Digital economy is growing rapidly
In 2014, Da Nang City piloted the deployment of smart applications and officially implemented the Smart City Construction Project in 2018. In particular, since 2021, Da Nang City has implemented the Resolution and Digital Transformation Project according to the National Digital Transformation Program.
The Vice Chairman of the Da Nang People's Committee said that currently, the Da Nang City government has provided more convenient public services to people and businesses; widely applied information technology in public activities and started using digital data in directing, operating and managing the city. The digital economy is developing rapidly and contributing significantly to the city's GRDP; in 2023, the digital economy will contribute 20.7% of GRDP (exceeding the target of 2025 of 20%), with 2.3 digital technology enterprises/1,000 people (3 times higher than the national average).
In particular, according to the inspection, measurement and announcement of the Ministry of Information and Communications in August 2024, the rate of online public services in Da Nang City is the highest in the country at 95% (the average of provinces and cities is 55%); the rate of online processing of records is 65% (the average of provinces and cities is 17%); recognized and highly appreciated by the National Committee on Digital Transformation and held a National Workshop on online public services in Da Nang City on August 31, chaired by the Prime Minister and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of the Government.
"The above results compared to the needs of the people and the development requirements of Da Nang City, we still have many tasks to implement. The goal by 2030: "Complete the construction of a smart city synchronously connected with smart urban networks in the country and the ASEAN region" (according to Resolution No. 43/NQ-TW of the Politburo on the construction and development of Da Nang City by 2030, with a vision to 2045); "Digital economy accounts for about 35 - 40% of GRDP" (according to the Da Nang City Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050 in Decision No. 1287/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister)" - Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Thi said.
Promoting digital economic development
In 2024, Da Nang issued a digital transformation plan with the theme "Unlocking digital data, promoting digital economic development and ensuring social security" with 48 targets. In localities, the development of full-process online public services has increased social efficiency and satisfied people. Currently, Da Nang has 97% of administrative procedures deployed in the form of full-process online public services.
As of early July 2024, the city had 97% of administrative procedures deployed as full-process online public services; the rate of online application submission was 90%. Of which, the rate of full-process online application reached 66%, an increase of 46% compared to the end of 2023 (nearly 4 times the average rate of localities nationwide at 17%).
Mr. Tran Ngoc Thach - Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications of Da Nang City - said: Some digital transformation targets set for 2025 according to Resolution No. 05-NQ/TU and the Digital Transformation Project have been completed ahead of schedule, such as: 100% of qualified public services have been provided in full; 100% of electronic documents are digitally signed and sent and received; 100% of agencies provide open data; provide 1,200 sets of open data of state agencies on the City Open Data Portal; digital economy accounts for 20% of the city's GRDP; each citizen basically has an ID code and personal health record; each student has an ID code and electronic transcript...
