Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hasrequested basic and comprehensive reform in digital transformation to improvelabour productivity and competitiveness of enterprises and the nation,contributing to building an independent, self-reliant economy that integrates into the world extensively and effect𝓰i♐vely.

PM Chinh, who is also Chairman of the National Committee for Digital Transformation, made the statement while chairing its 5th meeting viaa videoconference on February 25. He said that digital transformation is a key taskthat must be carried out regularly and continuously at all levels, sectors andlocalities, with the active participation of the whole population, but with afocus and priority to avoid overlapping and wastefulness. Digital government is a key driving force leading the building of adigital economy, digital citizenship and digital society, contributing to successfullyrealising the Resolution adopted by the 13th National Party Congress.The people and businesses should be at the centre and a motivation to beprovided with better quality services, he said. About future key tasks, the PM asked the NationalCommittee for Digital Transformation and relevant steering committees ofministries, agencies and localities to promptly build their own plans this year,focusing on the theme of the National Year of Digital Data, with clearroadmaps, goals and responsibilities of those involved. It is a must to launch 53 key publicservices in line with the Scheme 06 and the PM’s Decision 422/QD-TTg, connectonline public services with the National Public Service Portal to save time andcosts, mitigate corruption and negative phenomena, he said. Citizens are not required to submit residentialstatus certificates while handling administrative procedures, PM Chinh stressed. Specific tasks were also assigned to the Ministry of PublicSecurity, the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Ministry ofJustice, the State Bank of Vietnam, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. At present, all enterprises have e-invoices while e-commercerevenue account for 7.5% of the total retail value. Up to 75% of households have broadbandinternet access, 30.07% of small and medium-sized enterprises use digitalplatforms and 85% of the population use smart phones. As of February 19, over 177 million files were being processed onthe National Pubic Service Portal, over 8 million of which were in digitalformat./.