Digital transformation is considered a revolution. Minister Nguyen Manh Hung requested that enterprises and units in the information and communication industry must be pioneers in this revolution.
On the morning of October 18, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Information and Communications held a Conference with management entities for the third quarter of 2024. Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung directly chaired the conference. Attending the conference were representatives of agencies and units under the Ministry and representatives of enterprises, associations, and press agencies.
Deeply imbued with the General Secretary 's digital transformation ideology
One of the important highlights of the conference was the sharing of Minister Nguyen Manh Hung to help officials deeply absorb the new ideas of General Secretary andPresident To Lam on digital transformation, thereby leading their agencies and units to develop and take the lead in promoting national digital transformation.
Minister Nguyen Manh Hung reiterated and clarified the messages raised by General Secretary and President To Lam in the article: "Digital transformation - An important driving force for developing productive forces, perfecting production relations, bringing the country into a new era" on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of National Day.
Accordingly, regardless of any historical period, the relationship between productive forces and production relations will affect the country's development. When productive forces and production relations are in conflict and stagnant, the country will not be able to develop.
In the current context, science and technology, especially digital technology, are creating a strong development of productive forces, but production relations have not kept up. Changing production relations, even just a little, will create momentum, similar to the "Doi Moi" period, to help Vietnam rise up to become a developed country.
Looking at the stories of businesses in the industry, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung said that many businesses cannot develop because they are stuck in internal regulations, which are also stuck in production relations within the businesses. Therefore, whenever they encounter difficulties, businesses need to look back to see if internal regulations are holding them back.
According to the Minister, for the first time in history, technology has changed all three components of the productive forces (productive forces, means of production, and workers) and has become the basic productive force. That shows the importance of digital technology.
Digital technology is not only a productive force but also a basic productive force. The IT&T industry has therefore become a basic productive force.
Digital transformation also creates a new environment, which is cyberspace. In that new environment, new relationships are born, forcing the upper management to change. Because it creates a new space, digital transformation is more of a revolution in production relations, that is, a revolution in change rather than a revolution in technology.
Digital technology and digital transformation are the most important driving forces for development because only technology can improve labor productivity, solve resource depletion problems and respond to climate change.
Digital technology has also been improving the quality of life by helping to cure complex diseases through gene technology, improving national competitiveness and solving social problems such as the gap between rich and poor, urban overcrowding and human resource shortages in healthcare and education facilities.
Information and Communications Industry with the Digital Transformation Revolution
Emphasizing the statement of General Secretary and President To Lam regarding digital transformation as a revolution, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung requested that enterprises, public service units, and press agencies in the industry must take the lead in this revolution.
The core factor for success in the digital transformation revolution is institutional and policy reform. Minister Nguyen Manh Hung affirmed that to promote digital transformation, there needs to be institutional breakthroughs, including increasing the budget and investment for digital transformation. The government also needs to create special mechanisms to accelerate the digital transformation process.
Minister Nguyen Manh Hung also mentioned the development of digital infrastructure, emphasizing that digital infrastructure is now considered a national strategic infrastructure, along with transport and energy infrastructure. The State will play a pioneering role in investing in the development of telecommunications infrastructure, especially expanding 4G and 5G coverage, i.e. Internet coverage. In the near future, the results of digital transformation will also be used to evaluate heads of units.
In addition, an indispensable factor in the digital transformation process is ensuring network security. Vietnam aims to become a cybersecurity powerhouse because only by ensuring information security can the Fatherland be protected in cyberspace.
Regarding the digital economy, development can be promoted by affecting the "supply" sector (digital transformation industry, IT, communications or digital technology industry) or the "demand" sector, that is, bringing people into the digital environment.
According to the Minister, Vietnam has an opportunity in the digital transformation revolution because our country has the aspiration to become a powerful and prosperous nation, with the leadership of the Party, and does not shoulder the burdens of the past. Besides, digital transformation is not a technological revolution but a matter of changing thinking, which is something Vietnam can completely do.
Listen and thoroughly resolve recommendations from businesses and associations.
Taking the time to discuss and directly and thoroughly respond to issues and recommendations from agencies, businesses and associations is a characteristic of the Ministry of Information and Communications. This tradition was once again maintained at the 3rd Quarter 2024 Conference with management entities.
Accordingly, the recommendations of Viettel, Indochina Telecom, IoTLink, Vietnam News Agency, Vietnam Printing Association, Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA), Vietnam Education Publishing House, etc. have all been listened to and clarified by the Minister and units within the Ministry.
For example, Vietnam News Agency proposed that the Ministry of Information and Communications give its opinion on ensuring annual operating budget, especially for permanent agencies abroad. While the workload is constantly increasing, according to the Party's policy, every year, key press agencies are required to reduce by 2-3%.
Regarding this issue, the Minister requested the Press Department to hold a working session to learn and synthesize opinions and data from press agencies, to have an overview, and from there propose a solution to the Government.
With the proposal of the Vietnam Printing Association on extending the time to relocate printing facilities out of residential areas, the Minister directed the Department of Publishing, Printing and Distribution to meet with each locality to fully consider the impacts, thereby proposing clear policies so that localities have support mechanisms.
In response to VINASA's proposal to maintain the 0% export tax rate for software products and services, the Department of Information Technology and Communications Industry will soon have a meeting with software businesses to listen to their opinions and recommendations, and then make recommendations to the Ministry of Finance and relevant agencies.
At the Conference, Mr. Nguyen Anh Cuong, Deputy Director of the Department of Telecommunications, also shared important information about the development status of the Internet of Things (IoT) in Vietnam.
According to Statista, the total number of global IoT connections is currently 2.44 billion and is forecast to increase to 5.12 billion by 2030. Global revenue from cellular IoT in 2024 is $78 billion. With a compound annual growth rate of 14%, global IoT revenue is expected to increase to $148 billion by 2030.
In Vietnam, there are currently about 6 million mobile IoT connected devices, with an average ARPU of about 14,000 VND/subscriber. Global estimates show that a 10% increase in the total number of IoT devices will contribute to GDP growth by 0.7%. Therefore, Vietnam aims to have 100 million mobile IoT connections by 2030, with an average ARPU of 86,000 VND/subscriber, thereby generating a new revenue source worth 103,000 billion VND/year for telecommunications businesses.
Developing IoT connections is a trend and an inevitable need to develop Vietnam's digital infrastructure, opening up new space for telecommunications businesses to develop and escape the saturated traditional mobile market. To promote the number of IoT connections, the Deputy Director of the Department of Telecommunications said that Vietnam can learn from international experiences from China and Korea.
China is currently promoting the research and development of a complete IoT industrial production system and encouraging all localities across the country to apply IoT technology, piloting it for nationwide replication. China is promoting the application of IoT in key areas such as public services, smart cities, smart homes, taking smart water, electricity, gas meters, public parking lot management, and environmental monitoring as the starting point.
In South Korea, the country has combined the strengths of the government, telecommunications companies, and manufacturing companies to boost the number of IoT connections. Local governments in Korea also coordinate with large enterprises to provide platforms and networks, and small and medium-sized enterprises to develop hardware and applications. Meanwhile, the government invests in developing core IoT technologies and IoT ecosystems, reducing the pressure for small and medium-sized enterprises to enter the market.
Sharing on this issue, according to Minister Nguyen Manh Hung, to develop the number of IoT connections, the monthly cost of each IoT subscription must be cheap, but must also be based on the actual consumption of that IoT subscription. The subscription fee for these devices is still high, so the Minister asked network operators to consider adjusting the price to promote the development of IoT devices.
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