The Party and State have issued many important resolutions to create an institutional foundation to promote national digital transformation, including Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science and technology (S&T), innovation (I&C) and national digital transformation.

On that basis, the Central Military Commission (CMC) and the Ministry of National Defense have led and directed resolutely, issued many plans and programs to deploy digital transformation work throughout the army; established a Steering Committee on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation, implemented Project 06 (Project on Developing applications of data on population, identification and electronic authentication to serve national digital transformation in the period 2022-2025, with a vision to 2030) and administrative reform in the Ministry of National Defense.

In particular, the Commander of BTL 86 is a Standing Member of the Steering Committee of the Central Military Commission, Head of the Working Group on Digital Transformation, implementing Project 06 of the Steering Committee of the Ministry of National Defense. Notably, the Ministry of National Defense is one of the few ministries and branches that have proactively developed and implemented the Digital Transformation Project until 2025, with a vision to 2030, with detailed and specific goals, roadmaps and plans; has organized and launched the "Digital Literacy Popularization" Movement with very specific goals for all subjects in the entire army.

The Head of the Ministry of National Defense inspects the Northern Defense Ministry Data Center. Photo: LE MANH

With the function of advising the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense on managing and protecting national sovereignty in cyberspace and information technology (IT), BTL 86 has advised the Central Military Commission and the head of the Ministry of National Defense to promptly and effectively deploy tasks according to Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo, Resolution No. 71/NQ-CP of the Government, Resolution No. 3488-NQ/QUTW of the Central Military Commission; issued a Directive of the Ministry of National Defense on strengthening the development and management of ministerial-level databases and specialized databases in the Ministry of National Defense; List of electronic identification codes of agencies and units serving the connection and sharing of data with ministries, branches and localities; Ministry of National Defense Digital Government Architecture Framework version 4.0; Set of criteria for assessing and ranking the level of digital transformation in agencies and units; List of databases; List of shared digital platforms version 1.0 and implementation of tasks in the "Digital Education for All" Movement of the Ministry of National Defense.

BTL 86 submitted to the head of the Ministry of National Defense to issue a Framework of basic digital knowledge and skills; Guidelines for assessing and confirming the completion of the level of digital skills dissemination in the Army; Plan to organize activities for the Army Digital Learning Festival and respond to the National Digital Transformation Day in 2025 in the Ministry of National Defense.

BTL 86 reported to the head of the Ministry of National Defense the preliminary summary of the implementation results of Project 06 in the Ministry of National Defense for the period of 2022-2025; the plan to implement Directive No. 07/CT-TTg of the Prime Minister on promoting the implementation of Project 06 in ministries, branches and localities in 2025 and the following years; the plan to deploy a secure connection gateway solution to serve the deployment of electronic health records for soldiers, electronic medical records and medical examination and treatment at military hospitals. Coordinate with the competent agencies of the Ministry of Public Security to develop and submit to the heads of the two ministries for approval the Plan to implement Project 06 between the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security in 2025 and the following years.

Support the Military Industry-Telecoms Group, the Border Guard, the Department of Administrative Management of Social Order (Ministry of Public Security) to complete the connection and exploitation between the Border Guard's fishing vessel management and control software with the national population database and the VNeID electronic identification and authentication application to serve the implementation of the Prime Minister's assigned tasks on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

BTL 86 issued 3 regulations, 3 statutes, 3 instructions and a document announcing the list of software and applications used in the Ministry of National Defense for all agencies and units of the entire army. Deployed 4 shared software, the QiMe multimedia messaging application (with more than 140,000 accounts) and online reporting software updating the implementation results of Resolution No. 3488-NQ/QUTW of the Central Military Commission, Plan No. 2812/KH-BQP of the Ministry of National Defense for 79 agencies and units in the Ministry of National Defense. Participated in the 8th Vietnam Digital Transformation Award in 2025 organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology and won an excellent award.

Another highlight is that BTL 86 has advised on the construction and use of the "Ministry of National Defense Digital Education" platform on both the internet and military computer networks, attracting more than 30 million visits, with a comprehensive digital learning system on digital transformation, digital technology, artificial intelligence (AI), information security (IS) and network security (ANM).

In addition, BTL 86 actively and proactively directs and guides agencies and units to effectively deploy shared applications and software, specialized applications in the Ministry of National Defense. Actively research, develop, and test new technical and technological solutions to serve digital transformation in military and defense activities. Develop and submit to the head of the Ministry of National Defense for approval the Planning of Data Centers in the Ministry of National Defense. Up to now, BTL 86 has completed the construction and put into use the Northern Ministry of National Defense Data Center to meet the requirements and advanced technology standards according to national standards. In particular, focusing on ensuring infrastructure; server and storage infrastructure; solutions to ensure information security and safety. Applications and databases moved to the Ministry of National Defense Data Center all operate stably and safely.

The Head of the Ministry of National Defense visits the digital transformation products of Command 86. Photo: LE MANH

BTL 86 actively and proactively researches and develops technical solutions to ensure information security and safety for military, defense and digital transformation information systems throughout the army. Checks information security and assesses the quality of IT equipment and database software of agencies and units before putting them into use in accordance with regulations. Appraises the information security level for information systems in the Ministry of National Defense in accordance with Decree No. 85/2016/ND-CP of the Government. Effectively supports the investigation of digital evidence for the Criminal Investigation Department (Ministry of National Defense). Connects a number of IT systems of agencies and units with the national population database on the basis of a secure inter-network connection gateway to serve the development of e-Government towards digital Government.

In the coming time, BTL 86 will continue to perform well its role as the Standing Agency of the Steering Committee on Breakthrough Development of Science and Technology, Innovation, Digital Transformation, implementing Project 06, administrative reform of the Ministry of National Defense; advising the head of the Ministry of National Defense to effectively implement the Digital Transformation Project in the Ministry of National Defense for the period 2026-2030 after adjustment. Promoting the construction, updating and putting into use of ministerial-level databases and specialized databases according to the approved list; implementing the Plan for development and application of digital data in the Ministry of National Defense until 2030.

Along with that, strengthen professional training, decentralize qualifications, through training courses on ANM, encryption, data security, AI... to create human resources. Promote training and fostering of IT forces for agencies and units throughout the army, as a basis for performing the task of protecting national sovereignty in cyberspace, synchronously, widely and effectively.

To further promote digital transformation work in the entire army, BTL 86 has identified three key focuses: Focusing on researching the mobility of all command and operation activities; approaching and mastering cloud computing technology, building a specific roadmap to move all systems serving digital transformation work to the cloud computing platform; focusing on researching and developing products applying AI technology, and smartening existing applications and platforms.

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/quoc-phong-an-ninh/xay-dung-quan-doi/gop-phan-quan-trong-day-manh-chuyen-doi-so-toan-quan-1010781