Open Development Vietnam publishes a new topic page on Infrastructure

Open Development Vietnam recently published a topic page on ‘Infrastructure‘, showing how investment in public infrastructure is one of key driving forces for Vietnam’s economic development over recent decades. Infrastructure accounted for 53% of total Official Development Assistance (ODA) received between 2010-2017. Vietnam has heavily ...

Open Development Vietnam publishes a story on ethnic minority traditional festivals

Open Development Vietnam just published a story map representing 17 typical ethnic minority traditional festivals in Vietnam recognized as national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. Festivals are an essential part of spiritual life in Vietnam, reflecting unique customs and practices ...

Open Development Vietnam publishes a page on Disaster

Open Development Vietnam recently published a page on Disaster, showing impacts of disasters on people living in poverty.   Vietnam is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. S-shaped with a 3,440 km coastline, its unique geographic location in the monsoon belt of Southeast Asia ...

Open Development Vietnam launches a storybook shared by indigenous women

Part of our work through the Open Development Initiative is to support the digital rights of Indigenous Peoples in the region. Open Development Vietnam has partnered with Center for Sustainable Development in Mountainous Areas (CSDM) to develop storybooks shared by Indigenous women in Vietnam.   It’s available ...

Mekong Women in Data: Understanding barriers to women’s access to open data in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam

Gender inequality underscores the lives of women all over the world. At the Open Development Initiative, we wanted to understand how this impacted women in the Mekong countries of Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) in their access to open data. In ...

Open Development Vietnam publishes new topic page on​ "Ethnic minorities and indigenous people policy and rights"

Open Development Vietnam recently published a new topic page on “Ethnic minorities and indigenous people policy and rights.” “The Vietnamese Government recognizes 53 ethnic minorities. Most ethnic minorities inhabit remote areas of Vietnam and have their own belief systems which are heavily tied to land. The Government ...

Open Development Vietnam publishes new topic page on​ "Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam"

Open Development Vietnam (ODV) recently published a new topic page on​ “Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam,” which informs   you necessary measures taken in Vietnam responding to the outbreak of coronavirus in legislative, economics, social and environmental aspects.    Visit the page >> “Coping with ...

Open Development Vietnam publishes 2 new topic pages on "Forests and Forestry" and "Forest Policy and Administration"

Open Development Vietnam (ODV) recently published 2 new topic pages on​ “Forests and Forestry” and “Forest Policy and Administration,” which inform you about the forestry sector and current status of forests in Vietnam. Forest policies and related governing laws to protect the forests are also ...

Open Development Vietnam publishes Climate Change topic page

Vietnam ranks the fifth in climate risk in the Global Climate Risk Index for 2018 and eighth in the Long-Term Climate Risk Index (CRI). Having 3,260 km of coast line, rising sea levels definitely create a big impact on Vietnam. According to the Inter-Governmental Panel on CC ...

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