Deputy Prime Minister: Digital transformation needs more specific mechanisms

(Dan Tri) - "Digital transformation is a very special field, requiring many specific mechanisms. Without specific mechanisms, the problem cannot be solved," said Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang.

The conference to review the work in 2023 and deploy tasks in 2024 of the Ministry of Information and Communications took place on the morning of December 29 (Photo: MIC).

On the morning of December 29, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) held a conference to review the work in 2023 and deploy tasks for 2024. The conference was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang and leaders of relevant ministries, departments and branches. The way to close the gap with major countries Speaking at the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang affirmed that Vietnam's IT industry is playing an important role, because digital transformation is both a goal and a driving force for the country's development. In particular, digital transformation is an important part of administrative reform. The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that taking shortcuts and getting ahead to close the gap with developed countries can only be done through science and technology, digital transformation and innovation. However, the Deputy Prime Minister also said that one of the biggest barriers to digital transformation is institutions and policies. Accordingly, in addition to developing circulars and decrees and amending old decrees that are no longer reasonable, the Ministry of Information and Communications must quickly, urgently, and in accordance with standards.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang gave a speech at the Conference (Photo: MIC).

"Digital transformation is a very special field, so it requires many specific mechanisms. Without specific mechanisms, the problem cannot be solved," said the Deputy Prime Minister. Speaking at the conference, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said that the national digital transformation program has been going on for 4 years. Of which, 2020 was the start; the 4th year - 2023 is the year of digital data and the time has come when the conditions are met for national digital transformation to be associated with the central task of socio-economic development of the country. Strong breakthrough in 2023 Looking back at the industry's work in 2023, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung said that the IT&T industry has continued to strengthen discipline, order and effectiveness of State management, advising and proposing appropriate and timely policy responses with a high sense of responsibility, daring to think, daring to do, daring to take responsibility, striving to achieve the highest success in achieving the goals, targets and tasks of socio-economic development of the entire industry. Presenting the report, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung outlined a number of outstanding results of the IT&T industry in 2023. Notably, the industry's total revenue is estimated at VND 3,744,214 billion, an increase of 1.49% compared to 2022. Along with that, the contribution to GDP of the IT&T industry is estimated at VND 887,398 billion, an increase of 1.34% compared to 2022; The State budget contribution is estimated at VND 99,323 billion, an increase of 1.31% compared to 2022; the total number of employees in the industry is estimated at 1,767,766, an increase of 2.72% compared to 2022. According to Minister Nguyen Manh Hung, in 2023, the national digital transformation with the dual goal of: Developing Digital Government, Digital Economy, Digital Society; and forming strong Vietnamese digital technology enterprises to reach out to the world is increasingly spreading deeply and widely nationwide, leaving no one behind in the comprehensive digital transformation of the whole population, has achieved positive results.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung presented a summary of the work in 2023 and deployed tasks in 2024 of the Information and Communications sector (Photo: MIC).

In particular, the work of building and perfecting institutions continues to be prioritized. The Law on Electronic Transactions and the Law on Telecommunications were passed by the 15th National Assembly. After 14 years, the Information and Communications sector has had two laws enacted within one year. Directive No. 07 of the Prime Minister on strengthening policy communication has fundamentally changed thinking and awareness, considering policy communication as first and foremost a task and a function of State administrative agencies, contributing to the formation of the apparatus and resources for this work. In the postal sector in 2023, Vietnam will continue to have a clear shift with the explosion of e-commerce contributing to promoting the digital economy. Postal service revenue reached VND 58,900 billion, up 9.3% compared to 2022. Along with that, Vietnam was recorded to move up 1 rank according to the 2023 postal development index (from group 5 to group 6; group 10 is the highest group). Regarding telecommunications and digital infrastructure , Vietnam has recorded strong progress, gradually fulfilling its role as an important economic and technical infrastructure of the Digital Government, Digital Economy, and Digital Society. In particular, despite being a developing country with a low average income, Vietnam has a higher 4G coverage than developed countries, with a rate of 99.8%. Currently, the Ministry of Information and Communications is testing 5G in 59 provinces and cities; the rate of population covered by 4G is up to 99.8%. The rate of smartphone users/total mobile phone users continues to increase to 84.4% (higher than the world average of 63%). This is an effort of the IT&T industry towards the goal of 100% of users having smartphones by the end of 2024. In the digital technology industry , revenue is recorded at 142 billion USD, with Vietnam's value accounting for 28.7%. Of which, about 1,500 digital technology enterprises have revenue from foreign markets (an increase of nearly 4% compared to 2022). According to the general assessment, developing the digital technology industry, bringing "Make in Vietnam" technology into all aspects of social life. Regarding network information security , this continues to be a bright spot when people have been basically protected in cyberspace. The number of IPs in Vietnam in 2023 in the Botnet network continued to decrease continuously over the past 5 years (down nearly 70% since 2018). The national malicious domain name warning and prevention system has blocked 9,073 websites that violate the law, including 2,603 ​​fraudulent websites, protecting more than 10 million people from accessing illegal and fraudulent websites online. 2023 is also the year of innovation in the approach to protecting people in cyberspace, when nearly 125,000 website sources have been established and connected, integrated with network information security solutions. The press and media sector continues to affirm its important role in honestly reflecting the mainstream of Vietnamese society, creating consensus, spreading positive energy, creating social trust, contributing to creating spiritual strength for Vietnam to break through and become a developed, high-income country with a socialist orientation.

Dan Tri Newspaper is one of the units that was awarded and honored for its positive contributions to the development of the press and media sector (Photo: MIC).

Regarding the publishing sector, the revenue scale of the audiobook market reached over 102 billion VND, 2 times higher than in 2022 (52.3 billion); estimated at over 40 million audiobooks, up 25% compared to 2022. The rate of publishers registering for electronic publishing activities is estimated at 40.3%, exceeding the plan by 20%; the number of e-book titles published in the year is estimated at 4,600, up 31.4%, bringing the ratio of e-books/books to 15.3% of the total number of publications (exceeding the annual target by 12%). Aiming to popularize digital infrastructure in 2024 According to Minister Nguyen Manh Hung, the Information and Communications sector will continue to promote the achievements made in 2023, with the orientation that 2024 will be the year the Information and Communications sector will carry out key tasks on the theme of popularizing digital infrastructure and innovating digital applications. The goal is to develop the digital economy, creating new momentum for economic growth and labor productivity. "2024 will be the year the Information and Communications industry carries out key tasks according to the theme: "Universalizing digital infrastructure and innovating digital applications to develop the digital economy - a new driving force for economic growth and labor productivity", Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung stated. "2024 will be the year of universalizing digital infrastructure, universalizing the fundamental elements of digital transformation, developing digital applications to develop the digital economy, creating new momentum for economic growth and labor productivity. In particular, the digital economy is an important driving force for economic growth, helping to increase GDP and labor productivity," the Minister of Information and Communications added. In addition, 2024 will be the year of strong application of AI and virtual assistants. The Minister said that with 120,000 documents and institutions in the legal system, it has exceeded the processing capacity of individuals. This number continues to increase every year. "Therefore, the only solution now is to let AI handle large numbers, humans handle small numbers," the Minister proposed a solution. "Small numbers require a lot of imagination, a lot of creativity, and that is the strength of humans. With large numbers, humans always feel uncomfortable doing, find it difficult to do, and tend to shirk. And now AI can do it instead, and do it much better."

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