Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the eighth meeting of the National Committee for Digital Transformation. (Photo: VNA) Chinh, who is head of the committee, stressedthe need to speed up the upgrade of digital infrastructure and digitalplatforms to create an important premise for digital economic development; promotethe creation of digital data and the development of digital services; step upthe development of digital human resources and skills to meet socio-economicdevelopment requirements; and ensure cyber security and information security toprotect the national cyberspace sovereignty early and from afar.
He urged paying more attention to increasingpublic awareness of the role of digital transformation and encouraging public-private cooperation,using public investment to lead private investment and activate all socialresources for this work.
The Prime Minister requested to prioritiseresources to ensure the completion of assigned tasks in the National DigitalTransformation Programme and three strategies on developing the digitalgovernment, the digital economy and the digital society; and concertedly andeffectively carry out measures so that the country can move up at least fiveplaces in the United Nations e-Government Development Index, and be listedamong the top 30 countries in the Global Cybersecurity Index.
The Ministry of Information andCommunications should early complete and submit a national strategy on semiconductordevelopment to 2030 and the Ministry ofPlanning and Investment should submit a project on human resources developmentfor the semiconductor industry to 2030, with a vision to 2045 to the Prime Minister for promulgation, Chinh urged.
Digital transformation is a key task and abreakthrough step in achieving socio-economic development goals, andcontributing to reducing burdens for citizens and businesses, combatingcorruption and negative phenomena, the PM affirmed.
He said the action plan for 2024 issued bythe National Committee for Digital Transformation has identified the fourpillars of the national digital transformation work, including the informationtechnology industry, digitalisation of economic sectors, digital governance,and digital data, which are important drivers for rapid and sustainablesocio-economic development.
However, the leader also noted that todate, 390 out of the 1,086 administrative procedures have not been reduced orsimplified; cyber and information security in many places have not receivedadequate attention; and digital infrastructure has not met development needs.
In Vietnam, the proportion of digitaleconomy/GDP reached 11.91% and 14.26% in 2021 and 2022, respectively, and isestimated to hit 16.5% last year with a growth rate of 20%, three times higherthan the pace of GDP growth.
In the first quarter of 2024, the informationtechnology industry’s revenue reached nearly 36.3 billion USD, up 17.7% year-on-year,while its exports reached 31 billion USD, an increase of 17%./.
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