Digital Transformation and Digital Government

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Mrs. Vannapha has been with the Ministry of Technology and Communications since 2014, and she is currently Deputy Director General of the Digital government Center, where she oversees digital government policy, standards, coordination, and management division. Her current project focuses on the formalization of the Digital Government Strategic Plan 2035, drafting Decree on digital transformation, she is secretariats to Lao National digital transformation committee led by Prime Minister of Laos , her works also involve in designing the digital government roadmap based on whole government approach and serving as the Lao focal point for the ASEAN Digital Data Governance Working Group. Prior to this position, in 2009 she worked as a core network manager for Millicom Laos (Tigo) and invited lecturer at the national university of Lao - Engineering Faculty. In 2014, she began working with the department of telecommunications (MPT) on WTO Lao entry (on telecommunications). She was appointed as the national focal person for the ASEAN Digital Minister Sectoral Body (Director of ASEAN and Regional Cooperation) in 2016 and serves in that capacity until 2022.

On education profile: Vannapha is a Fulbright scholar who completed her postgraduate studies in 2013 at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA, with MSc. Electrical and Computer Engineering.