During the meeting, Minister Luong Tam Quang spoke highly of Nokia’s standing and capabilities as one of the world’s leading telecommunications technology corporations, particularly in areas such as 5G, core networks, cloud computing, AI applied to telecommunications, and secure, reliable digital infrastructure.
Minister Luong Tam Quang proposed that the corporation enhance the exchange of experience and knowledge, facilitate technology transfer, and collaborate on the research and development of advanced technologies.
He suggested that both sides strengthen cooperation in the research, development, and transfer of cutting-edge technologies to support the Ministry of Public Security’s mandate of ensuring security and public order, as well as its operational tasks — specifically within the realms of next-generation telecommunications, AI, data analytics, and cybersecurity.
Andrew Cope affirmed that Nokia is prepared to increase the exchange and sharing of expertise, introduce technological solutions tailored to practical needs, and explore potential areas of cooperation of mutual interest.
Also on October 15, General Luong Tam Quang, who is also the head of the Working Group for the Review of Legal Documents under the Ministry of Public Security, chaired a meeting to provide guidance on the Ministry’s comprehensive official review report.
As of September 25, the Ministry of Public Security has compiled a total of 1,083 legal documents — encompassing both those currently in effect and those yet to take effect — that fall under the scope of the Ministry’s comprehensive review.
To date, the Ministry of Public Security has addressed 36 out of 185 documents and proposed the complete repeal of 80 others, aiming to streamline the system of legal normative documents and eliminate those issued in formats that are no longer appropriate.
In his concluding remarks, the minister directed the Party committees subordinate to the Central Public Security Party Committee to take direct charge of the comprehensive review. Local public security units are required to report on the implementation of legal normative documents concerning security and public order.
Meanwhile, the Office of the Ministry of Public Security, in coordination with the Legal and Administrative and Judicial Reform Department, is tasked with monitoring and evaluating the implementation process across all units under the Ministry.
Regarding the scope of this comprehensive review, the minister emphasised that it should not be limited to examining individual legal documents; rather, it must be conducted on a sectoral basis. This approach should be guided by the Party’s new, evolving perspectives across various fields — as well as its vision for refining the legal system — to inform proposals for the repeal, amendment, or supplementation of existing regulations.
The Internal Political Security Department is tasked with developing a plan to ensure security and public order throughout the comprehensive review process. This included promptly identifying and advising on appropriate action against any organisations or individuals who might exploit the review — or the Party’s directives on legal amendments and supplements — to negatively influence the structure of the legal system, steer policy in improper directions, or insert provisions designed for personal gain.
