Measure the effectiveness of digital transformation by the specific results it brings to people, businesses and the economy.

On October 21, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Science and Technology organized a program to celebrate National Digital Transformation Day 2025. The event was held live in Hanoi and online to 34 locations across the country.

Speaking at the program, Permanent Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan said that the theme of Digital Transformation Day 2025 is "Comprehensive, nationwide digital transformation to accelerate and break through the development of the digital economy ".

Program scene at Hanoi bridge point

According to Associate Professor Dr. Vu Hai Quan, after 5 years of implementation, Vietnam has passed the initial stage and entered the acceleration period with many outstanding results. Up to now, Vietnam's digital infrastructure has developed strongly, the broadband telecommunications network has covered 99.3% of villages; the average mobile Internet speed is 146.64 Mbps, ranked 20th in the world ; the 5G network has begun to be deployed, covering 26% of residential areas... These figures show that Vietnam's infrastructure is ready for the digital service boom.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan speaks at the event

Digital government has made remarkable progress, with the rate of online settlement of all documents reaching nearly 40%, a 9-fold increase compared to 2019. Vietnam's e-Government ranking according to the United Nations has increased by 15 places compared to the 2022 announcement, demonstrating the practical effectiveness of efforts to reform and digitize public service activities. The digital economy continues to make an increasingly large contribution to overall development.

In 2024, the revenue of the IT industry will reach about VND 2,772 trillion, an increase of 24% over the previous year. Hardware and electronics exports will increase by 29%. The digital sector has become the main growth driver of the economy. Entering the 2026-2030 period, Vietnam's digital transformation will move towards depth and real efficiency, focusing on converting digital achievements into economic growth, productivity and national competitiveness.

According to the Deputy Minister, the digital world is moving every second, “if we are slow, we will fall behind”. Therefore, digital transformation needs to be faster in perfecting institutions, in implementing strategies, in applying technology and especially in changing thinking and working methods. Along with speed, digital transformation must be more effective, measured by specific results and values ​​brought to people, businesses and the economy.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung speaks at the event

Speaking at the event, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung emphasized that the National Digital Transformation Day 2025 is a very important event to raise social awareness about the role of digital transformation, bring digital transformation into life and bring practical benefits to people, businesses and the whole society.

The Party, State and Government have identified science and technology, innovation and digital transformation as important factors in establishing a new development model for the country with many factors to realize rapid, sustainable, inclusive and autonomous growth. Therefore, science and technology, innovation and digital transformation are not only the driving force for economic growth but also the inevitable path to building a prosperous Vietnam, increasing labor productivity, national competitiveness, protecting the environment, responding to climate change and improving the quality of life of the people.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung presented flowers and commemorative medals to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in digital transformation.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung requested that central and local ministries, branches and localities continue to promote institutional improvement, promptly bring laws in the fields of science and technology and digital transformation into life, and issue complete, timely and comprehensive decrees and circulars. Focus investment resources on digital infrastructure, paying attention to both hard infrastructure (data centers, telecommunications infrastructure) and soft infrastructure (digital platforms, national databases).

Promote the popularization and use of digital identity, striving for 100% of adults to have digital identity, payment accounts and electronic identification accounts by 2026. When digital identity is established, people will become the center of digital transformation, not only beneficiaries but also creators and spreaders of digital values ​​in all areas of life.

Digital transformation and digital technology application need to continue to be promoted on a large scale in synchronous combination with the national database system. In particular, some very important tasks are to open data and officially share. Public databases must be shared in a controlled manner, considering data as the lifeblood of innovation and digital transformation. Central and local ministries and branches need to fundamentally innovate their thinking in approaching digital transformation, taking actual effectiveness as a measure.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung proposed developing digital enterprises and a real digital economy, promoting the restructuring of business models, production, and services based on data, automation, and digital platforms to create new growth drivers and new jobs for the economy. Developing sovereign digital platforms, prioritizing autonomy, safety, transparency, security, and protecting national digital sovereignty.

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