Hanoi, Jan. 12 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who heads the National Steering Committee on Data, chaired its first meeting on January 12. At the hybrid meeting, connected with all 34 provinces and cities nationwide, the PM's decision to establish the National Steering Committee on Data was announced. The steering committee is an intersectoral coordinating body tasked with making research, consultation and policy recommendations. It is also assigned to assist the Government and the PM in directing and coordinating the implementation of national data-related strategies, mechanisms, and policies. Its mandate covers the development of national and sectoral databases, as well as data integration, synchronisation, storage, sharing, analysis...