On the afternoon of September 6, 2025, in Hanoi, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and spoke at the ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VNPT 's tradition and receive the title of Labor Hero.
Delegates attending the event.
This is the second time VNPT Group has been honored to receive this noble title; a worthy recognition for VNPT's outstanding efforts in innovation, especially in carrying out the pioneering mission of building digital infrastructure and promoting the national digital transformation process.
On behalf of the Party and State leaders, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presented the title of Labor Hero to
Second time for VNPT. Photo: Nhat Bac
At the ceremony, Chairman of VNPT Board of Members To Dung Thai shared that the title of Hero of Labor is a special recognition of the Party and State for VNPT's efforts to bring practical results over the past years. Mr. To Dung Thai emphasized the need to build VNPT to develop breakthroughs, contributing to the goal of making Vietnam a developed digital country by 2030, with the digital economy accounting for at least 30% of GDP, among the top 50 countries in the world in terms of digital competitiveness and digital government development index; among the top 3 countries in Southeast Asia in terms of e-government and digital economy.
VNPT General Director Huynh Quang Liem pledged that VNPT will promote the spirit of Labor Hero in the new period, continue to innovate strongly and drastically in action, quickly realize assigned strategic tasks, so that VNPT continues to be a pioneer in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation.
On this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh performed the ceremony of placing the Vietnam - Laos - Thailand - Malaysia - Singapore (VSTN) land cable project sign.
Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assessed that over the past 80 years, VNPT has continuously innovated, created, and developed closely associated with the revolutionary history and the cause of building, renovating, and defending the Fatherland.
"Over the past 10 years, from a traditional telecommunications provider, VNPT has become the country's leading digital technology corporation, a pioneer in many fields, making important contributions to implementing strategic breakthroughs in infrastructure, high-quality human resources and national development," the Prime Minister emphasized.
The Head of Government requested VNPT to take the lead in implementing 5 main tasks.
Firstly, pioneering research and mastering core and key technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Big Data, Cloud, IoT, 5G/6G, and cyber security; investing heavily in research labs, cooperating with domestic and international institutes and universities to create highly competitive "Make in Vietnam" technology products and services, and actively transferring technology.
Second, proactively create a national innovation ecosystem through building an open ecosystem to accompany and support technology startups to develop and create breakthrough "Make in Vietnam" products, services and solutions. VNPT needs to become a "launch pad" for creative ideas, contributing to the formation of a vibrant technology community, connected to each other and to the economy.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the Government will always accompany, listen, remove difficulties, and create favorable mechanisms.
for VNPT to maximize its potential and fulfill its mission.
Third, play a "core" role in national digital transformation, promote the construction of digital infrastructure through: synchronous deployment of national digital infrastructure, ensuring safe and smooth connection from the central to local levels; develop shared digital platforms, effectively, securely and safely serve the digital government, digital economy, digital society, digital citizens and support ministries, branches, localities, small and medium-sized enterprises to strongly participate in the digital transformation process, shorten the development gap between regions; actively participate in ensuring social security, especially actively eliminating telecommunication signal depressions in remote and isolated areas in the spirit of State investment and enterprise operation.
Fourth, linking economic development with national defense and security tasks. VNPT needs to resolutely implement technological solutions, contributing to making the digital economy a new, sustainable driving force for the country's development, accounting for at least 20% of GDP and helping the country's GDP growth reach 8.3-8.5% this year as set out, moving towards achieving double-digit growth in the coming years; becoming a core force in preventing cyber warfare, protecting citizen data and the political system in the cyber environment.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung visited
VNPT Group's latest technology exhibition booth
Fifth, promote the traditional strength of the Revolutionary Postal Industry and VNPT people to build a team of high-quality cadres and technology engineers with foresight, strong political will, dare to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility, dare to innovate, pioneer, dare to commit to innovation, international integration, effectively contribute to the implementation of strategic breakthroughs in developing high-quality human resources of the country.
The Prime Minister affirmed that the Government will always accompany, listen, remove difficulties, and create favorable mechanisms for VNPT to maximize its potential, fulfill its mission, and promote all good cultural values. VNPT also needs to propose to the Government necessary mechanisms and policies for development.
Source: https://mst.gov.vn/vnpt-can-di-dau-trong-nghien-cuu-ung-dung-khoa-hoc-cong-nghe-doi-moi-sang-tao-chuyen-doi-so-197250907094826744.htm
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