Vietnam aims to achieve dual target in digital transformation: PM

The Government of Vietnam is determined to achieve the dual goal of developing a digital government, digital economy, digital society, and forming digital technology enterprises with global competitiveness, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at an event held in Hanoi on October 10 to mark the National Digital Transformation Day 2023 with the theme "Exploiting digital data to create values".
Vietnam aims to achieve dual target in digital transformation: PM ảnh 1Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addresses an event held in Hanoi on October 10 to mark the National Digital Transformation Day 2023 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Government of Vietnam is determinedto achieve the dual goal of developing a digital government, digital economy,digital society, and forming digital technology enterprises withglobal competitiveness, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at an event held in Hanoi on October 10 tomark the National Digital Transformation Day 2023 with the theme "Exploitingdigital data to create values".

PM Chinh, who is also Chairman of the National Committee for Digital Transformation, underlined that digital transformation is an objectiverequirement and a strategic choice for the construction and development of thecounty in a comprehensive, modern, fast and sustainable direction. It is acause of the entire people, the whole society and the whole political system, helping to develop a Vietnam of independence, strength,prosperity and wealthy and happy people without anyone left behind, hestressed.

The PM emphasised that Vietnam is striving to become aprosperous digital country by 2030, pioneering in applying new technologies andnew models, fundamentally and comprehensively renovating the management andgovernance methods of the Government as well as production and operation ofbusinesses, and the living, working and studying style of the people. Vietnamaims to develop a safe, humane, inclusive and widespread digital environment,he said.

In order to perform national digital transformation in anefficient manner, the PM pointed to the need for a systematic strategy withfocal points during its implementation.

The Government's complete perspective is to take peopleand businesses as the cores, the subjects, the targets, the driving forces andresources for digital transformation, he said, stressing that digital transformationmust ensure that people and businesses benefit from public services and socialutilities, enabling themselves to create resources for development.

Vietnam aims to achieve dual target in digital transformation: PM ảnh 2An overview of the event held in Hanoi on October 10 to mark the National Digital Transformation Day 2023 (Photo: VNA)
He sketched out four major viewpoints in digital transformation,including a strategic vision and a renovation in the mindset and actions tosuit the reality, and the strong application of technology and encouragement ofinnovation, making breakthroughs in the building of the digital government,digital economy and digital society, with priority on quality rather thanquantity.

PM Chinh asked ministries, sectors and localities tocontinue to invest in developing, upgrading and modernising the digital infrastructuresystem, and support businesses in speeding up the digitalisation of theirproduction and business activities, ensuring harmonious interests between theState and enterprises.

Progress has recorded in the national digitalisationprocess, especially in data exploitation, digital infrastructure developmentand the digitalisation of data.

The national data sharing and integration platform has operatedeffectively, enabling the implementation of 1.6 million transactions daily. Atthe same time, the national population database has received nearly 1.2 billioninformation search and verification requests. The national insurance databasehas compared and verified information of 91 million people from the national populationdatabase.

The electronic civil status database has collected over 45 millionbirth registration data, while the national database on civil servants andpublic employees has been connected with all ministries, branches andlocalities, synchronising the information of over 2.1 million civil servantsand public employees, reaching 95%.

Alongside, the Government and Prime Minister's information systemhas been connected with 80 ministries, sectors, localities, and state-owned corporations,with data shared from ministries and sectors to 15 localities on a daily andmonthly basis.

The annual National Digital Transformation Day (October 10) aims to speedup the implementation of national digital transformation tasks, contributing toeffectively realising the National Digital Transformation Programme until 2025with a vision to 2030.

It is also part of efforts to raise public awareness of therole, significance and benefits of digital transformation, while encouraging the engagementof the whole political system and all people in the work./.
VNA

See more

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung speaks at the forum on building a cooperation ecosystem for AI development in Hanoi on July 17, 2026. (Photo: chinhphu.vn)

Deputy PM outlines five strategic pillars for AI development

Deputy PM Ho Quoc Dung said the current priority is to change the mindset. AI should not be developed in isolation by individual agencies or organisations but through an interconnected ecosystem linking the State, universities and research institutes, and businesses.

A site for constructing Ninh Thuan 2 Nuclear Power Plant in Thai An village, Vinh Hai commune, Khanh Hoa province. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, IAEA expand cooperation in peaceful nuclear applications

Vietnam is implementing 19 cooperation projects with the IAEA in different areas, including agriculture, healthcare, nuclear safety and security, and physical and chemical sciences. The initiatives demonstrate how nuclear technologies can contribute to socio-economic development.

At the BCEC headquarters (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, RoK deepen startup ecosystem connectivity

Both sides agreed that Vietnam-RoK startup cooperation must pivot from fact-finding tours, trade shows and short-term networking towards a hard-nosed partnership model that delivers concrete market access, business partner matchmaking, product validation, technology piloting and investor connectivity.

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man presents VinFuture awards 2025 to scientists. (Photo: VNA)

VinFuture's global science network delivers lasting value for Vietnam

Via conferences, expert dialogues, networking and inspirational talks, VinFuture has brought many of the world's leading scientists to Vietnam not just to share knowledge, but to co-design research, advise on talent pipelines, and build practical solutions for the country’s most urgent problems.

Plant breeding research at Tra Vinh University (Photo: VNA)

PM orders faster implementation of science, technology, digital transformation agenda

Under Directive No. 29/CT-TTg, the Prime Minister instructed ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies and provincial and municipal leaders to treat science, technology, innovation and digital transformation as a top political priority, stressing that faster disbursement must go hand in hand with efficiency, transparency and the prevention of waste and corruption.

The conference highlights emerging technologies shaping the future of stroke treatment. (Photo: VNA)

Robot- and AI-driven advances in stroke care introduced at Can Tho conference

Experts are introducing six-dimensional (6D) cerebral vascular imaging for treatment planning, AI-assisted stroke imaging, and robotic intervention and rehabilitation. They are also presenting next-generation neurointerventional devices and personalised treatment strategies to shorten treatment times, improve survival rates, and reduce long-term disability.

A product is showcased at the exhibition area during AI Day 2026. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam strengthens position in Asia’s AI trade landscape

HSBC (Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) identifies Vietnam as the economy that has recorded the fastest improvement in its position within the AI supply chain. The country’s share of global trade in AI-related equipment surged from 1.2% in 2015 to 12.4% in 2025, the strongest increase worldwide during the period.

The Nam Dai Duong youth cooperative, based in Nghia Hung commune of Ninh Binh province, uses unmanned aerial vehicles for rice seeding. (Illustrative photo: VNA)

Expert proposes 3 strategies for Vietnam to develop strategic technology products

Dr Ta Anh Phuong, CEO of Seinetime, a French technology start-up specialising in data personalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, said Vietnam's strategic technology goods should pass a global relevance test and strive to achieve strategic indispensability, making them products that international corporations actively seek to incorporate into their operations.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung (right) receives Professor Tran Thanh Van, President of the Rencontres du Vietnam Association and Director of the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE), in Hanoi on July 15. (Photo published by VNA)

ICISE urged to strengthen role in advancing Vietnam's science

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung expressed his hope that Professor Tran Thanh Van, the Rencontres du Vietnam Association and ICISE would continue serving as bridges between Vietnam and the international scientific community, attracting leading researchers and making practical contributions to the country's scientific and technological progress.

More than 40 scientists, young researchers and students from seven countries gather in Gia Lai province on July 15 for the 10th Vietnam School on Neutrinos. (Photo: VNA)

Gia Lai province hosts 10th Vietnam School on Neutrinos

During the event, participants receive both fundamental and advanced training in particle physics and neutrino science through lectures covering neutrino physics, the Standard Model, particle and radiation detectors, reactor neutrino experiments, high-energy neutrino astronomy, supernova neutrinos, and major international projects such as Super-Kamiokande, T2K and Hyper-Kamiokande.

A medical worker gives guidance to a mother on how to care for a newborn in Ta Ca commune, Nghe An province. (Photo: VNA)

Top leader unveils people-centred vision for new development model

Vietnam's growth model, long fueled by low-cost labour, resource extraction, contract manufacturing, expanded investment, and capital accumulation, has run out of road. The country now needs a sweeping reform agenda to shift from extensive growth to a model driven by productivity, knowledge, science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation.

Youth union members in Bu Gia Map commune help local residents complete administrative procedures. (Photo: VNA)

Digital governance transforms life in border commune of Dong Nai city

A year after adopting the two-tier local administration model, Bu Gia Map, a remote border commune in the southern city of Dong Nai with a significant ethnic minority community, has experienced notable improvements in public administration, making digital public services more accessible to residents and boosting governance efficiency.