At the meeting, presenting the Report on the draft Law on Digital Transformation, Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung affirmed that the development of the Law on Digital Transformation is necessary to perfect the legal system on national digital transformation, creating an inter-sectoral legal system on digital transformation in industries and fields.
According to Minister Nguyen Manh Hung, in recent times, the legal system related to digital transformation has been quite complete with many specialized laws such as: Law on Digital Technology Industry, Law on Data, Law on Electronic Transactions, Law on Telecommunications, Law on Network Information Security... However, the regulations are still localized, lack overall connectivity, and have not comprehensively regulated the activities of the national digital transformation process.
After nearly 20 years of implementation, the 2006 Law on Information Technology has revealed many limitations, unable to keep up with the rapid development of new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, blockchain and modern digital business models.
National Assembly delegates attending the morning session on October 31.
Along with that, the current legal system still has many gaps related to digitalization of the real world, infrastructure for digital transformation, digital transformation in agencies of the political system, digital government, digital platform economy, civil rights in cyberspace, or digital culture... Therefore, the promulgation of the Law on Digital Transformation is necessary to complete the synchronous and comprehensive legal corridor to regulate and promote the national digital transformation process.
The draft Law on Digital Transformation consists of 8 chapters and 79 articles, regulating digital transformation, including: Infrastructure for digital transformation; Digital Government and digital transformation of activities of agencies in the political system; digital economy; digital society and measures to ensure digital transformation. The law applies to Vietnamese agencies, organizations and individuals, foreign organizations and individuals directly participating in or having activities related to digital transformation in Vietnam.
In particular, focusing on regulating 9 State policies on digital transformation, identifying digital transformation as the leading strategic breakthrough, taking people and businesses as the center, subject and driving force. Prioritizing resources to invest, build and modernize infrastructure for digital transformation to ensure synchronization, safety, sustainability and greenness.
Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung, at the 10th Session of the 15th National Assembly.
The Draft Law also stipulates five prohibited acts in digital transformation, including:
Taking advantage of digital transformation to violate national security, social order and safety, ethics, and customs; creating and spreading false content, distorting cultural values, or insulting the honor, dignity, and legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals.
Obstructing, interfering, sabotaging, distorting, appropriating, or destroying digital transformation infrastructure, digital platforms, and national databases of organizations, individuals, and state agencies.
Violating regulations on network information security, network security, protection of state secrets, and protection of personal data during digital transformation;
Illegally obstructing or preventing the digital transformation process.
Abusing a dominant market position to carry out acts that impact or have the potential to impact competition, and acts of unfair competition according to the provisions of competition law in the Vietnamese market.
On behalf of the review agency, Chairman of the Committee on Science, Technology and Environment Nguyen Thanh Hai said that the Committee basically agrees with many contents in the draft Law.
Ms. Nguyen Thanh Hai - Chairwoman of the National Assembly's Committee on Science, Technology and Environment - presented the Verification Report on the draft Law on Digital Transformation.
In the review report of the Digital Transformation Law project presented by Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Science, Technology and Environment Nguyen Thanh Hai, the drafting agency has designed many outstanding policies to promote digital transformation. However, for digital transformation projects and tasks using the State budget, it is recommended to consider adding a group of preferential policies and special support on investment, procurement and financial management to ensure flexibility and efficiency.
The Committee also basically agrees with the provisions on prohibited acts in the draft law. However, to cover and be consistent with the current situation, it proposes to add provisions on emerging high-tech crimes such as using artificial intelligence (AI) or other digital technologies to create fake content or cause division and discrimination in cyberspace.
Source: https://mst.gov.vn/dao-luat-tong-the-cho-chuyen-doi-so-quoc-gia-197251031212239042.htm
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