On February 6, at the Government Headquarters, Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh - Chairman of the National Committee on Digital Transformation - chaired the 10th meeting summarizing the activities of the Committee and Project 06 on developing data applications on population, identification and electronic authentication to serve national digital transformation.
Reporting on the national digital transformation situation in 2024, the Ministry of Information and Communications said that Vietnam has risen to 71st place/193 countries in the United Nations e-Government rankings (declared in September 2024), up 15 places compared to 2022.
This is the first time Vietnam has been classified as a country with an E-Government Development Index (EGDI) at a "Very High" level.
The Law on Data, Decree and the Strategy on National Data have created a breakthrough in data institutions, solving sand bottlenecks based on data, opening up new development space in providing new products and services for data processing, making data into important means of production, forming a market for data.
Decree No. 147/2024/ND-CP of the Government resolves bottlenecks in identifying subjects and handling violations of the law by social media users.
Digital infrastructure is expanded and developed. For the first time in 15 years, Vietnam successfully auctioned the frequency, adding 300 MGs for 5G to improve the quality of broadband mobile.
Regarding digital government, the Prime Minister has resolutely directed ministries, branches and localities to carry out key digital transformations with breakthroughs; put online and data-based direction and operation activities.
The rate of full-process online records nationwide reached 45%, an increase of 2.5 times compared to 2023. The National Public Service Portal continues to be effective with 4,475 integrated procedures (70.8% of the total number of administrative procedures).
From July 2024, the use of VNeID to log in and use online public services (about 425,000 views/day) will facilitate people and businesses.
Regarding the digital economy, the proportion of the digital economy in 2024 is estimated to reach 18.3% of GDP, with a growth rate exceeding 20%/year, 3 times higher than the GDP growth rate, the fastest in Southeast Asia.
Retailing e-commerce achieved a revenue of 25 billion USD, an increase of about 20%. Vietnam is among the top 10 countries with the world's leading e-commerce growth rate. The annual non-cash payment growth rate increased by more than 50%, leading Southeast Asia.
The number of activated VNeID accounts is over 55.25 million, exceeding the target of 40 million user accounts in Project 06/CP; 90% of people participating in insurance have electronic health books; 100% of students have digital learning records; 100% of hospitals, public health centers, and higher education institutions implement cashless payments.
The Ministry of Information and Communications said that in 2025, ministries, branches and localities will continue to resolutely implement digital transformation to create breakthroughs, determined to complete the targets and tasks on digital transformation set out in Resolution No. 03 of the Government implementing Resolution No. 57 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science, technology development, innovation and national digital transformation.
In 2025, the National Committee on Digital Transformation will focus on directing the comprehensive implementation of digital transformation of sectors and fields, contributing to achieving the economic growth target of 8-10% in 2025.
