The Steering Committee for Science and Technology Development, Innovation, Digital Transformation, Administrative Reform and Project 06 held its first meeting.

On the morning of March 26, the Steering Committee for Science and Technology Development, Innovation, Digital Transformation, Administrative Reform and Project 06 of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) held its first meeting. Minister Nguyen Kim Son - Head of the Steering Committee chaired the meeting.

Attending the meeting were Deputy Ministers: Pham Ngoc Thuong, Nguyen Van Phuc, Hoang Minh Son and members of the Steering Committee, Secretariat assisting the Steering Committee.

Minister Nguyen Kim Son chaired the meeting.

Speaking at the opening of the meeting, Minister Nguyen Kim Son emphasized that administrative reform, digital transformation and instructions to implement Resolution 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation are the focus of work, receiving special attention from the Central Executive Committee and the Government. All ministries and branches need to strongly implement these contents.

Emphasizing the requirements, importance, and demands in implementing the above content, the Minister said that the Ministry of Education and Training identified digital transformation and administrative reform as breakthrough solutions. This is not only to meet the implementation of superiors' instructions but also an intrinsic requirement to create positive changes for the activities of the education sector, which needs to be exemplary because it carries out the task of training human resources and promoting digital transformation in society.

Mr. Pham Quang Hung, Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Information reported at the meeting.

Reporting on the implementation of science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation, administrative reform and Project 06, Mr. Pham Quang Hung, Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Information, said: Implementing Resolution No. 03/NQ-CP dated January 9, 2025 of the Government promulgating the Government's Action Program to implement Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, in Plan No. 100/KH-BGDDT dated February 5, 2025 of the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry has identified and clearly stated the purpose, requirements, key tasks and implementation organization for implementation. The key implementation tasks in the Ministry's Plan clearly assign responsibilities and focal points for each task, with completion deadlines and expected results.

With the implementation of Project 06, over the past time, the Ministry of Education and Training has completed a number of important tasks and had great effects on society. Specifically, the tasks of registering for the high school graduation exam, registering for university admission, paying admission fees, and confirming admission online have been carried out and succeeded from the first year (2022), with about 1 million candidates participating each year.

Leaders of units - members of the Steering Committee discussed at the meeting

This year, according to the new regulations, independent candidates are allowed to register for the exam online, which will help the online registration rate to approach 100%. In addition to registering with an account provided on the Ministry of Education and Training system, candidates can use their VNeID account to log in (via the National Public Service Portal) and register, thereby increasing convenience and safety for candidates.

To deploy digital report cards, the Ministry of Education and Training has established a Steering Committee and completed phase 1 of the pilot implementation of the digital report card model at the primary level. After the pilot phase 1, the Ministry of Education and Training has determined the technical model in the direction of a centralized database. Currently, the Ministry has provided guidance on the mass implementation of digital report cards for primary schools and on the pilot implementation of digital report cards at the secondary, high school and vocational education levels.

Deploying full-process online public services, from November 2024 to now, the Ministry of Education and Training has deployed 1 full-process online service on the Ministry's administrative procedure settlement information system. Currently, there are 68 administrative procedures that have been digitized on the Ministry's administrative procedure settlement information system, but there is only 1 full-process online public service.

Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong discussed at the meeting

Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Phuc discussed at the meeting

Deputy Minister Hoang Minh Son discussed at the meeting

Some key tasks that the Ministry of Education and Training will focus on implementing in the coming time include: Integrating human resource training content to serve digital transformation in general and Project 06 in particular into the Project on developing high-quality human resources to serve high-tech development; completing the connection and data sharing between the two databases on labor, employment and educational institutions on Vocational Education; piloting the implementation of Digital Diplomas in the education system; promoting the reduction and elimination of unnecessary administrative procedures...

At the meeting, members of the Steering Committee exchanged and discussed the work and tasks being implemented, the coordination between units in performing tasks on digital transformation and administrative reform; at the same time, mentioned some difficulties and problems and proposed solutions to effectively implement key tasks in the coming time.

Minister Nguyen Kim Son speaks at the meeting

Concluding the meeting, Minister Nguyen Kim Son emphasized the increasingly greater challenges in the context of increasingly higher requirements for science and technology development, digital transformation, and administrative reform; at the same time, he assessed that although many things have been done, many tasks need to be improved and changed to meet the requirements.

Some of the tasks that the Minister has directed to focus on in the coming time are arranging and assigning human resources, appropriate organization methods; reviewing funding, infrastructure, equipment, resources, etc. According to the Minister, platforms and databases also need to be reviewed to ensure data standards, legality, safety, security, and at the same time, adding data fields as required, especially for learners, and increasing data usage.

The Minister also gave specific instructions on the tasks of implementing Resolution 57, implementing "digital education for all", continuing to implement digital transcripts, digital diplomas, and contents related to administrative procedures... and assigned focal points to preside over and coordinate implementation.

On March 24, 2025, the Ministry of Education and Training issued Decision No. 764/QD-BGDDT to establish the Steering Committee on Science and Technology Development, Innovation, Digital Transformation and Project 06. Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son is the Head of the Steering Committee.

The Steering Committee's task is to direct specific directions and solutions to solve problems in implementing breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation, implementing Project 06 and administrative reform under the state management function of the Ministry of Education and Training.

Directing agencies and units within the scope of implementing goals, tasks, and solutions on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation, implementing Project 06, and administrative reform.

Coordinate, urge, and inspect the implementation of science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation, implementation of Project 06 and administrative reform at units under the Ministry of Education and Training, give opinions on strategies, programs, mechanisms, policies, and projects related to science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation, implementation of Project 06 and administrative reform under the state management function of the Ministry of Education and Training.

Directing the review and assessment of the situation and results of the implementation of key tasks and solutions on science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation, implementation of Project 06 and administrative reform.

Source: https://moet.gov.vn/tintuc/Pages/tin-tong-hop.aspx?ItemID=10405