Determining artificial intelligence as a spearhead, a breakthrough
This afternoon (March 4), at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, General Secretary To Lam - Head of the Central Steering Committee for Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation Development (Steering Committee) - chaired the second meeting of the Steering Committee.
After listening to the opinions at the meeting, General Secretary To Lam assessed that the second meeting of the Steering Committee had many frank and serious opinions, the agencies had urgent preparation and agreed on many important contents.
According to General Secretary To Lam, since the first meeting of the Steering Committee, many tasks related to Resolution 57-NQ/TW have been immediately implemented.
The National Assembly promptly issued Resolution 193 with many groups of mechanisms and policies to initially institutionalize Resolution 57 into practice. The utilities of Project 06 bring many management efficiency, which is the premise for building a national data center on population.
Referring to some key tasks, General Secretary To Lam mentioned the implementation of Resolution 57 with Resolution 18-NQ/TW of the Central Government to restructure the system from the central to the grassroots level.
The General Secretary requested to focus on building a digital platform, digital infrastructure, creating a national database on enterprises and land; developing high-tech zones, establishing science and technology trading floors, disseminating them to people and businesses to know and apply.
Regarding specific tasks, General Secretary To Lam mentioned that relevant agencies should study and adjust the state budget estimate for 2025 to allocate at least 3% of total budget expenditure for science, technology development, innovation, national digital transformation and gradually increase in the following years.
The Government builds and completes digital infrastructure, ensuring 5G bandwidth nationwide; soon put the national data center into operation.
The General Secretary also requested the development of artificial intelligence (AI), identifying AI as a spearhead, a breakthrough; having tax incentives for chip and semiconductor manufacturing, actively supporting research and development (R&D). Continue to attract foreign investment FDI with high technology content.
Establishment of Provincial Steering Committees to implement Resolution 57
General Secretary To Lam also requested the completion of utilities on the VNeID application; opening automatic entry and exit gates; implementing non-stop fee collection at bus stations and parking lots in urban areas, promoting traffic civilization; promoting digitalization, restructuring processes, simplifying administrative procedures, especially public services related to land and businesses.
The General Secretary suggested that the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Committee organize the implementation of propaganda activities, raising awareness among leaders at all levels and the whole society in enhancing the role of science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, creating a positive spread; take the lead in coordinating with the Ministry of Public Security and relevant agencies to implement the digital education movement, popularize basic knowledge about digital transformation for the whole people on the VNeID platform.
General Secretary To Lam also said that in the coming time, the Provincial/City Party Committees will establish a Provincial/City Steering Committee on science and technology development, innovation and digital transformation, headed by the Provincial/City Party Secretary. The Central Party Office soon put into operation a set of indicators for assessing the implementation of Resolution 57-NQ/TW.
According to General Secretary To Lam, we are facing a great opportunity to promote innovation, digital transformation, and develop the country.
The General Secretary requested members of the Steering Committee, support agencies and relevant agencies to continue to promote a sense of responsibility, turning the goals of Resolution 57 into specific results.
"If these contents are completed, it will contribute very importantly to the country's development in 2025 and the coming period" - General Secretary To Lam emphasized.
