Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung requested leaders of units to thoroughly grasp awareness and new ways of working with the spirit of working faster and with easier approaches, thereby creating results.
On March 4, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung chaired the March State Management Conference of the Ministry of Information and Communications. The conference was also attended by Deputy Ministers of Information and Communications Pham Duc Long, Phan Tam, Nguyen Thanh Lam and Nguyen Huy Dung. Management and development of the information and communications industry must be balanced. In 2024, the working orientation set by the Party Committee of the Ministry of Information and Communications is: "Wider - More comprehensive - Faster - Better quality - More practical" . This slogan has been concretized by units and enterprises in the industry very early. According to the report of the Office of the Ministry of Information and Communications, in the first 2 months of 2024, the total revenue of the information and communications industry is estimated at 653,284 billion VND, an increase of 24.55% over the same period in 2023. The total profit of the industry is estimated at 46,300 billion VND, an increase of 15%. The contribution of the information and communications industry to GDP is estimated at 148,063 billion VND, an increase of 12.51% over the same period. 
State management conference in March of the Ministry of Information and Communications. Photo: Le Anh Dung
At the conference, one of the major tasks that Minister Nguyen Manh Hung set for the agencies and units under the Ministry in 2024 is to balance management and development. Accordingly, the Ministry of Information and Communications will soon have a working session with digital content development enterprises, postal enterprises, social networks... to promote the development of Vietnamese digital technology enterprises. The issues that the Minister is concerned about are how to support domestic digital content enterprises, the issue of anti-monopoly in the context of the emerging trend of closed business of e-commerce platforms, social networks, the issue of widespread promotions of cross-border enterprises causing negative impacts on the market... The Minister also noted the hot issues of the information and communications industry that need to be resolved soon in 2024, namely the problem of online fraud that is becoming a common pain for the whole society, the problem of spam SIMs that has been lingering and cannot be completely resolved. To do that, one of the immediate measures is to attach a brand name to the phone numbers of public agencies, strictly handle and stop the operation of sales points that record junk SIM cards.Minister Nguyen Manh Hung directs important tasks for 2024. Photo: Le Anh Dung
The Ministry of Information and Communications will also adjust the ratio of negative information on cyberspace, to accurately reflect the mainstream, create trust for society, but at the same time still reflect the bad, have enough deterrence and warning power to improve society. To promote digital transformation, the Minister said that the best way to do new jobs is to pilot with small models and do it thoroughly. When there are results, it is necessary to replicate the model with detailed instructions in the style of "holding hands and showing work". A bright spot in the management of the Ministry of Information and Communications in recent times is the secondment and rotation of cadres. After the rotation and secondment process, cadres with good achievements have all been appointed to higher positions, even at the level of Deputy Minister. According to Minister Nguyen Manh Hung, the tradition of rotating cadres needs to be maintained regularly. In the near future, the Ministry of Information and Communications will have a meeting to summarize experiences, thereby forming, supplementing and perfecting regulations on rotating cadres. For the work of 2024, the Minister requested that units must develop specific implementation plans for each day so that the Ministry's Office can urge the implementation. The Minister also noted that heads of units need to spend time studying practical theories in institutional development, be open to the press, and study practical lessons in the assigned management areas to share with people and businesses for reference. Learning from the world about new ways of thinking and doing At the Conference, many new ways of thinking and good ways of doing were also shared. In his speech on the direction of digital infrastructure development in Singapore, Director of the Department of Telecommunications (Ministry of Information and Communications) Nguyen Thanh Phuc said that Singapore has a very good point of view in developing digital infrastructure, that is, investment must come before demand. This is the reason why the country focuses on five strategic priorities, which are investing in developing submarine cable capacity, building domestic connectivity, ensuring information security, developing green and sustainable data centers, and promoting the Singapore Digital Utility Stack to create soft infrastructure for people and businesses.
Director of the Telecommunications Department Nguyen Thanh Phuc shares lessons learned from Singapore. Photo: Le Anh Dung
According to Minister Nguyen Manh Hung, the key point that Vietnam needs to learn from Singapore's story lies in the word "Stack". That is, digital transformation by a layered approach, aiming to turn difficult tasks into easy ones, while dividing specific tasks between the Government and businesses. At this time, the State will take charge of fundamental tasks for innovation such as issuing circulars and decrees. Meanwhile, businesses will also participate in the process of promoting digital transformation at the upper layers. Singapore's layered approach will complement Vietnam's theory of digital transformation.
Minister Nguyen Manh Hung explains the tiered approach that Singapore is applying. Photo: Le Anh Dung
Greening software is one of Singapore's pioneering directions. Speaking about this issue, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung said that technology is an industry that consumes a lot of energy. The above problem can only be solved by developing software and chips for specific features instead of mass tasks that consume a lot of resources. That is the reason for the emergence of private AI programs, virtual assistants that only answer about a specific field. Besides, there is the school of chips applied to a specific function (specific chip). Director of the Department of Digital Economy and Digital Society (Ministry of Information and Communications) Tran Minh Tuan brought to the conference a presentation on a new management method by combining OKRs and artificial intelligence (AI). This is a way to promote growth, innovation and improve performance that this unit is testing and implementing. The OKRs management model has been applied by many technology corporations such as Oracle, Linked, Microsoft and a number of countries. Therefore, Mr. Tuan raised the question of whether Vietnamese digital technology enterprises should switch to OKRs management method to innovate?
Director of the Department of Digital Economy and Digital Society Tran Minh Tuan suggests ways to manage using the OKRs method. Photo: Le Anh Dung
Commenting on this model, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung said that OKRs is a management method that sets high goals and makes adjustments when implementing. This method is the opposite approach of KPI, which is rigid management based on the performance of each individual. The Minister also reminded leaders of units about the need to apply the KPI and OKRs management model to the right people, the right job. OKRs is a management method suitable for excellent and creative personnel. Meanwhile, KPI is a way to divide goals into small tasks, suitable for the "hand-holding" method. According to the Minister, an organization can only apply OKRs if each employee has a good sense of discipline, self-awareness, and knows how to do their jobs. The OKRs approach will be suitable for technology companies, because this is a place that requires creativity and difference. From the new perceptions and approaches shared at the meeting, the Minister requested the leaders of the units to thoroughly grasp the spirit of doing their jobs better, faster, with easier approaches, thereby creating results to promote the development of the Ministry and the sector.Trong Dat - Le Anh Dung
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