State Governance at Local Level in Vietnam in the Trend of Developing Digital Technology Applications

Abstract

State governance at local level in modern society - digital society, developing many digital technology applications, places high demands on transparency, accountability of government agencies and increase in people's participation in developing and implementing policies as well as management decisions of state agencies. Then, democracy and legitimate needs and interests of the people are promoted; different resources from the people to manage social development in localities are usefully employed. To achieve good state governance at local level (hereby called local governance), it is crucial for state agencies to be streamlined and efficient. In this study, the characteristics of local governance in Vietnam are analysed and innovations in building local authorities’ operating mechanisms appropriate and effective to the real situations of developing many digital technology applications and development trends towards local governance in modern society are suggested.