According to the British Standards Institution (BSI), standards play an important role in many economic sectors in Vietnam when moving towards digital transformation in all industries and sectors. When applying technology in life, it is necessary to consider the benefits and risks it brings. Risks can only be resolved when there is trust in the application of technology. Therefore, building trust is very important and digital standards will be the premise to ensure a reliable digital future for everyone, as well as the interoperability of systems, and safety from the design.
Speaking at the workshop “Digital Transformation Built on Trust: International Standards” held on February 29 in Hanoi, Mr. Peter Sissons, Director of International Policy at BSI, said that standards bring positive results, the digitalization process can provide better public services, promote economic prosperity, improve agricultural processes and the development of small and medium enterprises.
According to Ms. Le Thi Thuy Trang, Digital Platform and Data Department, National Digital Transformation Agency, Ministry of Information and Communications, since 2020, the Prime Minister has issued the National Digital Transformation Program, launching the digital transformation goal, setting out specific solutions, including the goal of developing and exploiting data as a premise for digital transformation. To exploit, share, and use data, there must be regulations on standards, norms, and structures for data exchange.
In recent times, the Ministry of Information and Communications has issued circulars, national technical regulations, and national technical standards on data. The Ministry of Information and Communications recommends that agencies and enterprises study and use standards, regulations, and technical guidelines in deploying information technology applications to serve the development of digital government and promote digital transformation.
At the workshop, Mr. Ha Minh Hiep, Acting Director General of the General Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ), shared that Vietnam has 255 standards related to digital economic fields such as big data, cloud computing and IoT, artificial intelligence, biometrics...
Mr. Hiep added that in the process of digital transformation, the most difficult part is changing people's awareness. Therefore, STAMEQ has proposed 6 steps to build awareness of digitalization, in which the foundation level is to improve digital culture, culture of using resources, existing resources, change awareness of system management culture, digital transformation culture based on cooperation, trust among participants and finally lean management culture, innovation culture.
Regarding the role of standardization, BSI believes that this is a key factor in supporting government policies. When combined with legislation, standards can support and promote better regulation. Therefore, national standardization organizations can support building trust and confidence in the digital transformation process as well as promoting digital trade.
The rapid digitalization process brings many great opportunities in the future for governments and businesses, but there are many challenges such as system security, identity management, data protection, data analysis, system interoperability, etc. ISO/IEC standards contribute to maximizing the potential of digitalization as well as controlling related risks. Organizations need to be aware of risk management to help make decisions in the absence of information.
In a quality infrastructure solution framework, standards are at the heart of it. Quality infrastructure helps run the financial, healthcare, and other economic sectors. Typically, national policies define the roles and responsibilities of participants in the system, helping to build trust in society.
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