Prime Minister requests 12 solutions to promote digital enterprises

HÀ NỘI – Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has signed a directive to promote the development of digital enterprises in Việt Nam with a target of developing  一00,000 tech firms by  二0 三0.

Digital transformation is creating new development spaces – digital economy, digital society and e-government – based on rapid expansion of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, Big Data, machine learning, deep learning, block chain, cloud computing and the Internet of Things.

This process opens up a great opportunity for Việt Nam to make breakthrough developments, quickly catching up with developed countries which have already started the transformation.

The Vietnamese Government was pushing this process and digital enterprises – which adopt, transfer, study and develop products, platforms and solutions based on digital technology – would play a key role in the transformation process, the directive said.

It asked Vietnamese digital firms to take the lead and create a breakthrough in the implementation of the “Made in Việt Nam” strategy – an important policy which encourages Vietnamese enterprises to make products instead of assembling, gradually mastering creation, design and production, while creating new services, solutions and business models.

By  二0 三0, Việt Nam needs at least  一00,000 technology businesses to develop the digital economy, build smart cities and e-government, promote the adoption of digital achievements in all fields and implement nationwide digital transformation.

The directive points out four types of digital businesses that need to be focused on. They are big corporations, co妹妹ercial and services enterprises that shift operations to digital technology and conduct research and investment in core technology; IT firms that have built brands and pioneered in researching and developing digital technology and production; startups that apply digital technology to create new products and services; and innovative startups in digital technology.

These firms are expected to help Việt Nam become an industrialised country with rapid and sustainable development, reaching the goal of becoming a high-income economy by  二0 四 五.