The Law on Digital Transformation is of special importance in perfecting institutions, promoting the development of digital economy, digital society and digital government.

The promulgation of the Law on Digital Transformation is of special importance in perfecting institutions, promoting the development of digital economy, digital society and digital government in our country; at the same time, it will create a unified, inter-sectoral legal framework, contributing to removing obstacles, enhancing connectivity, data sharing, and ensuring network safety and security in the process of national digital transformation.

Commenting on the Draft Law on Digital Transformation, delegates emphasized that having a separate law on digital transformation is extremely necessary, in order to institutionalize the Party's guidelines and the State's policies on renewing the growth model, developing science, technology and innovation in the spirit of Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW in 2024 and Resolution No. 22-NQ/TW in 2025 of the Politburo .

In practice, our country currently does not have a separate law that comprehensively regulates digital transformation, while current regulations are scattered in many specialized laws such as the Law on Electronic Transactions, the Law on Data, the Law on Digital Technology Industry, the Law on Cyber ​​Security, etc.

Discussion session at Group 11 on the Digital Transformation Law Project

Delegate Nguyen Manh Hung, National Assembly Delegation of Can Tho City, acknowledged the "great efforts" of the Government as well as the Drafting Agency in developing the Digital Transformation Law Project. Because this is "a very new field, in terms of current world experience, no country has a separate law on digital transformation like that", the delegate said.

Giving specific comments on the interpretation of terms, through discussions with experts and comparison with general standards, delegates said that some terms in the draft Law "are also relatively difficult to understand". What is a digital economy, what is a digital society - "the concepts are not really very accurate".

The delegate took the example of the concept of digital economy stated in Clause 7, Article 3, which defines: digital economy is a part of the economy, in which production, business, distribution, consumption and management activities are carried out or supported by digital technology, digital infrastructure, and digital data. Through research, delegate Nguyen Manh Hung said that there is a distinction between digital economy and traditional economy, so people only define digital economy as an economy that operates mainly based on digital technology, especially the internet and digital data to create exchange and distribution of value.

"Only when we have such a definition can we identify which department, which industry, which field, and which stage we have reached the level of digital economy. And later, when measuring the contribution of digital economy to GDP, it will also be more accurate," the delegate emphasized.

Delegate Nguyen Manh Hung, National Assembly Delegation of Can Tho City

Also interested in the explanation of terms in Clause 7, Article 3 on digital economy and Clause 8, Article 3 on digital society, delegate Dao Chi Nghia, National Assembly Delegation of Can Tho City, pointed out that the definition of digital economy as a part of the economy and digital society as a part of society is not comprehensive.

Believing that digital transformation has a comprehensive impact on all aspects and fields, delegate Dao Chi Nghia proposed to research and readjust the definition and explanation of terms related to digital economy and digital society.

Specifically, the delegate proposed: "The digital economy is an economy undergoing comprehensive digital transformation, in which production, business, transactions, consumption and management are carried out on the basis of digital technology, digital infrastructure, digital data and digital services". And "The digital society is social activities undergoing comprehensive digital transformation, in which all activities and areas of social life are carried out on the basis of digital technology, digital infrastructure, digital data and digital services".

Delegate Le Quang Tung, National Assembly Delegation of Can Tho City.

Regarding Article 4 on State policies on digital transformation, the draft Law is stipulating the implementation of comprehensive digital transformation of agencies in the political system, building an effective, transparent digital government, with people and businesses at the center.

Agreeing with the above content, delegate Nguyen Manh Hung asked the question, "Why have we mentioned the political system but only mentioned the digital government? What about the remaining agencies in the political system, are they digitally transformed? Is there a digital National Assembly? Or are the Front organizations digitally transformed? Are the Party agencies digitally transformed? Here, we only mention the Government, which is not complete and comprehensive enough," the delegate analyzed and suggested that it is necessary to add more agencies in the political system.

Sharing the same view, delegate Le Quang Tung, National Assembly Delegation of Can Tho City, added that the level of digital transformation between localities is currently different, especially in disadvantaged areas. Therefore, the draft Law needs to clearly stipulate policies to attract projects related to digital transformation, especially core digital infrastructure projects, to create conditions for localities to access, deploy and apply digital transformation better, even in economically and socially disadvantaged areas.

Delegate Quang Thi Nguyet, National Assembly Delegation of Dien Bien province

Regarding the regulations on budgeting, allocation, management, use and settlement of the state budget for digital transformation activities; delegate Quàng Thị Nguyệt, National Assembly Delegation of Dien Bien province, highly agreed that the draft clearly defined the principles of budget allocation for digital transformation, demonstrating the State's interest in investing in infrastructure, data platforms, information security and digital human resource training. However, in order for budget resources to be used effectively, transparently and bring real value, the delegate suggested that it is necessary to apply a budget allocation mechanism based on implementation results, linking spending for digital transformation with output targets and actual efficiency.

According to delegates, budget allocation should be based on the level of completion of digital transformation goals, specific output indicators and social impacts, instead of relying solely on the usual spending plan. This approach will help avoid scattered and formal investment, while increasing the accountability of ministries, branches and localities in using the budget for digital transformation.

Along with that, Delegate Quang Thi Nguyet proposed to clearly stipulate the mechanism for independent and objective assessment of the effectiveness of national digital transformation, assigning a competent agency or independent organization to periodically measure, evaluate and publicly announce the results. This is an important tool to monitor the use of resources, while helping the Government to adjust policies promptly, ensuring that budget capital brings the highest added value.

"It is necessary to increase publicity and transparency in spending for digital transformation by publishing budget information through the public financial information system and the national digital investment map. This not only helps society monitor but also encourages localities, ministries and branches to share experiences and learn from effective investment models," the delegate emphasized.

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