Digital transformation is an inevitable trend
On the morning of August 7, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) held an online conference to deploy the emulation movement "The whole country competes in innovation and digital transformation" and the movement " digitization of the people" on a national scale.
Speaking at the conference, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Van Phuc emphasized that digital transformation is no longer an option but has become an inevitable requirement, an irreversible trend, determining national competitiveness and sustainable development of the country.
In recent times, the education sector has made many significant progress: Building a database for the whole sector, deploying platforms for teaching, assessment and assessment, school governance; providing online public services, promoting cashless payments and developing digital human resources.
Mr. To Hong Nam - Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Information (Ministry of Education and Training) said that the Ministry has coordinated with ministries, branches and localities to achieve many outstanding results in digital transformation. Since 2018, the industry has built a database for the entire general education sector and connected it with the National Population Database, authenticating information for more than 23 million teachers and students. In 2022, continue to form a higher education database system (HEMIS), digitize data of learners, lecturers, training programs and scientific publications, etc.
In 2023, the Ministry of Education and Training will operate an online public service system, providing 95 procedures through the National Public Service Portal, notably registering for high school graduation exams, university admission, confirmation of residence and recognition of foreign documents.
The Ministry of Education and Training has actively implemented many digital transformation solutions in the industry, from building a shared digital learning materials warehouse and an open online course system, to developing digital capacity for teachers, students and people.
The Ministry also promotes the integration of industry data with the VNeID platform, preparing to deploy digital transcripts and digital certificates from the 2025-2026 school year, aiming to popularize digital skills for the entire population by 2026; Paying attention to directing the development of digital capacity for teachers, education managers, and learners in the whole industry, creating an important premise for implementing the "digital education civil society" movement in the whole industry.
Need to raise awareness, innovate leadership thinking
In addition to the results achieved by Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Van Phuc, the education sector still has to face some difficulties, which need to be thoroughly resolved in the coming time to successfully complete the set goals such as network infrastructure, lacking Internet equipment; limited resource mobilization for digital transformation (both in terms of human resources and finance); uneven digital capacity; the entire industry's database needs to be continuously updated, etc.
From the difficulties, the Deputy Minister clearly identified 8 key groups of tasks, from raising awareness, innovating leadership thinking to developing an open learning model, personalizing the learning journey for learners.
"Each cadre and teacher should be a pioneer in learning, applying digital technology to work and teaching. At the same time, be active in spreading knowledge and digital skills to the community.
Each student should proactively learn and practice digital skills, becoming exemplary and responsible digital citizens. Actively participate in volunteer activities, instruct relatives and the community on digital skills.
Organizations, businesses and individuals should accompany the education sector, contribute resources, experience and technological solutions to promote digital transformation and popularize digital skills in the whole society" - the Deputy Minister advised.
