Hanoi (VNA) – National digitaltransformation is a heavy task requiring strong determination, great efforts, anddrastic and effective actions, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told a recent meeting.

The PM’s instructionsmade at the conference reviewing national digital transformation in the firsthalf of 2023 are summed up in a document released by the Government Office on August 1.

Accordingly, since the start of 2023,certain encouraging results have been recorded in national digitaltransformation and the implementation of Plan 06 on developing the applicationof resident data, electronic identification, and electronic authentication toserve national digital transformation during 2022 - 2025.

Bothawareness and actions have continued to be improved substantially acrossall-level authorities, sectors, and localities. Digital transformation hashelped promote national growth, industrialisation, and modernisation.

However, there remain certainshortcomings, heard the conference.

PMChinh highlighted the view that digital transformation is currently a global and inevitable trend,so it is necessary to further raise all-level authorities and sectors’awareness of this issue, keep up with the trend of the era, make development breakthroughsin key areas, issue priority policies to boost online public services, developdigital transformation infrastructure and platforms, and guarantee informationsafety and cyber security.

Adigital citizen ecosystem is an important basis for national digitaltransformation, a digital economy is a critical impetus for economicdevelopment, a digital society is a basis of the Vietnamese society, anddigital culture forms a crucial part of the Vietnamese culture deeply imbuedwith the national identity, he noted.

The Government leader requested harmonisinginterests of the State, people and businesses; viewing people and businesses asthe centre, key players, targets, and momentum of development; and mobilising resourcesfrom and the engagement of the entire political system, people, and businessesin digital transformation.

He also demanded methodologicalimplementation, a strategic vision, a breakthrough mindset, and strong andfocus-driven actions in digital transformation.

The leader required that ministries, sectors and localities to further review and streamline administrative procedures and regulations, aiming to simplify at least 20% of regulations and reduce at least 20% compliance costs. Public services and administrative procedures provided on the national public service portal and ministerial-level portals should be further upgraded and simplified, which must be completed within the third quarter of this year. 

Besides, the PM also underlined theimportance of stepping up communications to raise public awareness andencourage people to join hands in the task, according to the Government Office’sannouncement./.