Chinese Government helps to construct Information System Reconstruction Project for Laos Ministry of Industry and Commerce

On May 21, 2019, the groundbreaking ceremony of the information system reconstruction project of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Laos aided by the Chinese government was held in Vientiane, the capital of Laos (or 中国援老挝工贸部信息系统改造项目). The amount and type of financing are not known.

The contractor is Zhonghui Construction Technology Co., Ltd.

The 11th Design and Research Institute of Information Industry Technology Engineering Co., Ltd. and Sichuan Huakai Engineering Project Management Co., Ltd. undertook the management task.

The total construction period of the project is 20 months ("中国援老挝工贸部信息系统改造项目开工仪式在万象举行"). The project is still under implementation.

The machine room of the Ministry of Industry and Trade will be upgraded and retrofitted, a remote video conference system will be installed, an electronic file system will be developed, and veteran technicians will be given information technology training.

Information sharing between Laos's central and local governments enhances Lao's independent development capabilities in information and data ("中国援老挝工贸部信息系统改造项目开工仪式在万象举行").