Creating a digital economy to bring the country to remarkable development

On the morning of January 15, the 6th National Forum on Vietnamese Digital Technology Enterprises took place in Hanoi with the theme: "Mastering digital technology, mastering the digital transformation process in Vietnam with Vietnamese digital technology enterprises". General Secretary To Lam attended and directed the Forum.

The National Forum on Developing Vietnamese Digital Technology Enterprises is one of the biggest events in the Information and Communications (ICT) sector. This is an opportunity for Party and State leaders and experts in the technology sector to meet, negotiate and provide important directions, encouraging creativity and innovation in technology production in Vietnam.

General Secretary To Lam and Party and State leaders attend the Forum

Previously, on December 22, 2024, the Politburo issued Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation, including the viewpoint of mastering technology and strategic technology mastering tasks. Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW issued on December 22, 2024 by the Politburo is a guideline and enlightenment for all industries, not only promoting and changing the nature of operations but also having a profound impact on the Vietnamese digital technology business community.

Speaking at the opening of the Forum, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said that the Fourth Industrial Revolution has created new opportunities and unique opportunities for Vietnam. Technology can effectively solve Vietnam's problems. Vietnam, with its own problems, is the market for technology enterprises to be born. Vietnam is also the cradle for Vietnamese technology enterprises to go global and solve global problems.

According to the Minister, the slogan Make in Vietnam means created in Vietnam, designed in Vietnam, made in Vietnam, manufactured in Vietnam and by Vietnamese enterprises. Make in Vietnam is a slogan of action. Make in Vietnam is a spirit, a spirit of self-reliance, a spirit of mastering applications and mastering technology, from mastering applications to mastering technology.

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“Make in Vietnam will not only help Vietnam prosper but also help Vietnam have lasting peace because it contributes to developing a strong defense and security industry to protect Vietnam,” Minister Nguyen Manh Hung emphasized.

The policy of "Innovate in Vietnam, design in Vietnam, manufacture in Vietnam and Vietnamese digital technology enterprises are to Make in Vietnam" is a major creative orientation to arouse the country's internal strength and aspiration to develop in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which was announced in 2019 at the first National Forum on Developing Vietnamese Digital Technology Enterprises.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung speaks at the Forum

It is known that the Make in Vietnam spirit has been responded to by the business community not only in the digital technology field but has created a positive effect in all other industries and fields; the business community and businesses have changed their thinking, creative orientation, and produced quality Vietnamese products for the domestic market and global orientation. Make in Vietnam digital technology products have been welcomed by Vietnamese consumers and have entered foreign markets.

Particularly in the digital technology sector, businesses are growing stronger and playing a key role in the economy. In 2024, the total revenue of the digital technology industry is estimated to reach 157.984 billion USD, an increase of 10.20% (compared to 2023), Average growth in the period: 9.95%; Vietnam's value in total revenue of the digital technology industry reaches 31.8%, up from 21.35% in 2019; Total number of employees reaches 1.67 million people, an increase of 67% compared to 2019; The whole industry has 73,788 operating enterprises, an increase of 10.12% (compared to 2023).

Currently, Vietnam has many world-leading technology rankings such as: Our country ranks 2nd in the world in exporting smart mobile phones; 5th in the world in exporting computer components; 6th in the world in exporting computer equipment; 8th in the world in electronic components; 7th in the world in software outsourcing.

According to the statistics, by the end of 2024, there will be nearly 1,900 digital technology enterprises with revenue from foreign markets, an increase of 26.67% compared to 2023, with a total revenue of about 11.5 billion USD, an increase of 53.3% compared to 2023, of which a number of large software enterprises have been formed with the ability to compete, providing services to the world's leading markets such as the US, Japan, Europe, etc.

The world is entering a competition, racing to master digital technology, master the digital transformation process to build a digital economy, digital society, digital citizens. This is the desired goal of developed countries and also an opportunity for countries like Vietnam to step into the same starting line to compete on par with advanced countries in the world.

The Party and State have identified that mastering digital technologies is considered an important foundation for Vietnam to "take off" and develop strongly. The goal of mastering digital technologies has been and is being focused on by Vietnamese technology corporations in investing in research and creating specific digital technology products. Only by mastering digital technologies can Vietnam create a highly developed digital economy, contributing to building a society for the future. To achieve the goal of becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2030 when our Party turns 100 and becoming a developed country by 2045, Vietnam must rely on digital technology and Vietnamese digital technology enterprises for development.

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