HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City ranked second out of 63provinces and cities in the country in terms of the 2022 digital transformationindex (DTI), the Information and Communications Ministry has announced.

According to a report of the Ministry of Information and Communications, thedigital economy contributed about 18.7% of the city's gross regional domesticproduct (GRDP) last year.

This is the third consecutive year that the city is highly evaluated based onits effective digital transformation programmes.

The city earned high rankings in digital transformation, including firstposition in digital institutions and digital infrastructure, second position indigital government, and fourth position in digital economy.

So far, the city has successfully launched a centralised IT infrastructure forState agencies on the cloud computing platform at the city’s database centre.Security has been ensured for valuable information and network facilities ofthe State agencies and Party units.

The quality of both telecoms networks and the Internet via broadband fiberoptic cables in the city has improved so that these networks cover allhouseholds of all wards and communes citywide.

The city’s Local Government Service Platform (HCM LGSP) is linked to thecounterparts in other nations for smoother connections.

The city is one of the first localities in the country to successfullyintegrate a system of electronic authentication and identification for citizenswith the National Population Database managed by the Public Security Ministry,the National Public Service e-portal, the Database on Administrative Proceduresmanaged by the Government Office, and other essential national databases(social insurance and justice).

Until now, more than 1,000 State departments and organisations, businesses,hospitals, and schools in the city have formed connections to this importantsystem to accelerate the digital transformation process in state managementactivities and provision of public services to citizens in need.

By 2030, the city aims to become smart with e-government, e-enterprises and anelectronic society.

The digital economy is expected to account for 40% of the city’s GRDP by 2030.

This year, the city identifies building digital data as a core element in itsdigital transformation and smart-city development. The city has begun a databuilding strategy, according to its Department of Information andCommunications.

Central Da Nang city topped the country’s DTI 2022 Report. This is the thirdconsecutive year the city has led the way in digital transformation.

The city led in all three pillars of digital government, digital economy anddigital society, and the component indexes of digital awareness, digitalinstitutions, digital human resources.

Behind Da Nang and HCM City, the following rankings belong to Quang Ninh province,Thua Thien-Hue and Can Tho city./.