At the working session, the provincial police reported on the progress of building the provincial database as of March 17. Accordingly, they had received reports from all 18 units, showing the provision of 310 out of 329 datasets in the catalog. Among them, 12 units had delivered 100% of their assigned data.
Of the remaining 19 datasets, the causes of delay were identified as follows: the data falls under specialised sectoral databases developed and managed by ministries and central agencies, implemented through vertical systems, not newly created at the provincial level, and are proposed for connection and sharing in accordance with regulations; some datasets are also large in volume.

Departments and sectors with incomplete data have reported difficulties and obstacles during implementation, as the data provided by various sectors remain limited in volume, with missing information fields and a lack of standardisation. In addition, some datasets in the field of agriculture and environment have not yet been unified between central and local levels, requiring further review, revision, and supplementation. Data in the justice sector need to be updated daily according to mandatory information fields, and therefore accurate figures are not yet available.

The Son La Telecommunications consulting unit proposed that data structures and information fields should align with guidelines issued by central ministries and agencies. The frequency of data updates should be carried out daily to ensure data quality and that shared information remains up to date, meeting usage and exploitation needs. Data security must comply with legal regulations and meet Level 3 standards.

For data digitisation, the unit will design templates and data formats, based on which departments and sectors will input data accordingly, ensuring convenient utilisation. Data updates should be carried out daily to ensure data quality and that shared information remains up to date, meeting data access and usage needs.

Speaking at the working session, Chien requested departments and sectors to review and reassess the datasets already provided to the provincial police, and to coordinate with Son La Telecommunications to encode initial data and develop an appropriate data framework. Efforts are being made to complete and launch the province’s open data portal within March to serve citizens and businesses.

For the datasets yet to be completed, departments and sectors need to continue finalising the province's data catalog. They shoudl study and develop regulations on the management of shared and open data, ensuring information security for the provincial database system.