7 directions of Ho Chi Minh City to promote digital transformation

Leaders from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications and the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Digital Transformation attended the opening ceremony of the Ho Chi Minh City Digital Transformation Week.

On October 22, 2024, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications, in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City Informatics Association (HCA), inaugurated the 2024 Ho Chi Minh City Digital Transformation Week with the theme " Digital Technology - A New Growth Driver for Ho Chi Minh City".

This year's event features many innovations, with an increase in both the number of activities and the depth of content compared to previous years. Compared to 2023, the number of booths participating in the technology exhibition increased from 30 to over 40; the number of seminar sessions increased from 4 to 7; and the number of speakers increased from 20 to over 30.

Unlike 2023, which focused on applications and data, this year's Digital Transformation Week in Ho Chi Minh City focuses on "Exploiting and applying artificial intelligence (AI) and information security" to effectively utilize data to promote digital government, digital economy , and digital society.

“The city aims to have its entire administrative system operating on digital platforms by 2025, striving for a comprehensive digital transformation of government, creating a sustainable foundation to promote the digital economy, digital society, and smart city development,” shared Mr. Lam Dinh Thang, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications.

Building digital infrastructure and introducing more practical applications to serve people's lives will be implemented by Ho Chi Minh City in the coming time.

Looking further ahead to 2030, Ho Chi Minh City will have fully established a smart city data platform to serve the development of digital government, digital economy, and digital society, with data widely shared throughout society. To achieve this goal, Ho Chi Minh City has set out seven major directions for the future.

Ho Chi Minh City emphasizes that digital transformation must always go hand in hand with green transformation, and the development of green industries must be closely linked to digital industries.

Prioritize the development of digital infrastructure, modernization, and staying one step ahead to promote the city's digital transformation, digital economy, and digital society.

The city also fully utilizes its authority to develop policies for digital transformation and pioneering digital operations, aiming to create a digital economy and a digital society, playing a decisive role in promoting innovation.

The locality also identified digital governance based on digital technology and digital data as the foundation for city governance in the period 2026-2030, ensuring rapid and sustainable development, and enhancing the capacity, effectiveness, and efficiency of management…

In the coming period, Ho Chi Minh City will utilize domestic and foreign resources to rapidly develop its digital workforce; build effective policies to attract investors to participate in strategic fields such as digital infrastructure development, digital technology industry, especially the semiconductor industry; develop concentrated information technology industrial parks, artificial intelligence, data centers, cloud computing, etc.

Above all, Ho Chi Minh City emphasizes the importance of popularizing digital skills so that people have access to knowledge and are equipped with the ability to actively participate in and equally benefit from the achievements of the digital transformation process, working together to build an inclusive and comprehensive digital society.

Source: https://mic.gov.vn/7-dinh-huong-cua-tp-hcm-de-thuc-day-chuyen-doi-so-197241024164317005.htm