Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh gave the first meeting of the Government’s Steering Committee on Science and Technology Development, Innovation Innovation, Digital Conversion and Project 06. (Photo: VNA)

Concluding the first online meeting of the Government’s Steering Committee on science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation and project 06 on the morning of March 18, the Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the Steering Committee requested the development of science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, which must be taken as people as the center and the subject; Resolutely converting the state of passive processing and settling administrative procedures to proactively serving the people and businesses.

Along with the announcement of the Prime Minister’s decision on the establishment of the Steering Committee, the delegates attending the meeting were heard and discussed about the situation and results of the implementation of scientific and technological tasks, innovative innovation and transformation of national numbers in Resolution No. 57/NQ-TW of the Politburo and Resolution No. 03/NQ-CP of the Government on the Government Action Program to implement Resolution No. 57/NQ-TW; Proposing key tasks to be deployed immediately.

Delegates also listen to reports and discuss and evaluate the results of the assigned tasks on Project 06; The progress of deploying the national data center, the plan to deploy and integrate data from national databases, databases specialized in national data centers; The results of the assigned tasks on administrative reform at the Government’s programs and resolutions.

Leaders of ministries, branches, localities and technology enterprises report and present: ensure and effectively use the state budget and public-labor cooperation mechanism for science, technology, innovation, digital conversion; complete the national database on land; Building governments without papers, signing and transactions on the digital environment; Improve and improve the quality of the information system to solve administrative procedures and solutions to overcome and improve the rate of online records.

The delegates also shared the 5G network deployment plan; Electricity development meets power sources for data centers; building national data center; Regarding the application of artificial intelligence in reviewing and developing legal documents; model of public administrative service centers under the provincial People’s Committee; Payment does not use cash …

Concluding the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the Steering Committee praised the efforts, efforts and achievements of ministries, branches and localities; drastic direction of members of the Government Steering Committee; important contributions of the People’s Public Security Forces; The unanimity, support and active participation of people and businesses in scientific and technological development, innovation, digital transformation, administrative reform and implementing Project 06 over the past time.

Delegates attending the first meeting of the Government Steering Committee on scientific and technological development, innovation, digital conversion and Project 06. (Photo: VNA)

The Prime Minister emphasized that the leadership and direction of the development of science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation, administrative reform and implementing Project 06 have been drastically implemented, organized synchronously with high determination from the central to grassroots level, creating new impulses and atmosphere in the whole society; institutions, mechanisms and policies related to science, technology, innovation, digital transformation, administrative reform and project 06 continue to be focused on completion; The transformation of numbers continues to develop strongly; has simplified 379/1,084 administrative procedures; The total number of administrative procedures was 89%by ministries and agencies; 63/63 localities have issued a resolution to exempt fees and fees for people and enterprises in implementing administrative procedures.

Vietnam has officially commercialized telecommunications services 5G and e -commerce in 2024 reaching 28 billion USD, up 36%; Non -cash payment is widely implemented; ICT industry revenue in 2024 reached US $ 152 billion; semiconductor industry with revenue of 18.7 billion USD; Software revenue and information technology services in 2024 reached US $ 18 billion.

Many leading technology corporations in the world such as Marvell, SK Hynix … invest and expand investment in Vietnam. The expansion of collection and tax administration facilities and electronic invoices was drastically and effectively implemented, with 5.5 billion invoices processed by 2024 …

According to the Prime Minister, Project 06 has been strongly promoted and spread, bringing practical effects to people and businesses, strengthening social management and serving socio-economic development, with the completion of 100% of citizenship identity-attached identity; activated over 61 million electronic identification accounts; Provide 40 utilities on VNEID application; Online public services for people and businesses are increasingly improved, with the implementation of 58/76 essential online public services; 200 administrative procedures can be exploited to cut the file component; Electronic health books and electronic medical records are integrated with over 15.5 million citizens information …

Vietnam has made a strong step in the ranking of international digital transformation: the e -government development index in 2024 increased by 15 steps, ranked 71/193; Global innovation index in 2024 increased by 2 steps, ranked 44/133; Global safety and network security index in 2024 increased by 8 steps, ranked 17/194.

However, the Prime Minister also pointed out some limitations and weaknesses that need to be overcome such as: institutions, mechanisms and policies to promote science, technology, innovation, conversion of incomplete numbers, have not kept up to reality; slow to issue detailed guidance documents; A number of tasks at programs, plans and projects are still behind schedule, no change; The transformation of the development number is not commensurate with the potential, advantages and has not been the driving force for economic growth.

Ministries, branches, localities and units have not been drastic and have not paid enough attention to administrative reform; The coordination between ministries, branches and localities in some places, sometimes still slow and effective; cut and simplify administrative procedures is still slow; The quality of online public services is not high; Human resources for scientific and technological development, innovation innovation, digital conversion and project 06 have not met the needs …

Analyzing the causes of limitations and weaknesses, the Prime Minister noted the development of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation is an objective requirement, selection of strategies and top priorities of our country.

The Party has led, the Government agreed, the National Assembly agreed, the people have supported, the country requires the discussion not to go back; What to do with that, do that work, have a focus, focus, not spread, not half -hearted.

The Prime Minister requested the development of science and technology, innovation and transitions to be closely linked with the implementation of the “revolution” on arranging and streamlining the apparatus; take people as the center and subject; Resolutely converting the state of passive processing and resolving administrative procedures to proactively serving people and businesses; Along with that is to promote national digitalization; cut and simplify unlimited administrative procedures; comprehensive population development; With the spirit of streamlined apparatus, connection data, smart management.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh gave the first meeting of the Government’s Steering Committee on Science and Technology Development, Innovation Innovation, Digital Conversion and Project 06. (Photo: VNA)

The head of the Government directs the institution to improve in the direction of ventilation; developing smooth infrastructure, with 5G coverage, building more strong fiber optic cable and satellite development, developing national databases; Promote human resource training, with different types, levels and ranks from bottom to top, all ministries, branches and localities. Besides, promote the handling of administrative procedures as quickly as possible on the network environment and digital environment; Promote non -cash payment, electronic tax collection, initialization from cash registers for food services, retail services better; Open a digital data floor.

The Prime Minister requested to develop and submit the National Program on Technology and Strategic Industry Development including the Scheme on the development of the system of research and testing centers, national key laboratories, focusing on strategic technology; Develop a project to form large -scale strategic technology enterprises in the country to develop digital infrastructure, digital human resources, digital data, strategic technology, and network security.

Along with that, formulating and submitting to the Prime Minister to establish a strategic industrial development investment fund, the Government Development Program, deploying the Government without papers and implementing the direction and administration on the electronic environment based on data; put the National Data Center into operation in 2025, connecting to data of ministries, branches and localities; promote the development of satellite data transmission systems; high -speed wide bandwidth cable …

Requesting to continue promoting the supply, improving the quality and efficiency of providing online public services, associated with the arrangement of administrative units, the Prime Minister pointed out to promote the reduction and elimination of administrative procedures, shifting the state of “applying” to provide public services to the state of “proactive” to provide public services to people; In particular, in 2025, 100% of the airport, port, border gate applied biometric technology, VNEID platform.

The Prime Minister also requested to promote the implementation of Project 06, closely follow Directive No. 07/CT-TTg, develop an implementation plan, have specific solutions, detailed roadmap, ensure “clear people, clear time, clear time, responsibility, clear results”, attach responsibilities of each specific agency and individual; Collecting the dossier component for 324 administrative procedures with paper information that has been integrated on electronic identification accounts, completed in the second quarter of 2025; Urgently complete civil status data, land data, proactively research the reuse of digital data to implement simplification for 200 administrative procedures according to its competence.

Agreeing with the proposals of ministries, branches and localities, the Prime Minister believes that, in the coming time, scientific and technological development, innovation innovation, national digital transformation, administrative reform and Project 06 will continue to have strong, comprehensive and sustainable changes, making an important contribution to promoting socio-economic development, improving people’s lives.